Hi Bird-lovers, Just a few thoughts to add to the discussion, after some useful and well thought out contributions on the subject. Alan, you are absolutely right, the Weekly Times article clearly over-simplified the situation and ignored a lot of information that would have provided some balance to the debate ( as perhaps did my … Read more
G’day everyone, I came across 4 bird stamps yesterday whilst cleaning that I’ve had for a little while. If anyone would like them, please email me your address and I’ll pop them in the post for you. They are all Hong Kong stamps. There is a Common Magpie, a White-bellied Sea Eagle, a Common Kingfisher … Read more
G’day everyone I’m having a bit of trouble trying to properly ID a Tern I saw last Monday. I’ve had a look n HANZAB, but I can’t reconcile it to any of the commic terns. I’m quite stumped with this one, so any help would be much appreciated. Link: http://bit.ly/V5B61S Regards, Mark =============================== To unsubscribe … Read more
There are only five days to go before the Parks Victoria public consultation period regarding the banning of dogs in the Mornington Peninsula National Park ends. There are fewer than 600 Hooded Plovers left in Victoria Last year 98% of Hooded Plover breeding attempts in the Mornington Peninsula National Park failed. The National Park has … Read more
Hi All, Five of us (George Swann, Mike Carter, Ash Herrod, Alistair Stewart and myself) have just returned from a November survey trip to Ashmore Reef and several inshore islands off NW Western Australia. The birding highlight was Australia’s first documented Kamchatka Leaf Warbler Phylloscopus examinandus observed over several days at Ashmore Reef. A series … Read more