Day: December 7, 2012

Four birds tracked, one reaching southern East Timor. At least ?2 birds have been recorded in Australia previously. Link: http://hachi.sfc.keio.ac.jp/ggl.html Colin Trainor =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================

I haven’t listened to the interview yet, but the link to it online is : >ABC Classic FM – Midday – Birdwatcher Sean Dooley >http://www.abc.net.au/classic/content/2012/12/05/3638691.htm _________________________________________________________________ Frank O’Connor Birding WA http://birdingwa.iinet.net.au Phone : (08) 9386 5694 Email : foconnor@iinet.net.au =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the … Read more

Hi All There have been a small but energetic group who are aiming to improve Lake Elywmartup, 18km east of Katanning. One of the projects is having a bird hide and I have been asked to help designing one. Although I have been in countless of hides, I haven’t taken a mental note of the … Read more

Hi all, An affinis Gull-billed Tern was seen and photographed on the Noosa sandbanks yesterday afternoon. There were no other Gullbills around. I have no idea if it is still there. Cheers, Jill

FYI Birding Aus Members There is currently an inquiry underway in the Australian Senate into the effectiveness of current protections for threatened species and ecological communities in Australia. http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate_Committees?ur l=ec_ctte/threatened_species/index.htm Submissions are due 14th December. The Senate committee would like to be sure that professional ecologists and conservation biologists provide the benefit of their expertise … Read more