Checklists

Phil Why do you split Yellow Rosella and not Adelaide Rosella? I spoke with Leo Joseph at an Argyle Birdwatch event a couple of years ago. He showed some DNA analysis of the Crimson Rosella complex. Apparently, the Crimson Rosella in north Queensland is further apart from the Crimson Rosella in the south east, than … Read more

Checklists

I have both Australian and New Guinea Checklists based on IOC 2012, I am happy to send out to anyone interested, and both have completely new editions with a great deal of re-sequencing to follow recent important papers on honeyeaters and Australasian robins. Western Hooded Robin makes it, and good to see Papuan Scrub-robin split … Read more

Mud Islands in “The Age”

http://www.theage.com.au/travel/holiday-type/eco-tourism/the-utmost-of-privacy-is-reserved-for-flyins-to-an-exclusive-port-phillip-resort-20130101-2c48o.html =============================== 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 ===============================

Sunshine Coast pelagic

The next pelagic trip off Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast will be Saturday March 2. I will be away for most of the time until late-February so I am hoping to firm up the numbers now. This should be an excellent time of year for rarities. Cost is $120pp as usual. Please let me know … Read more

Trip to Victoria

Happy New Year! Were heading down to Warragul, Vic, today and will be there till about the 17th and then returning to Oberon via Numurkah – Deniliquin – and possibly Forbes. But I was wondering if you know how we could get access to go birding on Sunday, January 13, in the WTP at Werribee. … Read more