I have just added a new identification guide to my website http://www.photos-n-guides.com/ This guide is intended to help in separating Common Greenshank (Tringa nebularia) from Marsh Sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis). The guide is in two parts, the guide itself and photo albums showing extra images of the two species. To access the identification guide “Greenshank v … Read more
Hello Birding-Aus people, The NSW Government is still considering which National Parks in which “conservation” shooters will be allowed. The list below is taken from the Environment Departments website, http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/pestsweeds/spc.htm It is current as of January 17. Sir Humphrey Appleby would be proud of the euphemism “Supplementary Pest Control Program”. Cheers, Jim Smart East Maitland … Read more
Should’ve added that you are welcome to book for either one of the trips, or both (weather and numbers permitting, we will run a trip on both days) J. From: jgraff2@hotmail.com To: birding-aus@vicnet.net.au; birdswa@googlegroups.com Subject: [birdswa] Albany Pelagic Trips – 4th & 5th May Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2013 18:03:19 +0800 Hi all, There has … Read more
Hi all, There has not been enough interest to try to get an impromptu Albany trip going, so I’m moving on to organising the ‘scheduled’ trips out of Albany for later in the year. We have planned a weekend of trips for the 4th and 5th of May this year, departing Emu Point Boat Harbour … Read more
Further to recent reports from SE Qld regarding seabirds seen inland following cyclone oswald’s passage, I found a slightly dishevelled but relatively strong Wedge-tailed Shearwater flopping about on long grass next to a local creek at Larnook in NE NSW, (roughly halfway between Nimbin and Kyogle, approx 50kms directly inland, as the shearwater flies) at … Read more