Day: February 8, 2013

HOUSE SWIFT- SURFSIDE- FAR SOUT COAST NSW.

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Hello everyone, I’ve just had a HOUSE SWIFT fly over my house in Surfside NSW. The bird was part of a large Fork-tailed Swift movement (100-200++ birds strong) which is in itself unusual as only White-throated Needle-Tails are present. It was of the same size if a bit smaller than the accompanying Fork-tailed Swifts without … Read more

Great Backyard Bird Count

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This year, the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s Great Backyard Bird Count is going global? The GBBC entails watching birds in a location for 15 minutes and recording the number of birds of a species seen. Further details can be found at www.birdcount.org Cheers, Carl Clifford =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: … Read more

Orange-bellied Parrot t-shirts

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Many people like to wear bird t-shirts, so we’ve made some that help a worthy cause, as well. Our t-shirts (and hoodies and stickers) are available in five styles and plenty of colours. http://www.redbubble.com/people/obparrot/shop When you buy one, all profits go towards conservation projects for OBPs in the wild. Please help us help this beautiful … Read more

Birdlog

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Anyone looking for an outstanding app to record sightings in the field can download Birdlog ANZ for only 99 cents (reduced from $10.49) from the iTunes store (link below) . I have used similar apps in the past including Birdsight Au, for about 2 years, but Birdlog is a quantum leap in front of the … Read more