Sooty Owl finding

Hi List, I hope this isn’t too trivial a question, but I am hoping that there is considerable experience of owl finding on this list! We would very much like to see a Sooty Owl [not to mention a Masked & Grass Owl but they will be other expeditions!] and I know they are sometimes … Read more

A couple of Tasmania Sightings

My partner and I have just completed a trip to Tasmania with my ancient bird watching parents. Nothing strenuous and as much a bit of nostalgia for both them and me as the latter had bushwalked the state in the 1940s and I started the same practice in the 1970s. I used Tim Dolby’s excellent … Read more

Masked Lapwings on a roof

At the local primary school here in Canberra I have noticed that a apir of Masked Lapwings frequenly the flat roof of the main, one-story building. I guess they avoid the kids that way. Does anyone have any infroamtion about Masked Lapwings actually nesting on flat roofs?

Port Stephens pelagic this Sunday – vacancies

Hi all,   Paul’s email has reminded me that I have 2 vacancies for a pelagic off Port Stephens (NSW) this Sunday. This trip is a re-scheduled one for the one cancelled on Sunday just gone due to weather conditions.   Seems it will be a big weekend for east coast pelagics, with Southport and … Read more