Duck hunting

Hello Birding-aussers Right now, my subject heading should perhaps be ‘duck’ hunting. Flocks of coots on the water have been seen being fired into by shooters. In addition, an activist last weekend saw shooters drive a boat straight through a group of coots. Later on, he found two dead, with wings shorn off. Another bird … Read more

Alice Springs/Forest Wagtail

Hi Birders, Is anyone else off to Alice this weekend? Ruth and I fly in Friday morning and fly out Sunday afternoon… Paul Dodd Docklands, Victoria Sent from my iPhone =============================== 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 ===============================

Trail cams nicked by Robber Crabs

The latest installment from the team braving tropical heat and stinging wasps to save our seabirds from rats on Suwarrow. If you’re not already following these blogs … why not ; ) http://birdlife-pacific.wildiaries.com/ Latest installment – http://birdlife-pacific.wildiaries.com/trip_days/12184-The-Enemy-Emerges-and-Coconut-crushing-robber-Crabs-Entertain Enjoy ! Simon. =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of … Read more

Forest Wagtail – theories?

Hi all,   My how Birding-aus has changed…we are getting a few updates from Chris, and a few congrats from others, but I haven’t seen any suggestion of how or why the bird is where it is. When “the lapwing” was at Burren Junction, this list was alive with theories, ranging from over-shooting, reverse migration … Read more