Hi all, This is my version, as a passenger, of last weekends Portland pelagic complete with my normal digressions and impressions. It includes important trivia such as the excellent food we were served and the fact that I was wowed by a particularly beautiful Portugese Man-of-War jellyfish. If anyone is interested in photos etc please … Read more
My wife Val and I accompanied Warren Thompson on a drive to Swan Creek, north-east of Grafton, this afternoon, to check on a potentially injured Black-necked Stork. A couple of days ago Warren had observed the stork, an adult male, lying under powerlines and at first thought that the bird was dead. It was seen … Read more
BirdLife Australia Pelagic off Portland, Victoria, Sunday 5 May 2013 Participants: Scott Baker, Iian Denham, Paul Dodd, Michael Honeyman, Gil Langfield, Rosemary Lester, Rafael Sanchez, Jenny Spry, David Torr, Glen White, Ruth Woodrow, Chris Lester (organiser). Crew: Shannon and Neville. Activity: Departed Portland harbour aboard the Southern Pride boat at 07.00 heading south to the … Read more
Hi all Recent discussions on birding aus about the Forest Wagtail being possibly a reverse migrant yet again got me thinking about this. Do we really get reverse migration in Australia? I’m not sure to be honest and just putting it out there but there are some points that don’t really add up. I guess … Read more
Hi again, Below is the text of the trip report for the Sunday Albany Pelagic. A version with accompanying photos can be seen at http://wabirdingblog.blogspot.com.au/2013/05/albany-pelagic-trip-report-5-may-2013.html A second excellent trip, highlighted by two Sooty Albatross, a Black-bellied Storm-Petrel, and a 4th South Polar Skua for the weekend Cheers,John Participants: Alan Collins (Organiser), John Graff (Organiser), Sue … Read more