SOSSA pelagic trip highlights – 22 June 2013

This is just an quick update of the SOSSA trip highlights from today – 22 June 2013 A Blue Petrel was sighted, the 1st one from Wollongong since 1999. It hung around for 1/2 hour, coming within metres of the boat. Photos can be found on the SOSSA website at http://www.sossa-international.org/forum/showthread.php?180-SOSSA-Wollongong-trip-22-June-2013-highlights&p=342#post342 Other sightings included at … Read more

Help finding Russell

I am trying to get in touch with Russell Cockman. If anyone knows him, could they please pass on my email address? Thanks. =============================== 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 ===============================

Manfrotto Tripod

I am interested in the responses. About 10 years or so ago, I lost a wing nut off a Manfrotto tripod (after owning it for about a year). I wrote them a letter saying that I thought there were poorly designed with a short thread. They mailed me three spares. No cost. I thought they … Read more

What Bird is That

My copy of What Bird is that shows 2 Owls as follows’- Cave Owl Spotted Owl Could someone please give me some info on these Glen =============================== 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 ===============================

Waders or Shorebirds

Ah yes by writing “not all birds in the group actually wade or frequent shorelines” then you are presumably taking a taxonomic use of the word, as in members of specific bird families. Not that there is anything wrong with that, if that is the understood intent. Maybe the intent of the word is functional, … Read more