Day: July 4, 2013

The NSW Game Council has been disbanded & its functions transferred to the Dept of Primary Industries. All hunting on NSW State lands has been banned for at least 2 months. The hunting in NSW National Parks policy is still in place, but the criteria for eligibility for hunters has be considerably changed. See http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-04/game-council-disbanded-but-volunteer-hunting-to-go-ahead/4800098 … Read more

Hi All, Some months ago, I asked for information on where and when to see Puffins in the UK. Several people kindly responded with information and advice. Rosemary Royle and Bob Way convinced me that Skomer Island, on the south west coast of Wales, was the most suitable for a day visit. We (me, my … Read more

I’ve been thinking about this since I heard about the curious hopping behaviour seen in John’s video (still waiting to see it myself of course!). The only accepted Night Parrot sighting by BARC is the Minga Well ’05 birds, case summary here: http://www.tonypalliser.com/barc/summaries/SUMM506.htm Interestingly, the observers report the birds “running a short distance” towards the … Read more

Some birders seem to be having difficulty in understanding why John Young’s recording of the Night Parrot call/song should not be made freely available. I suggest everyone go to this Australian Geographic webpage http://tinyurl.com/lczrw5t and read the section “Unusual biology of the bird”. Bob Inglis Sandstone Point Qld =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, … Read more

Just a couple more reports of Great Egret in southern Sydney. During the past week or so I have twice seen a Great Egret in the vicinity of Kirrawee railway station. About a week ago (sorry, not sure of the date) one was seen on the nature strip at the very busy intersection of President … Read more