Bee-eaters

I saw a Rainbow bee-eater at Tamworth NSW yesterday. The recorder of our club tells me it is here at least three weeks earlier than usual. Cheers Annabel =============================== 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 ===============================

Social Learning of Migratory Performance

How birds learn to stay the course see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/08/130829145119.htm =============================== 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 ===============================

2012-13 White-throated Needletail Report

So Michael, you mentioned in the report that some people have been sending reports using “lots”, etc, rather than quantifying the numbers. Maybe it would help if you could send out a template for observers to fill in? Eg: Site name,GPS coordinates, weather, wind, temperature, count, estimate, area the flock dispersed over, etc? For example, … Read more

KI Bird Book

Hi All I am presently writing a field guide to the birds of Kangaroo Island, SA. I have previously followed Christidis and Boles taxonomy when writing scientific papers etc; now I have jumped ship and have been listing my KI bird species as laid out recently in an official bird list adopted by Birdlife Australia. … Read more

VISIT TO MELBOURNE

Hi folks, I met Bill Moorhead in Darwin. I am a birder from Spain visiting your fantastic country now. He suggested that I contact Birding-Aus and see if anyone can show me around looking for birds when I am in Melbourne. I will be in Melbourne from 25th Sept to 5th Oct. Bill can speak … Read more