Dear Birders, While it is true to say that IOC does not recognise “Tasmanian Boobook” this is only part of the story. IOC lists Morepork (Ninox novaeseelandiae) ssp. leucopsis as ocurring in Tasmania and islands in the Bass Strait. So under IOC if you see a “Boobook” in Tasmania it is a tick because it … Read more
I wasn’t aware that either of those have ever been recognised by IOC? John > Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 17:24:20 +1000 > From: davidtorr@gmail.com > To: birding-aus@vicnet.net.au > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Boobook > > Not sure if I missed someone posting this, but the IOC now do not seem to > accept the split of … Read more
In late July I went on a privately organised trip to Papua New Guinea for a week. Sites visited were Madang, Keki Lodge (in the Adelbert Ranges), Port Moresby (including Pacific Adventist University), Varirata NP and Brown River. It was an amazing introduction to this country, though also some of the more challenging birding that … Read more
Not sure if I missed someone posting this, but the IOC now do not seem to accept the split of the Spotted (Tas) and Red (Mt Lewis) Boobooks =============================== 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 ===============================
Hi all, We saw 29 species of seabird off Eaglehawk on Saturday followed by 35 on Sunday. Without a doubt it was the most remarkable 2 days of pelagic birding I have had in over 30 trips. 11 species of Albatross topped off with 10 Grey Petrels!!! Unheard of! To put it in perspective my … Read more