NSW Twitchathon (Very) Preliminary Results

Hi all, Alan Morris (NSW Twitchathon co-ordinator) no longer posts to Birding-aus, so I have copied below the ‘very preliminary results’ from the NSW Twitchathon on the weekend below. Our score of 252 was a new record and came about by combining the NSW mallee (on Saturday) with the Hunter Valley (on Sunday). Our compulsory … Read more

New field guide app for Southern Africa

G’day all The Newman guide is now available as an app. Introductory price about $20. Requires iOS 6.1 or above. http://www.newmansbirdsapp.com/ Cheers Steve =============================== 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 ===============================

Birds and windfarms: a correction

Thanks Clive – that too! Thanks for the correction. Cheers, Stephen —–Original Message—– From: birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@lists.vicnet.net.au] On Behalf Of Clive Nealon Sent: Wednesday, 30 October 2013 1:33 PM To: stephen@ambecol.com.au; birding-aus@vicnet.net.au Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Birds and windfarms: a correction …and while you’re there, perhaps ‘not as impartial company or consultancy reports’ is not quite what … Read more

Birds and windfarms: a correction

…and while you’re there, perhaps ‘not as impartial company or consultancy reports’ is not quite what you meant. If it were, then perhaps we don’t have a problem. Regards, Clive. —–Original Message—– From: Stephen Ambrose To: ‘birding-aus’ Sent: Wed, Oct 30, 2013 7:11 am Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Birds and windfarms: a correction > At the … Read more

Birds and windfarms: a correction

> At the same time Dr Hull has been critical of the standard of some consultancy reports that have assessed potential impacts of wind farms on bird and bat populations because of their impartiality and lack of scientific rigour. My apologies, “impartiality” in the above sentence should have been “partiality”! Cheers, Stephen =============================== To unsubscribe … Read more