A survey today on Wavebreak sand bank island in the Gold Coast Broadwater saw 4 Short-tailed Shearwaters (plus one dead on the eastern side). The bird photographed was in the shallows about a metre from the shoreline. http://flic.kr/ps/2DsWZG I have never seen Shearwaters in the Broadwater, but others may have done so? The survey, organised … Read more
This may be of interest to some on the list. Cheers, Carl Clifford Begin forwarded message: > From: “Mundkur, Taej” > Date: 8 November 2013 22:04:13 AEDT > To: orientalbirding@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [OB] FW: Conservation status of New Zealand birds, 2012 > > Dear all, > > The attached publication may be of interest to … Read more
To anyone interested an interview with me re this book has just been published in the newsletter of the Evanston Bird Club, Chicago. But better than the interview is the editor, Leonora di Liscia’s humorous tale about her husband, a criminal defence attorney defending birds that have committed misdemeanors. Regards Denise Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow PO … Read more
G’day While watching the doco “The Search for the Ocean’s Super Predator ” on the ABC the other night, I was fascinated by the seabird activity in a marine hotspot south of Bremer Bay. Amongst other things, there were a large number (20-30) of Orcas present, which was apparently unusual in Australian waters. Apparently there … Read more
Eric, They are all the same height 27 cm and depth 20 cm but not all the same width (4 cm to 6.8 cm), as the page number varies. Also Volumes 1 & 7 are actually two books, so the set is 9 books. Total weight is about 22 kg (according to my bathroom scales). … Read more