We newbies tend to get a tad excited about things. Thank you so much to those who replied on list and privately. We headed for Barwon Heads, and saw about 70 Sanderling on the beach just to the right of the Point Impossible car park. They were doing their little dances up and down with … Read more
Hi, Thanks a lot to everyone who answered my email, whether it be on the list or in private! Cheers, Viv Begin forwarded message: > From: “Jeremy O’Wheel” > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] South Coast Track – Tassie > Date: 11 December 2013 11:58:53 am AEDT > To: Vivien Rolland > Cc: “birding-aus@lists.vicnet.net.au” > > Hi … Read more
Hi all, I have set the calendar of dates for pelagic trips aboard the MV Argonaut out of Nelson Bay (Port Stephens) for next year. They are all on the SOSSA website at: http://www.sossa-international.org/forum/content.php?420-Port-Stephens-Pelagic-Trips and have been copied at the end of this message. There is also information on the Port Stephens pelagics on that same page. … Read more
A few hours ago, we watched a Brush Cuckoo moving about in front of our house near Grafton, NSW, but it has just turned into 3! There was interaction with a Noisy Friarbird, which was confusing for a while until it became clear that there was indeed a Friarbird. We weren’t sure whether there were … Read more
Hi, just to let birdwatchers know that three of the islands in the PittTown lagoon are being modified presently.The reason is to make them more suitable for waterbirds as they were built to high originally and were rarely used by birds. The modification is part of the plan the other half being the bird hide … Read more