Franklin’s Gull: Lake Barambah (Bjelke-Petersen Dam) QLD

Bird still present up until today 30 January. Bird roosts across dam to left of Caravan Park Boat Ramp (first turn to left as you enter). Bird can be seen roosting with other gulls and pelicans etc. with a good scope from the Boat Ramp and elsewhere. Bird visits boat ramp occasionally when fish cleaned … Read more

White-throated Needletail

Around ten WTN were seen hawking over head at Parma Creek Nature Reserve at Nowra on Tuesday, this was my first visit to this reserve, also seen were Rock warbler, Yellow-tufted Honeyeaters, Scarlet and White-naped, Dusky Woodswallows, Beautiful Firetails. regards Terrill _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org

Grey Phalarope

Hi all. Allan Benson and I managed to see the bird at the usual place at Leanyer sewage plant. Darwin. The weather has been very wet here and there are mosquito. Hopefully the bird will remain for some time. Happy birding. — John Reidy Sydney Phone: 02 9871 4836 Fax: 02 9871 2616 _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus … Read more

RFI re: Fiji

> I also bought a copy of ‘Birds of Fiji and Western Polynesia’ by Dick > Watling, directly from Dick through his website: > http://www.pacificbirds.com/publications.html Highly recommended. There’s also a cute little pocket guide called “Birds of the Fiji Bush” that really does fit in your pocket. Some years back we stayed at Octopus Resort … Read more

RFI re: Fiji

Dear Tom and Peter Thanks very much for your info – have passed it on to my friends – he is an irrigation expert who has worked a lot in PNG and visited Fiji before but not birding. Roger McGovern also mentioned the need to have a 4WD when venturing into forest parks – hiring … Read more