BirdLife Victoria – Portland Pelagic Trip Report, 2 February 2014

BirdLife Victoria Pelagic off Portland, Victoria, Sunday 2 February 2014 Participants: Scott Baker, Tim Bawden, Mark Buckby, Anne-Maree Burgoine, David Burren, Iian Denham, Paul Dodd, Trevor Hunt, Brian Johnston, Rosemary Lester, Ruth Woodrow, Chris Lester (organiser). Crew: Neville and Darren. Activity: Departed Portland harbour aboard the Southern Pride boat at 06.55 heading just west of … Read more

Sepilok Guide

Lst night, I received an email asking about a bird guide for Sepilok. Due to jet lag and a late hour, I seem to have deleted it before replying and unfortunately can not remember the sender. Could the person who sent it please resend. Sorry about that. Cheers, Carl Clifford _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org … Read more

$$ for Pigeon conservation “First baby manumea seen in 30 years”

Hi – The Tooth-billed Pigeon (Didunculus strigirostris) occurs on Samoa and is one of the most poorly known pigeons in the world. It appears to have a tiny global population and is threatened by forest conversion/loss and hunting etc. Rebecca Stirnemann’s recent email seeks funds to help conservation activities. If say 5% of birding-aus members … Read more