—–Original Message—– From: John McLaren Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2014 5:43 PM To: Tim Dolby Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Collared Kingfisher in Central Tablelands? Thanks, Tim, I was just beginning to reach the same conclusion. I’m new to this, but very interested. It’s great to have freely offered and authoritative advice such as yours 🙂 Regards, … Read more
Hi all, Another bird in need of help… http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/a-bird-on-the-brink-of-extinction-the-tahiti-monarch-has-one-hope–you-9150092.html Question is – for a paltry $60k or so why isn’t the French Government/EU footing the bill? Cheers all, Ed WilliamsKingsville, VIC _______________________________________________ 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
Hi, A bird on our clothesline yesterday seemed to fit the description of a Collared, White-collared or Mangrove Kingfisher -Todiramphus chloris. We live in Blayney, near Bathurst, NSW. Although we managed a couple of snaps, I think they are of insufficient detail for identification purposes. Does anyone else have records of this bird in this … Read more
The first information meeting about the 2014 duck hunting season is on tonight, Wednesday, February 26 at South Melbourne Town Hall, 210 Bank Street, South Melbourne at 7pm.Free street parking is available. Or take Tram 112 (to stop 128) on Clarendon Street, Tram 1 (to stop 24) on Park Street or Tram 96 (to stop … Read more
Following advice from Paul Dodd, (many thanks Paul), yesterday, Andrew Silcocks, Alison Kuiter, Dawn Neylan, David Stabb, Tim Faulkner, his wife and I saw the American Golden Plover on the shore at Point Cook. As reported on Birding-Aus, access to the Plover high tide roost in Cheetham Wetlands is now off limits. Currently, the bird … Read more