Ospreys – lots of them

I have looked at Avibase and discovered that I may have acquired upwards of 9 ticks for my world list without even leaving the house! Where will this stop? Last time I checked there were at least 35 subspecies of Golden Whistler scattered across the Pacific. Will they be species? Carry On Splitting! David Robertson … Read more

books on iPad for Aboriginal people.

Kunwinjku people of western Arnhem Land want to download a couple of my fauna books onto iPads as they contain much information in their language. Does anyone know how I can go about this? Regards Denise Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow PO Box 71 Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841 PhD candidate Vice-chair Wildlife Tourism Australia goodfellow@bigpond.com.au _______________________________________________ … Read more

Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, March 31, 2014 to Sunday, April 6, 2014: Area: SA Location: Kangaroo Island Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes) (1) roosting on tidal spit at high tide, Busby Islet CP (Prohibited Area), KI, 27 Mar 14 Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) (8) roosting on … Read more

Fw: [SPAM?] Fw: Osprey

Dear all Comment from Steve Debus Shirley Cook —– Original Message —– From: “Stephen Debus” To: “Shirley Cook” Cc: “Annabel Ashworth” Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 3:22 PM Subject: Re: [SPAM?] Fw: [Birding-Aus] Osprey > Hi Shirley, > > Thanks, have just seen a photo which is apparently in dispute among TBW > [Tamworth Birdwatchers], … Read more

Ospreys

They are always around Lake Argyle and Lake Kununurra in the north Kimberley of WA. They seem to need large water bodies or rivers. I guess so they has the fish to catch. Definitely not as common inland as I have seen elsewhere in Africa, South America, etc. I am trying to remember whether I … Read more