A Freckled Duck was shot at Bartletts Swamp, near Boort, Victoria, this week, when the wetland was reopened to duck hunting. Bartletts Swamp is one of several wetlands that were closed prior to the opening of the duck-hunting season due to the presence of Freckled Ducks. It was reopened this week. The Freckled Duck was … Read more
A request for list members who know the Western Treatment well. As part of compiling a paper on White-bellied Sea-Eagle breeding in the Western Port region of Victoria, I am seeking breeding data on sea-eagles for the Western Treatment Plant. Note that I am not interested in specific nesting sites in the plant but rather … Read more
I’ll be interested to hear what he thinks. This isn’t about changing the rules, it’s about a new competition for people who would barely make a week under the bird a day rules. What would you call this new competition? I can’t think of anything as simple as bird a day. “Seven a week” sounds … Read more
I really like the 7-birds-a-week model and I’m going to suggest it (with due acknowledgement) to Trey who runs B-a-D. Others may already have done this. I can’t see myself doing B-a-D next year because I have dropped out of so many other things to go birding at odd times of the day and night … Read more
Just received an email about this – a sort of revised 2 volume edition of the Handbook of Birds of the World, which looks quite good. http://www.lynxeds.com/product/hbw-and-birdlife-international-illustrated-checklist-birds-world _______________________________________________ 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