BirdLife Australia’s Wetland Birds iOS App Released

Earlier this week BirdLife Australia released their Wetland Birds Field Guide iOS app. The app is extremely attractive and functional, providing drawings & photographs, detailed descriptions, distribution maps, endangered status and calls for the 63 non-passerine species found in and around the wetlands of South Australia, Victoria and Tasmania. These include Cranes, Storks, Egrets, Herons, … Read more

Possible Green Sandpiper

Hi wader ider’s, Thanks for your input into the sandpiper ID, I agree it does look like a Wood Sandpiper after consulting ” Guide to Identifying and ageing Holartic Waders”, this shows it better than the field guides. I’ll ament the Eremaea report. Cheers, Keith — Keith & Lindsay Fisher Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge RN … Read more

Possible Green Sandpiper

Hi Folk, I’ve posted a cropped photo of a possible Green Sandpiper onto Eremaea NQ Birdline http://www.eremaea.com/BirdlineArchive.aspx?Birdline=5&From=20140419&To=20140420 The photo was taken along the Karumba – Normanton Road by Tony Neilsen. I don’t have any further information. Can anyone confirm or offer an alternative ID? Thanks for your help. Cheers, Keith. — Keith & Lindsay Fisher … Read more

Vancouver birding

I will be in Vancouver for a couple of days early June before taking the Inside Passage cruise. Does anyone know of any good birding places to visit in Vancouver and accommodation handy to such places. In fact any info on birders or birds in the area would be very helpful. Thankyou Don Hadden ************************************************ … Read more

Finding Australian Birds by Tim Dolby and Rohan Clarke

Congratulations Tim and Rohan on the publication of this book. I am sure it will become the standard reference for a long time. For anyone who hasn’t seen it, the publisher’s website has a link to a Google Books sample: http://www.publish.csiro.au/pid/6518.htm Murray Lord _______________________________________________ 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