Hi Rowan, Thanks for sharing these exciting data! On another note, currently there is an adult Black-browed Albatross around Heligoland, Germany’s only off-shore island. Prior to Germany it was seen in Northern Denmark. Here are some great shots of this poor lost bird: http://club300.de/ (go to ‘Gallery’ and then to ‘Gallery Germany’). The underwing pattern … Read more
Please see below. Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: David James Date: 5 June 2014 5:53:23 pm AEST To: Birding_Aus , jenny spry Subject: Magpie Geese in Victoria query Reply-To: David James Magpie Geese certainly fly around at night, and they honk loudly as they go, making them quite conspicuous. However, I’ve only … Read more
and have a bigger ecological footprint than previously thought … see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140602132222.htm _______________________________________________ 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
Two banded Black-browed Albatross were seen on the June 1st pelagic out of Portland, Victoria. These have been identified as being banded by Henri Weimerskirch’s research group in the Kerguelen Archipelago some 5,700 km from the location of the sightings. Both birds were banded as adults 9 and 15 years ago, respectively. As these birds … Read more
I saw about 400 Magpie Geese in Bool Lagoon two weeks ago, there were probably lots more I didn’t see. So they are around in large numbers close to SW Victoria. _______________________________________________ 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