Hi all, Probably most have seen it, but if anyone is interested it looks like The Big Year is making an appearance on TV tonight (Sunday) at 8.30 on Eleven in Perth at least (this email will be too late for east coasters anyway probably) J. Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org … Read more
Hi all, For anyone currently in the far south coast area of NSW, a single Noisy Pitta has been photographed by Christopher Hemmingsen at Bermagui. See http://www.eremaea.com/BirdlineRecentSightings.aspx?Birdline=6. If you want to look for the bird, there’s a boardwalk at end of Wallaga St, Wallaga Lake. Walk to end of boardwalk and then past a little … Read more
I was one of the birders at North Lakes on Friday. I saw the email from Sandra Gallienne when I arrived home last night and immediately let her know that her account of the day was not based on fact. I did this in the hope that she would retract her statement and thus avoid … Read more
Hi all, Recently Scott Baker and I ventured to Yanac to try to find Australian Bustard, a bird that seems rarely recorded in Victoria, especially within the past decade. Guided by historic records from Rob Farnes we arrived and met with local farmers who pointed us in the right direction (to find the ‘bush turkey’s). … Read more
If possible, I was hoping to find both Rock Parrot and Elegant Parrots in the same general area between Melbourne and Adelaide. Ideally I would travel out from the Grampians and only go as far as needed. What I am hoping is to find both species within reasonable driving distance of each other. For example … Read more