I am not certain if it is public knowledge yet that John Penhallurick died last Friday night after a long battle with motor neuron disease. Greg Roberts 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
Dear birding-aus, We would like to share some sad news. John Penhallurick passed away last Friday after a long battle with Motor Neuron Disease. As many of you were aware, John spent a huge amount of time and effort in his final years developing his World Bird Info website (http://www.worldbirdinfo.net). In his final posting to … Read more
I have just returned from an unsuccessful search for the Citrine Wagtail at Mudgee. As I said in my previous RFI to Birding-aus I have seen the species in two countries overseas so am not totally disappointed. Still, it would have been a nice addition to my Australian list. I know Frank O’Connor is arriving … Read more
The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, September 8, 2014 to Sunday, September 14, 2014: Area: SA Location: Onkaparinga Gorge NP, bottom of Gorge in the area known as the Punchbowl as part of the Onkaparinga River. Rufous Whistler (Pachycephala rufiventris) (1) An uncommon species for the Onkaparinga … Read more
Hi all, Sorry for the delay. The trip reports for the double-header SOSSA pelagic (including some photographs) are now up on the SOSSA website. Saturday 23rd August 2014 SOSSA PELAGIC TRIP, WOLLONGONG, NSW, AUSTRALIA (Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross): http://www.sossa-international.org/forum/content.php?700-Saturday-23rd-Augu st-2014-SOSSA-PELAGIC-TRIP-WOLLONGONG-NSW-AUSTRALIA. Sunday 24th August 2014 SOSSA PELAGIC TRIP, WOLLONGONG, NSW, AUSTRALIA: http://www.sossa-international.org/forum/content.php?702-Sunday-24th-August -2014-SOSSA-PELAGIC-TRIP-WOLLONGONG-NSW-AUSTRALIA. Cheers, Nikolas A/Prof Nikolas … Read more