Eyre Peninsula – Western Grasswren

I’ve just finished a wonderful week on South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula. Best birds included a pair of Western Grasswren near Whyalla and plenty of Blue-breasted Fairy-wren and Southern Scrub-Robin near Port Lincoln. More here: *http://tinyurl.com/q96zv79 * *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

Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, September 15, 2014 to Sunday, September 21, 2014: Area: SA Location: Laratinga Wetlands Black-fronted Dotterel (Elseyornis melanops) (1) at Laratinga Wetlands on 12/9/14 Reported by: Gordon Pateman on Monday, September 15, 2014 ——————————————— Date: Monday, September 15, 2014 Location: In our … Read more

Natural History magazines – free

Multiple copies of older wildlife journals, some dating back to 1932 – free to good home!  Titles include The Australian Museum Magazine/Australian Natural History, The Victorian Naturalist, Wildlife (International), Animals (International) and Wildlife in Australia.  Most of these are from the 1960-1970’s.  They have some interesting articles, especially bird related.  If anyone would be interested, … Read more

House crow update??

If any members of the secret society of Melbourne birders gets an update this morning on possible House Crow as per Birdline unconfirmed report, would appreciate a call as soon as possible, so as to detour today’s trip from Sydney to Hobart (impending weekend Eaglehawk tick-fest) through Australia’s second best city. 0414883166 Thanks! John Weigel … Read more