thanx for that Rohan, that’s good to know…I wonder how many of us here actually knew that?? well, I went up to Hasties today & spent a few hours scouring it, but alas no Pochards were there when I was there!! I wish they were, but they weren’t… cheers, martin cachard, cairns > Date: Mon, … Read more
Hi Carl and Nikolas, I’m reasonably confident that there are no Red-crested Pochards in captivity in Australia. Australia has strict importation restrictions on birds and this has greatly limited what captive birds have entered the country over the last 30-40 years. As a result exotic waterfowl kept in Australian collections are pretty much limited to … Read more
I have been following this thread and it might be time to apply Occam’s Razor. To begin: 1. The most southerly records of RCPs are of vagrants in Thailand (IUCN Red Book) 2. It is a long flap for a duck from Thailand, let alone the normal southern most range in SE India. 3. The … Read more
Hi all, I have recently returned from a trip to the east Kimberley. The highlight was a half day boat trip from Wyndham Port with Northbound Charters. Although the company primarily does fishing trips Andy is a great guide and is very knowledgeable about the area, the birds and other wildlife we came across as … Read more
Hi Birding Aussers, My father is looking to travel up to Gladstone over Christmas for a couple of weeks and would like to stop off at Boyne Island to look for the Yellow Chats there. Does anyone have any information that would help him out to locate them. Yours truly Glenn McRae Description: cid:image003.jpg@01CFADA7.FD1AF620 Birding-Aus … Read more