Hi Peter, Yes, unfortunately the size of a Regent Honeyeater means it is still too small to wear appropriate tracking equipment. The biggest Regent weighs around 45 grams, and according to ethics guidelines no species is to be fitted with a transmitter (including harness or other affixing material) weighing more than 5% of its body … Read more
Last Tuesday I and some friends from Canberra went o twitch the White-rumped Sandpiper that has been at Lake Wollumboola for a couple of weeks now. I’ve just put up a post on my blog about our very successful day. HarPer’s Bizarre – a naturalist’s miscellany, at http://hdpphd.blogspot.com.au/ If you haven’t yet been to see … Read more
——– Forwarded Message ——– Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Nineteenth Century Acclimatisation Societies Weren’t Too Bright From: brian fleming To: Laurie Knight House and Tree Sparrows were introduced to Australia for precisely the same reason – it was known that they fed their young mainly on caterpillars, and other insects, while people forgot that adult Sparrows are … Read more
A classic example is the transport of a grain-eating bunting to New Zealand for the supposed purpose of controlling insect pests … http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150116161533.htm How the yellowhammer bird became a Kiwi: From hero to villain in 15 years 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
The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, January 19, 2015 to Sunday, January 25, 2015: Area: SA Location: Port Clinton Yorke Peninsula Grey-tailed Tattler (Heteroscelus brevipes) (2) Birds were resting on edge of mangroves on the high tide Reported by: Winston Syson on Tuesday, January 20, 2015 ——————————————— … Read more