RFI Powerful Owl Sydney and Plum-headed Finch

Hi everyone, Peter Waanders and I will be in Sydney on Wednesday and I was wondering if there currently are Powerful Owls in the Botanical Gardens? Or at an other accessible spot in or near Sydney? We will then drive up to Newcastle for the BirdLife Photography camp-out. Another possible lifer in that area that … Read more

Philippines trip

Hi all. I returned home yesterday from a Philippines birding trip. This was very successful in regard to the birds we saw, however in Mindanao we encountered a problem in a supposedly safe area in the north of the island, on Mt Kitanglad. It appears that the army mistook our party for a group of … Read more

Barau’s Petrel off Bremer Bay WA

I don’t have a bird list for the trip or the area. The only other photo I have seen is of a Shy Albatross. It is a Killer Whale watching trip, so I don’t think there is any chumming. The cost is high ($350), but quite a bit goes towards the research. I have yet … Read more

Northern Pintail – Victoria

Hi all, Sorry first to get twitchers hopes up (there is NO Northern Pintail currently in Victoria!) but does anyone know if there are any records of Northern Pintail from Victoria in the past? All the best, James Mustafa 0400 951 517 www.jamesmustafajazzorchestra.com 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, February 16, 2015 to Sunday, February 22, 2015: Area: SA Location: Laratinga Wetlands, Mount Barker Australasian Shoveler (Anas rhynchotis) (30) About 10 of these birds were feeding in rotating groups (vortex feeding), in the same way that Pink-eared Ducks are known … Read more