Hi, This is a big rarity record in Taiwan. Quite hard to find any rarities in Australia or overseas that can rival this one that meets a few criteria:- 1) First ever reported in the country. 2) A highly threatened species (globally critically endangered in this case). 3) Reliably found at one site and has . . . → Read More: Ultimate Rarity Twitch in Taiwan
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Hello Denise and all, Last time we visited Darwin I saw Gamba grass for the first time and was truly shocked. Now 20% of Litchfield Park! Almost hard to comprehend. Even worse, hard to comprehend it has supporters. For a picture look on my website at www.graemechapman.com.au/library/viewphotos.php?c=685. Imagine it 5 metres tall, or read the . . . → Read More: Gamba grass in the Top End Some of you who are from my generation or older and who are from Western Australia may be interested in this article. The very first bird recordings that I had as a young boy in the early 1970s were those of common Western Australian birds on a vinyl record produced by John Hutchison. I know . . . → Read More: John Hutchison’s Bird Recordings Dear All, sadly I had no luck with my owl quest in Brisbane so I cannot give back any gen about Sooty or Grass Owls. Next week I have a short trip to Melbourne with the possibility of a free afternoon. I am aware from postings on social media that a small number of OBPs . . . → Read More: Another RFI, OBP Port Phillip Bay A request for those members who have been to Western Port in Victoria and taken images of the areas Sea-Eagles. I’m seeking images of Western Port birds to use in a paper on breeding by the species in this part of Victoria. It would be especially good to have images of juvenile birds. All the . . . → Read More: RFI: Sea-Eagle images Western Port Morning all Yesterday I attended a meeting on tackling environmental issues in the Greater Darwin area, and all everybody talked about was gamba grass. This weed, imported as pasture for the beef industry, is native to the African savannah. Ungrazed it is a bulky grass reaching nearly 5 m. high. It is a transformer weed, . . . → Read More: Gamba grass in the Top End |
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