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
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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 Eaglehawk Pelagic – 24th of May, 2015 Participants: Pieter de Groot Boersma, Ruth Brozek, Rob Hamilton, Col Langham, Marilyn Langham, Mona Loofs-Samorzewski, Glen Pacey, Nicole Sommer, John Tongue, Shirley Tongue, Peter Tongue, Kimberley Tongue and Paul Brooks (organiser and report compiler) Boat: The Pauletta, skippered by John Males, with deckhand Michael Males. Conditions and Activity: . . . → Read More: Eaglehawk Pelagic, 24th of May 2015 I see there is now a frog spotting app that apparently can identify species by call – http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/digital-life/smartphone-apps/queensland-phone-app-can-identify-frogs-by-their-croak-20150526-gh9lf7.html (you may need to join the URL if it is split in the mail). I suspect there is less mimicry in frog calls, so it might be fairly accurate. The thing is whether software interprets calls differently . . . → Read More: Identifying species by their call Whoops, spelling – written in haste. But at least it enabled Philip to play with words! 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 growth in numbers in the UK is threatening the viability of the UK population of European Wildcats. http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/if-we-dont-contain-britains-burgeoning-feral-cats-the-rest-of-our-wildlife-will-suffer-the-consequences-8226652.html Carl Clifford 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 Heading to Broome in a couple of weeks. We have a 2 1/2 hour stopover at Perth airport early afternoon. Just wondering about some quick birding opportunities in or around Perth airport. Cheers Ivan Traverso 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 . . . → Read More: RFI Perth Airport |
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