Does anyone know if the populations of Helmeted Guineafowl at Charters Towers and Magnetic Island are still present? Those populations were the reason the species was included on the Australian list by Christidis & Boles (2008) and I was hoping to twitch them at one of those locations. Regards, Tania Tania Ireton Melbourne Birding-Aus mailing … Read more
Hi birders, This isn’t the trip report from last Sunday’s Portland (Victoria) pelagic – Chris Lester will post that shortly, I’m sure. For those not on Facebook, you may not be across the news of the sightings. After what we all thought was quite an ordinary day at sea, we were lucky enough to have … Read more
SYDNEY PELAGIC TRIP REPORT – SATURDAY 13 JUNE 2015 OVERVIEW This trip had been booked out with a waiting list more than two weeks beforehand, so we were holding our breath for good conditions and some good birds on the day. After several days of very settled weather, the conditions were ideal on the water … Read more
Hello everyone Fairfield City Council, NSW, has been fortunate enough to lure John Young to present a talk on Australian Owls and rediscovering the night parrot, an elusive bird which was previously thought to be extinct. All details of the event are included in the attachment below. Follow the instructions to secure your place. There … Read more