When I went to visit Kakadu beach on Bribie today I was confronted by a tractor racking the beach, bulldozing the beach/dune flat and collecting all seaweed and other vegetation, as well as weed spraying the wader area. I went up to ask the council workers as to why this was happening, as there were . . . → Read More: Kakadu Beach, Bribie Island
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Hi all, This weekend is the second of the biannual Regent Honeyeater and Swift Parrot survey weekends for 2015, coordinated by BirdLife Australia. Not limiting the surveys to a single weekend, we “accept” surveys done a week either side, so technically we’re inside the “survey period” now. If you’d like to get involved, there . . . → Read More: Regent HE and Swift Parrot survey weekend Illawarra Birders have a half day pelagic planned for the 31st July (Friday) leaving from Kiama at 7-30 am. We still have six places left and anyone who wishes to go can contact Martin Cocker of Illawarra Birders on 0418 429 132 regarding booking. The cost is $75.00 payable prior to boarding. We will be . . . → Read More: Half day Pelagic Kiama NSW This appears to be a not irregular scam with ‘out of print’ books. I found a copy of the out of print ‘Albatrosses and Petrels Across the World’ a couple of years back on ebay, sold from the US. IIRC there was a $500 ‘Buy it now’ option but they would only sell to the . . . → Read More: Birds of Australia’s Top End There are three places available on the BirdLife Warrnambool pelagic from Eaglehawk Neck on Sunday 11 October 2015. Anyone interested in joining the trip should contact me to register.Regards Peter Barrand shrikethrush@hotmail.com Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org . . . → Read More: Advertisement – Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic I receive several requests a year for copies of Birds of Australia’s Top End. Unfortunately it is out of print. However, a visiting US birder, after a copy of that book, chased one up on amazon.com. While one, a new copy of the first edition, is probably out of most people’s price range ($US 2,595), . . . → Read More: Birds of Australia’s Top End Hi All, Here’s the trip report for last Sunday’s pelagic off Eaglehawk Neck. Cheers, Rohan BIRDLIFE AUSTRALIA PELAGIC TRIP OFF EAGLEHAWK NECK, TASMANIA Sunday 19 July 2015 OBSERVERS: Glen Pacey, Nikolas Haass, Raja Stephenson, Tim Bawden, Paul Newman, Heyn de Kock, Bernie O’Keefe, Allan Richardson, Geoff Bromfield, Scott Baker, Kevin Bartram, Rowan Mott and Rohan . . . → Read More: Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic 19 July 2015 – trip report Hi All, The BirdLife Australia pelagic got out off Eaglehawk Neck last Saturday and Sunday. Here’s the Saturday trip report. The Sunday trip report will follow… Next scheduled trips are 12 and 13 September – both trips are fully booked but happy to add people to the wait list. Cheers, Rohan Clarke BIRDLIFE AUSTRALIA PELAGIC . . . → Read More: Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic 18 July 2015 – trip report Many of you have been supportive of the campaign to protect the Yandina Creek Wetlands on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. The wetlands, although providing habitat for large numbers of migratory shorebirds and rarities such as Australian Painted-Snipe and Eastern Grass Owl, were drained last week, but they can be restored. Coverage today in The Weekend Australian . . . → Read More: yandina creek wetlands coverage Others may already be well up to speed with this, but the following was circulated through the SA Government mailing list today. The proposed nature reserve includes the old Dry Creek saltworks and links all the way up to Thompsons Beach. I’m really sorry that I won’t be able to attend next Thursday. Kevin Stracey . . . → Read More: Adelaide International Bird Sanctuary |
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