Piping Shrike is South Aus emblematic bird.

I have just come across this on Wikipedia. Perhaps it needs editing. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piping_shrike 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

Leave the twitchers alone

Phil a couple of answers to your comments. We don’t know where the birds are or where they go to. You mightn’t know but others certainly do, and isn’t that what they are working on now, the movements of the birds ? How would you make a fence big enough to keep the birds in . . . → Read More: Leave the twitchers alone

Fwd: Golf courses in Sydney

Hi all Its ironic that just a few days after the thread about the value or otherwise of golf courses to birds, there is an article in the SMH today about golf courses being sold for development (Strathfield) or eyed off by councils for parks and playing fields for the general public (including Gordon and . . . → Read More: Fwd: Golf courses in Sydney

Leave tbe twitchers alone.

Hi Chris, the Bilby Fence is at Currawinya National Park South of Eulo on the Hungerford Rd. South Western Qld just North of the border. It was built at a cost of $ 400.000 or $ 550.000 depends who you talk to and was finished in 2001. It is an electrified predator and feral animal . . . → Read More: Leave tbe twitchers alone.

The role of nest site selection in lifetime reproductive success for shorebirds

In the case of Snowy Plovers, sand vs gravel makes a big difference … see http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150812165925.htm 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

Pelagic from Port MacDonnell 13 September

We still have a couple of spots on this trip. If you are interested contact me directly. Colin. 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

Warblr birdsong app

Hello everyone, I notice that the Warblr app (for identifying about 200 UK birds) is now available for download to Apple devices (apparently it will be a while before it is available for Android). Sounds like something that is going to really take off around the world over the next few years. Any news of . . . → Read More: Warblr birdsong app

FW: Leave the twitchers alone.

The biggest problem I see for the demise of the night Parrot is the cat as the rat plague has long gone and the cats in the area are wiping out all types of birds and critters and are moving around looking for more things to eat. The control would have to be ongoing because . . . → Read More: FW: Leave the twitchers alone.

601 Australian Birds [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

Hi all On a recent (May) trip to Darwin / Kakadu etc, I finally made it to 600 Australian birds (601 in fact). If anyone’s interested, I’ve written up on my blog where and how I came across the seven species that took me from 595 to 601 – including Gouldian Finch as my 600th . . . → Read More: 601 Australian Birds [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

Banded Magpie in Brisbane