Field Guide to Birds of SE Asia

Yep. Sorry. The Robson guide. Didn’t know there was an e-book. Not interested but would buy an app version. There are currently 2 book versions and the concise one is about to be updated. I would like to know what people think of the two versions. Cheers Steve Sent from my iPod > On 2 . . . → Read More: Field Guide to Birds of SE Asia

Filed Guide to Birds of SE Asia

G’day all Does anyone know the difference between the 2015 Second Edition of this book and the Concise Edition due out in September 2015. The former has 544 pages and 120 plates and the latter has 304 pages and 140 plates. What does the concise edition leave out? Cheers Steve Clark Hamilton, Victoria Birding-Aus mailing . . . → Read More: Filed Guide to Birds of SE Asia

Adelaide AOC

Australasian Ornithological Conference 2015 BirdLife Australia, in collaboration with Birds New Zealand, is committed to holding biennial conferences that provide a regular forum for the exchange of information and ideas between avian-based researchers and conservationists throughout the Australasian region. The conferences are held in a variety of venues to give attendees an opportunity to explore . . . → Read More: Adelaide AOC

X Breeding in the wild

Interesting, and just to add to the list, fairly clear evidence of Green rosella X Eastern here at Coles Bay/Swanwick in Tas. Anyone who wants images please contact me offline Graeme Bullock From: “Barney Enders” < barney1941@bigpond.com> To: < birding-aus@birding-aus.org> Subject: [Birding-Aus] X Breeding in the wild. Message-ID: <000601d0e549$416de9c0$c449bd40$@bigpond.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” I recently went . . . → Read More: X Breeding in the wild

X Breeding in the wild.

I recently went back to Reedy Swamp at Shepparton where I photographed a cock Yellow Rosella feeding a Crimson Rosella hen which he had called out of the hollow they were nesting in last year, I found him again feeding her but could not find any of last year’s young around the area. Is this . . . → Read More: X Breeding in the wild.

Song Thrush – South East Melbourne

Hi all, A post mainly concerning Melbourne birders, but still potentially valuable information for interstate listers! Song Thrush appears to be an increasingly difficult bird to track down, particularly for those in the South East side of Melbourne. I think it’s scarcity is due to the decreasing amount of English styled gardens in Melbourne. I . . . → Read More: Song Thrush – South East Melbourne

Remarkable new African Hoax- the Tuluver

I read the text to the right of the photo – apparently it is a hoax! The name is an anagram of Vulture. The late naturalist and bird expert James Fisher (died 1970) once contributed a hoax-bird to a BBC broadcast – on April Fools Day. The Hoodwink – /( Dissumulatrix spuria). /It must have . . . → Read More: Remarkable new African Hoax- the Tuluver

Remarkable new African discovery – the Tuluver

Hi everyone Thought this may be of interest to many here: https://www.facebook.com/pages/BirdLife-South-Africa/112371882122716?fref=nf The BirdLife South Africa facebook page has news of an absolutely amazing discovery, the Tuluver. I couldnt see much more info online. There is a full frame image of what looks half Secretary Bird half pigeon. Surely a new family. I wondered if . . . → Read More: Remarkable new African discovery – the Tuluver