Birding Panama

I’ve just returned from a 3-week birding trip which I led through Panama in association with Birding Panama. We had 600 species including many normally difficult species such as Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo, Black-crowned Antpitta, Sapayoa and Zeledonia.We ventured into little visited sites such as Cerro Pirre in Darien Province. The last of a series of 7 … Read more

Large flock of Inland Dotterel

Hi all Yesterday I found a flock of at least 80 Inland Dotterel on the gibber plains N of Tibooburra just inside Qld. It’s by far the largest flock I’ve ever seen. The ratio adult:immature was roughly 1:3. I’d be interested to hear of other sightings of a similar magnitude. Cheers, Peter ——- Peter Waanders … Read more

Lower Birdsville Track – and other parts of outback SA

Good to hear that Bob followed up on my report. I’ve spent much time out in the SA Outback this season and in addition to what I’ve already reported, would like to mention a few other highlights we’ve found across the SA outback including a couple of Grey Falcon nests, Letter-winged Kites nesting, a new … Read more

Videos of Australia part 5

Hi people, Highlights part 5 of my trip can be found here: http://ibc.lynxeds.com/news/videos-australia-part-5 Birding in SE South Australia! Best regards, Pieter de Groot Boersma 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

Lord Howe Island

Hi List, We have recently returned from a weeks holiday at lord Howe Island [4th –10th October] and thought others might like to know what to expect at this time of the year. It really is a spectacular place for a holiday with stunning scenery a backdrop to every activity. We stayed at Beachcomber & … Read more