Hi All Looking for a field guide to the birds of Papua/New Guinea. The only available one I can find of any note is “Birds of New Guinea” by Pratt and Beehler. Are there any others that anyone knows of that are worth getting or is this the best one? Cheers Bob Birding-Aus mailing list . . . → Read More: Field Guide for PNG
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Hi Have the PO’s in either the Botanic Gardens or Centennial Park been seen in the last few days? If so would you be kind enough to let me know where please Much appreciated Bob Ashford 0404 863 187 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: Powerful Owls – Centennial/Botanic RFI Hi I am desperate to find someone who mayhave song thrush in captivity I reared one and have released it seveal timesbut it keeps returning , The environment here is hostile with many ravens picking off baby birds and fledglings.She is very distressed in a cage so i basicaly keep her in a spare room . . . → Read More: Rearing song thrudh Hi All, Here’s the trip report for the pelagic that got off Portland, Victoria today. Rohan BIRDLIFE AUSTRALIA PELAGIC TRIP OFF PORTLAND, VIC Sunday 10 January 2016 OBSERVERS: Tim Bawden, Peter Horridge, Bob King, Rob Farnes, Mike Honeyman, Steve Clark, Jenny Clark, Jane Hayes, Rosemary Lester, Chris Lester (Organiser) & Rohan Clarke (report compiler) WEATHER: . . . → Read More: BirdLife Australia Pelagic trip off Portland Vic 10 Jan 2016 The bird is still present for those who may be interested. Lorna Mee and I waited patiently for two hours today (1100 to 1300) for a combined group of Bar-tailed and Black-tailed Godwits to “raise your wings and stretch please” without any sight of the bird (Lorna was there when I arrived and may have . . . → Read More: Hudsonian Godwit at Lake Wollumboola Hi Folks: First of all I have noticed some conversation that eludes to the value of Birding Aus etc. I have said this before but it bears repeating. Here is what Birding Aus means to me: 1. Was the avenue that allowed me to literally design my 6 month filming adventure to Australlia in 2008/2009. . . . → Read More: Affirmation and ADVERTISEMENT Hi all, I haven’t posted on Birding-Aus for a while but I hope this year will give me more time to do that as I’m scaling down my guiding work to concentrate on other projects. Anyway, a friend is trying to contact a bird photographer called Richard Hart who was travelling Australia as a “grey . . . → Read More: Contact for photographer Many birders have supported the campaign to protect the 200ha Yandina Creek Wetland on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast, which had provided refuge to hundreds of migratory shorebirds and other waterbirds. The wetland has been drained for the second time as government departments pass the buck on who can do what. Advice here on how to write . . . → Read More: Yandina Creek Wetland drained for the second time. Hi all. Saw another group this morning of 20 + birds at about 9:30 and more again at 1:30 pm. The second lot numbered more like 50+. Had the binoculars this time and spent half an hour watching them each time. I identified no other swifts among them. Always great to watch. Happy birding. — . . . → Read More: WT Needletails |
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