FW: Status of Paradise Shelduck

—–Original Message—– From: Richard Johnstone [mailto:rjohnsto@tpg.com.au] Sent: Monday, 4 January 2016 9:26 AM To: ‘Birding-Aus’; gclancy@tpg.com.au Subject: FW: [Birding-Aus] Status of Paradise Shelduck In the mid 1990s there was a pair of free flying Paradise Shelduck (don’t have the exact year with me) at Mt Annan Botanic Garden (near Sydney). They were there for . . . → Read More: FW: Status of Paradise Shelduck

Darwin birding

Gooday BA am currently in Darwin, having trouble finding Mangrove Grey Fantail, Silver backed Butcherbird, Broad billed Flycatcher and Arafura Fantail. Can anyone offer some useful locations please. Thanks heaps. Greg Little 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

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January 9 Sunshine Coast pelagic

Two omissions from the list just posted for the January 9 Sunshine Coast pelagic. Pomarine Jaeger 1 (1) Arctic Jaeger 1 (1) Greg Roberts http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/ 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

WNTs at Brooms Head

Yeah g’day Mike Very large flock of White-throated Needletails at a cool, overcast Brooms Head for about thirty minutes from 8.30am before dropping off, 10 January. Would estimate 200+over and near the house, but they could be seen as far as the naked eye over the heath to the south. Many were down at . . . → Read More: WNTs at Brooms Head

January 9 Sunshine Coast pelagic

White-tailed Tropicbird and White Tern were the highlights of the January 9 pelagic off Mooloolaba on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. *Species: (Total maximum at any one time):* Tahiti Petrel 15 (5) Wilson’s Storm-Petrel 3 (2) Wedgetailed Shearwater 120 (10) White-tailed Tropicbird 2 (1) Brown Booby 1 (1) White Tern 2 (2) Crested Tern 60 (10) White-winged . . . → Read More: January 9 Sunshine Coast pelagic

Malheur Wildlife Refuge

The link below came from birding friends in the US and puts another slant on wildlife photographers. http://www.dailykos.com/stories/2016/1/5/1466254/-Warning-from-the-Birding-Community-to-the-Terrorists-in-Oregon-We-re-Watching-You Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow PO Box 71 Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841 043 8650 835 PhD candidate, Southern Cross University, Lismore, NSW. Founding Member: Ecotourism Australia Nominated by Earthfoot for Condé Nast’s International Ecotourism Award, 2004. With every . . . → Read More: Malheur Wildlife Refuge

RFI

I will be in Melbourne 13,14 and 15 Jan. 13th might be a tad warm for birding but 14 and 15th should be ideal. I would like to take video of any of the following: Short-tailed Shearwater, Sanderling, Lessor Sand Plover, Greater Sand Plover, Banded Stilt, Beautiful Firetail or Blue-winged Parrot. Improved video of Australian . . . → Read More: RFI

Little Stint at Wilson Inlet, Denmark

Hi all, Steve Elson photographed a Little Stint in (mostly) breeding plumage at Wilson Inlet near Denmark on the south coast of WA. Further details when I have them Cheers, John 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

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Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, January 11, 2016 to Sunday, January 17, 2016:

Area: SA

Location: Port Artur, Clinton CP

Banded Lapwing (Vanellus tricolor) (25) At low tide at the top of the beach, immediately below the turning circle.

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Video highlights from N North Island, New Zealand.

Hi people, Video highlights from northern New Zealand, a native forest and a lagoon along the beach. Highlights include North Island Brown Kiwi, Wrybill, New Zealand Dotterel and the most endangered species of gull in the world, the Black-billed Gull! http://ibc.lynxeds.com/news/video-highlights-northern-north-island-new-zealand Best regards, Pieter de Groot Boersma Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or . . . → Read More: Video highlights from N North Island, New Zealand.