14 nov werribee visit

Hi all, I’m looking for a local birder who can take two UK visitors out to Werribee for the morning of 14 Nov. They’ll have their own transport or would be happy to pay for expenses. Please contact them directly – I’ve ccéd them into this email. Regards Peter

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Peter Waanders

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birds affected by the die-off of native trees in Hawai’i

Good evening all. Some of you may have heard of the die-off of trees in Hawai’i. Here are a couple of reports.

“Since its discovery in 2010, rapid ohia death has devastated thousands of acres of native forests throughout Hawaii Island. Ohia, one of the most important forest trees in Hawai’i” .

The . . . → Read More: birds affected by the die-off of native trees in Hawai’i

Barking Owl Illawarra/Shoalhaven area

Hi Folks

Can anybody help me any recent sightings of Barking Owl within, say, a 50Km radius of Barren Grounds

And Glossy Black Cockatoos if possible

I have some keen folk want to see them

Much appreciated

Cheers

Bob Ashford

0404 863 187

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Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) sightings

Hi all, I know many of you keep an eye out for mammals while birding, and I’m seeking information about any possible Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) sightings. If you have any information about Australian mainland Eastern Quolls, please do get in touch. For this project I am not interested in Spotted-tail Quoll Dasyurus maculatus (also . . . → Read More: Eastern Quoll (Dasyurus viverrinus) sightings

For Reconciliation Week: Birds to baby dreaming: connecting visitors to Bininj and wildlife in Australia’s Northern Territory

Good morning all

This paper was published in the Journal of Ecotourism in 2013 (Vol. 12, Issue 2). If anyone is interested contact me personally by email.

regards

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 . . . → Read More: For Reconciliation Week: Birds to baby dreaming: connecting visitors to Bininj and wildlife in Australia’s Northern Territory

FW: Works at WTP and impacts on Birdwatchers

Mike Tarburton receiving Swift & Needletail sightings once again

G’day Subscribers

While we were away for two weeks my webmail mailbox at Optus filled up with 550 spam e-mails and so jammed the system up. That is now cleared so if you had sent swift sightings, but could not get through, please try again. Once I get some more I will work on the . . . → Read More: Mike Tarburton receiving Swift & Needletail sightings once again

Heavily tinted car windows + birding

When I lived in Brisbane and bought a Toyota land cruiser in 1981 that was put together in the NT, it had dark tinting. I don’t know about keeping cooler (probably helped). As for the observation of wildlife from the vehicle I think that a fairly unimportant issue. Hard to imagine why that would make . . . → Read More: Heavily tinted car windows + birding

Heavily tinted car windows + birding

Greetings, I am purchasing a new vehicle and it has been recommended to me that here in the tropics it is worth having the darkest tinting available to reduce heat in the car. My question is how disturbing if at all is that to the observation of wildlife from the vehicle? Regards, Alan

Alan’s Wildlife . . . → Read More: Heavily tinted car windows + birding

Tallawarra Ash Ponds Lake Illawarra

It has been reported to members of our committee that some birders from Sydney have been trying to gain access to Tallawarra Ash Ponds by claiming that they are members of Illawarra Birders. Tallawarra is a restricted site which is owned by Energy Australia and entry is not permitted to the general public. Any person . . . → Read More: Tallawarra Ash Ponds Lake Illawarra