Day: June 8, 2016

Hi all as I was recovering from my swim this morning and doing some stretches at one end of the Macquarie Uni pool at about 8:20am this morning, all the Masked Plovers and Noisy Miners went off. A raptor could be seen approaching from the south (Epping Road). It wasn’t a Sea-Eagle (too small) but … Read more

Hi All, The NSW Government’s draft NSW Biodiversity Conservation Bill 2016 will be read in the NSW Parliament soon. If passed, it will likely result in significantly more native vegetation being cleared, including thinning or complete removal of areas of remnant woodland on farms, and facilitate major developments such as mines, coal seam gas activities … Read more

Hi all My little family and I are heading to Cape York for a month in 4 weeks time…I know it’s winter and all the migratory birds won’t be there but…can anyone tell me what I might expect to see at this time of year and some of you’re fav locations if that’s allowed? What’s … Read more

The Birds in the Great Western Woodlands Project has released it’s first report of findings from the first three years of surveys from an intended 12 year project. Coincident with the report, a video produced to help a campaign to stop mining in the Helena & Aurora Range has also been released. The links are: … Read more