A write up of John Weigel’s ABA Big Year record

see www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/central-coast/aussie-swoops-in-and-pinches-coveted-big-year-prize/news-story/c3d7f8566ebd039a4612b616234cc952 Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org

Honeyguides respond to particular human signals

“[The call] reliably tells [the bird] that this just isn’t any human, this is a human who wants to cooperate,” see www.theguardian.com/science/2016/jul/21/sweet-talk-wild-birds-and-human-honey-hunters-converse-study-shows There is a full write-up on the human-bird mutualism at science.sciencemag.org/content/353/6297/387 Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org

Nardello’s Lagoon

We passed by this water body recently. It is marked on many maps (and is an eBird Hotspot) but I couldn’t work out how to access it. All possible access points seemed to be private, largely due to biosecurity concerns on banana farms. I asked a couple of local folk, one of whom wasn’t aware … Read more

camera with gps

Good afternoon all Can anyone recommend a sturdy camera with an inbuilt GPS? Thanks 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 introduction of a plant … Read more

Pelagic trips for 2016-2017 from Port MacDonnell South Australia

The dates for upcoming trips are as follows: 2016 18 September 23 October 27 November 2017 12 February 30 April 14 May 28 May 18 June Contact me (or Stuart Hull) if you would like to make booking. Colin Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org