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.

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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

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Birding ID on the ‘net

Just had a really interesting post on Facebook that would appeal to any birders with experience in the Western Palearctic It’s a little ‘clunky’ if you don’t have a good (NBN?) connection but could be a great tool for birders.

Have a look at www.birdid.no/bird/index.php

Best of luck,

Tom

— ******************************** I.B. (Tom) Tarrant

Dayboro . . . → Read More: Birding ID on the ‘net

Canon Lens cover Wilson Reserve, Ivanhoe

Found – our son picked up a Canon lens cover – size 77 mm – at Wilson Reserve this morning. Anthea Fleming

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Bird call recognition apps.

Hello Michael,

You can spend a fortune on recording gear or take my approach – have a look at my website under Resources. Most important, you do need a good microphone and windshield like the one I use. My information on recorders a somewhat out of date now, although I have recently purchased an LS-14 . . . → Read More: Bird call recognition apps.

South West Australia Advice

Would you kindly post the following:

I will be visiting South West Australia in September 2016 and although I have been using some good resources such as Frank O’Connor’s excellent website and he invaluable eBird, I was hoping that someone may be able to provide more up-to-date information?

I will be taking the fairly ‘standard’ . . . → Read More: South West Australia Advice

Bird call recognition apps.

Hi All

What other countries or birding areas have call recognition apps?

These apps would be very helpful for skulkers in rainforest and jungle.

The prospect of “heard only” lists now exists, particularly for the many apparently partly blind birders who occur in most groups. Now including ageing bin-bearers like myself,

Also an excuse to . . . → Read More: Bird call recognition apps.

300 metres

Hello all

Following up on Chris Watson’s report (and advertisement) regarding Letter-winged Kites, I wish to ask the tour organisers and participants to exercise great caution in the nest areas. Disturbance by humans was responsible for over 40% of complete nest failures in the a comprehensive study on breeding raptors (by Craighead and Craighead (1956)), . . . → Read More: 300 metres

2016 Gould League Bird Study Camp

I am the organiser of the 2016 Gould League Bird Study Camp that will be held at Trilby Station, Louth, west of Bourke New South Wales from September 27 to October 6, 2016. The fee for the camp includes accommodation in shearers’ quarters (modern and comfortable) or you may camp or bring your own van . . . → Read More: 2016 Gould League Bird Study Camp

**advertisement** Letter-winged Kite Expeditions ex-Alice Springs

G’day all,

Ever the man of all things Central Australian, Mark Carter has become aware of Letter-winged Kites commencing a breeding colony within an easy drive of Alice Springs.

Mark has very quickly set up a series of expeditions to view these ethereally beautiful birds through August and September. This is such a rare opportunity . . . → Read More: **advertisement** Letter-winged Kite Expeditions ex-Alice Springs