Dattuck track, Wyperfeld

Hi all, just back from a couple of days getting blown around Wyperfeld. No really amazing birds to report, but I did take the opportunity to walk the length of Dattuck track from North-South track to Cambacanya track, in search of Mallee Emu-wrens. To be honest, the habitat looked better in the western end of … Read more

Fwd: Information sought on cruel collaring of birds in Wantirna South

the email and image can be viewed at this link – birdlifeaustralia.cmail20.com/t/r-e-yhjidhty-jucjttkuy-r/ Thanks for forwarding Peter Storm On 31 October 2016 at 15:12, Peter Shute < pshute@nuw.org.au> wrote: > I’m not sure how much or any of the formatting of this Birdlife email will > come though the list server. If it’s unreadable, I’ll copy … Read more

Fwd: Information sought on cruel collaring of birds in Wantirna South

I’m not sure how much or any of the formatting of this Birdlife email will come though the list server. If it’s unreadable, I’ll copy and paste and send it again. Peter Shute Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: BirdLife Australia < info@birdlife.org.au> Date: 31 October 2016 at 12:43:55 pm AEDT To: Peter … Read more

Advert: Tabar, Tagula and the Louisiades trip

Might I please get it a plug for a propooed special one-off dive boat trip next April -May 2017: 11 day trip, starting in Kavieng then doing Tabar Is, Beck’s Petrel site, Rossel Is, Tagula Is and then Normandy/Fergusson. The boat people are up for it and have helped us with the fuel as they … Read more

Great Barrier Reef Terns – October 2016

Last week I photographed numerous Terns from the Marine World platform on the outer reef. As well as Bridled, Crested Terns and Common Noddy’s I found other birds in non-breeding plumage that I could not identify. I also suspected that some of the terns were Sooty. I posted some photos to Bird Forum but as … Read more