Day: November 9, 2016

A moratorium on taxonomic research for Australian birds is desperately needed – a personal opinion

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A personal rant I would have thought. There might be something in these ideas but how is taxonomic research “ivory towers” or doing harm other than seeking to clarify and describe the fauna? This below is complete with many spelling and word lapses: e.g. “very diligent in suppressing any decent about it.” Really? I think … Read more

Red footed booby, brown booby and pale-vented bush-hen in northern new south wales.

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Found a beach cast red footed booby on south ballina beach last sunday and seen a brown booby off ballina the same day, on the following monday i got some photo’s of 2 pale-vented bush-hens west of mullumbimby all of which are very uncommon in new south wales. Michael ronan. Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To … Read more