Places still availalbe on BirdLife Bayside Mud Islands trips 25 February and 18 March

Saturday 25 February &

Saturday 18 March 9 am Mud Islands, Port Phillip Bay

Meet at the Sorrento Pier (Melway map 157 C 7) at 9 am. We are being picked up around 9.30 am and will be dropped off again about 4 pm. People will need to be prepared to wade into Mud . . . → Read More: Places still availalbe on BirdLife Bayside Mud Islands trips 25 February and 18 March

Yandina Creek Wetland

Thanks Jude

Be assured, this particular resident has got it wrong, very wrong.

The reason is that her property was excised from the original wetlands acquisition proposal after she drained the wetland on her property.

So the person in question is pretty much bitter about having been left out of the final wetlands negotiations.

Anyone . . . → Read More: Yandina Creek Wetland

Albatrosses Killed by Helium Balloons

The deaths of three albatross in south-east Queensland, including a Light-mantled Albatross, have been linked to their consumption of helium balloon debris in offshore waters. One of the balloons has been traced to the Sunnybank Plaza shopping centre in Brisbane.

This is the tip of the iceberg. Plastic waste is responsible for the deaths of . . . → Read More: Albatrosses Killed by Helium Balloons