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Peter The disgruntled landowner’s property was one of three that made up the initial acquisition proposal for the Yandina Creek Wetland that was submitted to the Sunshine Coast Council in 2014. The landowner subsequently decided to drain her property, as is her right, but the acquisition proposal was then amended to excise the property as . . . → Read More: Yandina Creek Wetland I know that Ben. That’s why I wrote in my blog post: *Back to the local helium balloons. NSW is the only Australian state or territory to impose controls on their use, prohibiting the release of 20 or more balloons at a time. * Greg Roberts friarbird.roberts@gmail.com sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/ *From*: “benjaminhope@gmail.com” < benjaminhope@gmail.com> *Date*: Thu, 16 . . . → Read More: helium balloons The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, February 20, 2017 to Sunday, February 26, 2017: Area: SA Location: Rocky Gully Elegant Parrot (Neophema elegans) (1) Adult and Juvenile on the dead trees on the right hand side of the main track at Rocky Gully Conservation Area which is . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest Greg, in NSW it is legal to releases 19 balloons at a time. More details here. www.environment.nsw.gov.au/questions/release%20helium%20balloons Cheers Ben 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 Hi, Do you have an email address for Michael Kearns please? I’d like to ask about using his image of Micromacronus leytenensis . Many thanks, Katy Katy Roper Commissioning Editor Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Kemp House Chawley Park Cumnor Hill Oxford, OX2 9PH switchboard: 01865 727022 f: 01865 727017 / 242009 ________________________________ This email and its . . . → Read More: Michael Kearns 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 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 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 Hello all, I’ve completed the trip report for the first two of three tours to Cocos and Christmas this summer. I’ve uploaded it to the Birding Tours Australia website and its 27 pages with lots of pics. www.birdingtours.com.au/ Hope you enjoy the read. CheersRichard Baxter Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe . . . → Read More: TRIP REPORT Christmas Cocos Nov Dec 2016 SYDNEY PELAGIC TRIP REPORT SATURDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2017 Our first Sydney pelagic trip for 2017 took place in abnormally hot weather conditions (up to 46degC in some parts of western Sydney) and with very warm sea water temperatures of around 25degC. However, some good shore-based sightings of tropical seabird species recently along the . . . → Read More: Sydney Pelagic Trip Report – Saturday 11 February 2017 |
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