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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 Islands … Read more
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
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
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 … Read more
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 NSW … Read more