———- Forwarded message ———- From: Dr Lawrie Conole < lconole@gmail.com> Date: 27 April 2017 at 21:16 Subject: Latham’s Snipe arrived in Sakhalin (Russian Far East) on 24/4/2017 To: b.hansen@federation.edu.au, birding-aus@birding-aus.org.au From Pavel Ktitorov in Sakhalin. First Latham’s Snipe arrived back in Sakhalin (Russian Far East) three days ago. Sakhalin is just north of Hokkaido in … Read more
My wife and I will be in the Cairns/Yorkeys Knob area early in May and would like to know if there have been any recent sightings of Rufous owls in that area. Also any other ideas for good places to find some of the birds of that region. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks…. Colin … Read more
I picked my copy up from BirdLife Western Australia when they arrived yesterday (BWA sells it at $40 plus postage if you can’t pick it up from the office). It is certainly a great book, and you can see the amount of detail they have gone to. I like the text that is next to … Read more
Hi, My son and I are planning to drive up to Terrick Terrick, leaving Saturday afternoon and returning Sunday evening. If there’s a father-child combo who wants to share, could be an ideal fit. We’ll be camping/spotlighting on Saturday night and obviously attempting to look for mutant Black-shouldered Kites. Call me on 0405220830. Regards, Simon. … Read more
Hi All, I’m planning taking a week off to go birding in July while the missus is away (hiking Kokoda). Ideally I’m thinking a driving trip from Sydney, but could also fly somewhere if it’s worth it. Currently thinking either: 1) Sydney – Fitzroy Falls – Barren Grounds – down as far as maybe Mallacoota … Read more