Hi All I will be lucky enough to be attending a conference in Lombok (next door to Bali) in late September. I was looking for any input or information on birding opportunities on the island. I have already read Iian Denham’s report/comments from May 2016 and have made contact with the guide he named in … Read more
The Sydney pelagic group has organised pelagic trips out of Eaglehawk Neck on Saturday and Sunday August 19th and 20th, 2017. We had a full boat but one participant has had to pull out so there is now a single vacancy for the two days. If you are interested in joining us, please contact Hal … Read more
A horrifying story. We have just returned from the Northern Territory. We did a trip with Mike Jarvis two years ago and re-visited many of the spots we went to with him. There were several creek areas around Pine Creek for instance that we couldn’t get into this time because of the gamba grass. I … Read more
This article demonstrates how easily one can be caught unawares by grass fires. www.ntnews.com.au/news/northern-territory/litchfield-national-park-grassfire-causes-hikers-to-shelter-in-burnt-patch-of-ground/news-story/b1dd2690ac159dd38acc567ccb6deaef Although gamba grass isn’t mentioned that the hikers mention a “wall of fire” suggests that it is so – the Park is badly infested with this weed. In the past Litchfield Park rangers have expressed their fear that people would be … Read more
Mike…a summary of the Melbourne area White-headed Pigeon’s observations from the Victorian Biodiversity Atlas (VBA). 1999 Warrandyte – several records, in late summer 2004 Pound bend (Warrandyte area) 2006 Mount Eliza (several records, all close to each other) 2007 Donvale 2008 Guys Hill (Berwick) So your record certainly appears to be one of the closer-to-the-city … Read more