Fw: summer 2017 in Tromsø

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Bill

From: Willem Jan Marinus Vader Sent: Sunday, July 16, 2017 9:42 PM To: Birding-Aus ; Birdchat (BIRDCHAT@LISTSERV.KSU.EDU) ; sabirdnet Subject: summer 2017 in Tromsø

SUMMER 2017 IN TROMSØ

Outside the sun is shining and it is . . . → Read More: Fw: summer 2017 in Tromsø

No birds in here

WHY DON’T I LIKE LUPINES?

These last few years there are increasingly often patches of dark blue and light pink lupines along the roads in the Tromsø area in N. Norway. Today I saw lots of them and they seem to spread a bit for every year. They are the garden lupines, stately and spectacular . . . → Read More: No birds in here

Eaglehawk September

Hi all,

I’ve got 1 spot left on an Eaglehawk Neck pelagic weekend (Sept 2-3) available for a keen pelagic birder! We’ll be out both days and hoping that the September rarity wave continues, as it seems to be a rather fruitful month for these trips.

Email me if you’d like a spot.

Best wishes,

. . . → Read More: Eaglehawk September

Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, July 17, 2017 to Sunday, July 23, 2017:

Area: SA

Location: Banksia Road Millicent

Cattle Egret (Bubulcus ibis) (8) This group were in a paddock close to the road with only a small herd of cattle

Long-billed Corella (Cacatua tenuirostris) (30) . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

Stone the crows – corvids can plan ahead

see www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jul/13/raven-think-about-future-planning-science-experiment

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Birds of New Guinea, Pratt and Beehler second edition

Dear Birders, While doing some preparation for a forthcoming trip to Rondon Ridge Lodge in the PNG highlands to look for Mottled Berryhunter I noticed an error in the 2nd edition of “Birds of New Guinea”. On pages 116 and 117 the illustrations for item 7 White-bibbed Fruit- Dove and item 8 Mountain Fruit-Dove have . . . → Read More: Birds of New Guinea, Pratt and Beehler second edition

Eaglehawk Pelagic Trip Report, July 2nd 2017

Eaglehawk Pelagic – July 2nd, 2017

Participants:

Graeme Bullock, Michael Dempsey, Karen Dick, Ian Halliday, Rob Hamilton, Carolyn Upston, Els Wakefield, Peter Vaughan and Paul Brooks (organiser and report compiler)

Boat:

The Pauletta, skippered by John Males, with deckhand Hugh Smith.

Notes:

On paper, the trip looks like an excellent day but it was a . . . → Read More: Eaglehawk Pelagic Trip Report, July 2nd 2017

Even small amounts of oiling can affect the flying efficiency of pelagic birds

See www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/07/even-tiny-amounts-oil-could-doom-seabirds

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