RFI South Africa

Hi Everyone,

My wife and I are travelling to South Africa at the end of June this year for the first time.

I’d appreciate any advice on birding hotspots, guides and accommodation for east and southern parts of South Africa.

In particular, within Kruger NP, Pretoria and the Garden Coast from Capetown and Port Elizabeth.

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2017 Plains-wanderer report

Hello birders

For those interested in how plains-wanderers fared in 2017 on the Hay Plain, our annual plains-wanderer report can be found at www.philipmaher.com/plains-wandererreportmainpage.html

All the best

Philip Maher Deniliquin, NSW.

Australian Ornithological Services P/L P.O. Box 385 South Yarra 3141 Victoria Australia Telephone: 0417310200 _http://www.philipmaher.com_

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Lost a Scope

Hello

These are the details of Ivor’s lost scope. I lost my scope on Morris Ck Road, Giru. It was a VORTEX Razor HD 11-33×50 on an aluminium tripod. Forgot to put it back in the car and when I returned it was gone. I tell you this in case someone contacts you about . . . → Read More: Lost a Scope

Lost scope

Hello A Townsville birder, Ivor Preston, accidentally left his Scope on Morris Rd, Giru, Nth Qld recently and when he went back for it the same day it was gone. Just wondering if anyone going along that road may have picked it up? He would love to get it back. Many thanks, Joan Wharton

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Aleutian Terns Old Bar 15/01

Greetings, This morning one could have driven to the terns but the tide was a bit high for me. I walked. There were five Aleutians on bank inland of the fenced area and a little south. Opposite the end of the fence there were eight more. When they all took off at7 am, crossing the . . . → Read More: Aleutian Terns Old Bar 15/01

Rufous Scrub-bird

Greetings, Can anyone provide me with recent information on the Rufous Scrub-bird and Barrington Tops?

TIA, Alan

— Alan’s Wildlife Tours 2 Mather Road Yungaburra 4884

Phone 07 4095 3784 Mobile 0408 953 786 www.alanswildlifetours.com.au

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White-throated Needletails at Ryde, Sydney (and Canada Bay)

Around the time (probably 0820hr) and on the same day (Thursday, 11th January), that Cathy was seeing her needletails in Ryde, I was driving through the Sydney suburb of Canada Bay with around 40 needletails swirling around on either side of the road and overhead.

Always good to see them!

Philip Griffin

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Fork-tailed Swifts in BIG numbers yesterday at Lower Daintree, FNQ

hello all,

FINALLY some big numbers of Fork-tailed Swifts have turned up on the Cairns-Port Douglas-Daintree lowlands.

as far as I am aware, these are the first seen near the coast up here since early Dec when Marie Tarrant saw a few around Cairns.

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