White wing fairy Wren

Hi there I am a photographer searching for the wwfw…. I live in Brisbane and was wondering where the best place would be to find them. Maybe around the oakey toowoomba area? Thanks Louise Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org

Seabird advertising

Pardon the use of the forum for some blatant advertising but it’s for seabirds and their researchers. Australasian Seabird Group has produced a colouring book aimed at primary school kids. The book combines colouring in with education on the diversity of pelagic seabird life and the threats they face. We are particularly interested in any … Read more

presentations, University of South Australia

Good morning all, I will be presenting a couple of papers at the University of SA on May 3, both of which are relevant to avitourism (birdwatching is generally included under the aegis of ecotourism). a) Avitourism – Eudaimonic Or Hedonic, Serious Or Casual? An Exploration Of The Behaviour And Experiences Of Couples Who Travel … Read more

Two Pacific Swifts, Redcliffe (Brisbane area)

HI Mike Two Pacific Swifts overhead for an extended period this morning – we observed them for 20 minutes from 9am and then moved on but the birds didn’t seem in a hurry to be going elsewhere as they wheeled above us in lowish circuits. I’m afraid I didn’t take a GPS reading but the … Read more

WTNT

Hi Mike, 3x WTNT somewhere between Garie and Wattamolla, Royal National Park, South of Sydney yesterday, early afternoon. Sorry, don’t have precise time and location (I was walking the coast track). Very low (down to ground level almost) in strong westerly winds and some smoke from the Holsworthy/Menai bushfire. Paul Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To … Read more