Month: June 2018

Hi all,

I just got my grubby hands on the Phil Gregory guide and was blown away by
it. I would recommend it hands down.

Cheers,
Iain Campbell

On Sat, Jun 30, 2018 at 8:46 AM condoraus < condoraus@gmail.com> wrote:

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> I am planning to go to New Guinea. Can anyone recommend any good bird
> field guide books or aps?Cheers Don Lill
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Iain Campbell
Tropical Birding Tours
www.tropicalbirding.com

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Sent from my SAMSUNG Galaxy S7 on the Telstra Mobile Network
——– Original message ——–From: condoraus < condoraus@gmail.com> Date: 30/6/18 10:09 pm (GMT+09:30) To: birding-aus@birdingaus.org Subject: New Guinea bird field guides
I am planning to go to New Guinea. Can anyone recommend any good bird field guide books or aps?Cheers Don Lill

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Hi all
I’m in Vanuatu at the moment on Efate/Port Vila area…
This morning I observed a small swift type species zooming fast above the shore next to the beach and I HAVE an image…not a great one that I can’t upload at this second..
Anyone have an idea of what is found in this area at this time of year…
It’s a rather small swift
Thanks
Kirri
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Greetings,

A Four Day, Cairns – Cairns Tour starting September 9^th

Birds and mammals will be the focus of this tour with two nights in
Yungaburra and one in Undara. Nocturnal viewing of wildlife will occur
on all three nights but not late into the night.

Vacancies exist for two singles or a couple to join Alan and one guest.
Email alan@alanswildlifetours.com.au
alan@alanswildlifetours.com.au> for itinerary and price

Alan Gillanders

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2 Mather Road
Yungaburra 4884

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

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I’m looking for a paper published in The Stilt in 2000.

Unfortunately the AWSG website has a virus so I could not download it.

The paper  is  by David Paton: “Disturbance distances for water
birds and the management of human recreation with special reference to
the Coorong region of South Australia”

If anyone could send me a copy I would be very grateful.
Best wishes
Michael Norris

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We have spent the past few days at Mallacoota where there has been an
astonishing number of Bassian Thrushes, We have seen them in at least 6
sites, mainly single birds but one lawn was graced with 3 at once. Other
birders, both local and visitors, have commented on the extraordinary
numbers.

Has a similar increase in sightings been recorded anywhere else?

Martin Butterfield
franmart.blogspot.com.au/

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The latest revision of the IOC taxonomy list has been posted on their site

www.worldbirdnames.org/updates/

the new list is currently in draft form and becomes effective from 27 July
2018.

As far as Australia is concerned the Western Whipbird has been split into
White-bellied Whipbird (P. leucogaster – from SA) and Black-throated
Whipbird (p. nigrogularis – from WA)

The new list has also revised the taxonomical order for Cuckooshrikes and
Grassbirds. I am not sure what the actual effect (if any) on Australian
lists will be. I have been unable to download the draft spreadsheet
(hopefully they will correct this within the near future).

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Dear all,

A last-minute on opportunity has arisen for one person to join our 12-day
Nine Grasswren tour commencing 1 August this year.

This is one of Australia’s epic birding adventures, where we look for 9 of
Australia’s 13–odd species of Grasswren: Kalkadoon, Carpentarian, Rusty,
Eyrean, Grey, Western, Short-tailed, Thick-billed and Striated Grasswren.
We have a good chance of other sought-after birds like Banded Whiteface,
Chestnut and Cinnamon Quail-thrush, Gibberbird, Yellow Chat, Inland
Dotterel, Flock Bronzewing, Spinifex Pigeon, Painted Finch and even the
enigmatic Grey Falcon. The trip starts in Adelaide and traverses the
outback to finish in Mount Isa.

Please contact me for further info or head to our website (below).

cheers,

Peter

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Photography Tours / Australian Birding
Store

t: 1800-BIRDING (free from landlines in Australia) or +61 402 738 855
(our office is staffed Tuesdays and Thursdays and erratically on other
days. If your phone call is urgent please phone Peter Waanders on +61 409
763 172)
a: PO Box 2008 BERRI SA 5343
w: bellbirdtours.com e: birds@bellbirdtours.com

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Hi all,

There are one or two vacancies for the pelagic running out of Port Stephens this Sunday. Contact me offline if you’re interested or want more details.

Mick

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