Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 63, Issue 28

Hi Harry,

Re Iron Range, here are a few thoughts. Re timing, October is a good time to visit Cairns and maybe Iron Range as birds should be active and nesting. But can depend on rain. By delaying to Nov then Buff breasted Paradise Kingfisher should be in the Cairns region. By delaying to Nov . . . → Read More: Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 63, Issue 28

2019 Sydney pelagic dates

Hi All,

The dates for pelagic trips running out of Sydney in 2019 are below.

Saturday 9 February 2019 Saturday 9 March 2019 Saturday 13 April 2019 Saturday 11 May 2019 Saturday 8 June 2019 Saturday 13 July 2019 Saturday 10 August 2019 Saturday 14 September 2019 Saturday 12 October 2019 Saturday 9 November . . . → Read More: 2019 Sydney pelagic dates

Werribee on weekend?

HI all

A good friend of mine will be in Melbourne on the weekend and is keen to go to Werribee if anyone can go?

Thanks very much Phil.

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RFI: Trip to Cairns – Iron Range

My father was pulled over last year at Lockhart River by police and his vehicle was searched for alcohol, he didn’t have any. So it is enforced.

Warm Regards, Charles Hunter On 30 Jan 2019, at 1:56 pm, Philip Veerman <pveerman@pcug.org.au> wrote:

I am someone who would never bother carrying alcohol on a trip, . . . → Read More: RFI: Trip to Cairns – Iron Range

RFI: Trip to Cairns – Iron Range

I am someone who would never bother carrying alcohol on a trip, let alone somewhere so remote (it doesn’t interest me and there are many better things to carry). So I have never thought about it but I was somewhat amazed at the mention of “Several reminded of the strict no alcohol policy . . . → Read More: RFI: Trip to Cairns – Iron Range

RFI: Trip to Cairns – Iron Range

Thank you all for your generous input! I got several emails from here and not a single tip from Facebook. Thus, old school email lists are still validated (although in demise). I will try to give individual replies in the next few days. Bear with me. Nevertheless, a short summary of the replies below: 1. . . . → Read More: RFI: Trip to Cairns – Iron Range

Status and distribution of South-East Queensland

Here is the latest of a series of posts about how the status and distribution of many birds in South-East Queensland has changed markedly over the 40 years between 1979 and 2019. Some have increased in numbers, like the Australian Brush-turkey thanks to the greening of suburbia. Others have declined sharply, like the Curlew-Sandpiper . . . → Read More: Status and distribution of South-East Queensland

Fwd: feather

Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message:

From: Sue Dawson <suedawson4@outlook.com> Date: 27 January 2019 at 4:18:09 pm AEST To: martin cachard <mcachard@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] feather

Maybe with Australia Day yesterday & being green & gold it’s fallen out of someones Akubra🐥Sue

Sent from my iPhone On 27 Jan 2019, at 3:24 pm, . . . → Read More: Fwd: feather

feather

Here's a feather pick dup in Brisbane Botanical Gardens. I can't think what bird has green and yellow feathers (about 4 cm long). cheers

— John LeonardCanberraAustraliawww.jleonard.net

‘There is kinship between people and all animals. Such is the Law.’ Kimberley lawmen (from Yorro Yorro)

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RFI Eyre Peninsula

We are off to spend two weeks in Ceduna, Streaky Bay, Port Lincoln and Port Pirie and would appreciate an ideas on specific birdwatching spots people have used in that general area. Are there any boat tours which take in pelagic birds?

Thanks for any help you can give either on . . . → Read More: RFI Eyre Peninsula