ALAN traps Silver Gulls?

In the December 2018 issue of Wingspan, there's an article about the dangers of ALAN (artificial light at night) to birds because it upsets their night navigation abilities (Fatal Attraction, John Peter, p53). It offers Silver Gulls as a local example: "Silver Gulls provide the most conspicuous examples of ALAN-related discombulation in Australia, with their … Read more

FW: Victorian Birding/Travel Advice Please

  Dear Moderator, Because of bounces, I think that I had the wrong e-mail address in an earlier attempt to send this. If the earlier one (exactly the same e-mail)  got though, please ignore this one. With continuing thanks for the service, regards, Angus Innes.   8   angus.innes@environment-agency.gov.uk       From: Angus Innes Sent: … Read more

Iron Range

Hi Harry, You will most likely get lots of replies and suggestions where to find birds from other birders but here are a few of my tips. I have had 3 trips to Iron Range, the first was with my wife in August 2009 as pretty inexperienced birders. We dipped on most of the endemic … Read more