mid April, early for spring at 70*N

MID APRIL IS STILL A BIT EARLY FOR SPRING AT TROMSØ, N. NORWAY

Today we finally have nice sunny calm weather here in Tromsø, at 69*50’in N. Norway; +1*C in the morning +4* in the middle of the day. We have had a week of drizzly . . . → Read More: mid April, early for spring at 70*N

Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, April 15, 2019 to Sunday, April 21, 2019:

Area: SA

Location: Dennis Hut Camp ground Waitpinga

Fork-tailed Swift (Apus pacificus) (20+) Birds were hawking low over the camp ground

Reported by: Winston Syson on Tuesday, April 16, 2019

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Need more . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

Bellingen Birding (Frances Martin 14th April)

Frances, Walking along the riverside across the bridge from Bellingen is generally good. Further afield, downstream, I can recommend the Bundageree Littoral Rainforest Walk, 3 hrs return from Tucker’s Rock via Repton (near the Bellinger mouth) in Bongil Bongil National Park. Much of the walk is in logged tall Eucalypt forest with a regenerating . . . → Read More: Bellingen Birding (Frances Martin 14th April)

Eaglehawk Neck pelagic trip report 23 March 2019

Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic Trip Report – 23rd March 2019

Participants:

Joe Bates, Helen Cunningham, Michael Dempsey, Karen Dick, Scott Linnane, Mona Loofs-Samorzewski (report compiler), Andi Magnusson, Ian McDivett, Will Newbery, Ramit Singal, Peter Vaughan and Els Wakefield (trip organiser).

Boat:

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Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic trip report 7 April 2019

Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic Trip Report – 7th April 2019

Participants:

Ruth Brozek, Daniel Dance, Karen Dick, Paul Fraser, Steve Grainger, Winnie Grainger, Sara Grealy, Mona Loofs-Samorzewski (report compiler), Andi Magnusson, David Neradil, Peter Vaughan and Els Wakefield. (Paul Brooks, the trip organiser, was unable to . . . → Read More: Eaglehawk Neck Pelagic trip report 7 April 2019

Interesting article

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/2019/04/14/cassowary-kills-florida-owner/

Bellingen visit

I will be visiting Bellingen, NSW for a week at the end of April – are there any suggested birding sites, especially bush birds.

Thanks, Frances Martin

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WTNT monitoring

I would like to support Martin in his accolade of Michael Tarburton's work with swifts in Australia. Sadly his work has highlighted the decline of WTNT. However, without this monitoring there could be no support for the efforts to reverse this trend. Geoff Ryan

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Final WTNT counts please.

The White-throated Needletail’s are ending their visit to Australia (at least one has reached Vietnam, & two have reached China). I have received or located only 9 sightings for April, so this is a reminder to please get your latest sightings to me so I can add them and those from the Atlas and then . . . → Read More: Final WTNT counts please.