Author: tnewcombe

Hi everyone,
I’ve never been very good at identifying birds by calls, but now I find I’m losing my eyesight, so I’m hoping to try and continue my interest in birds by learning their calls. Is there a reliable app or other resource to get more familiar with calls?
I have the Pizzey and Knight app, and the Morcombe app, which I think are really useful, but I have to identify the bird first before I can play the call. What I want to do is identify the bird by call only.
Any advice gratefully received. My eyesight will be gone within the year so want to start my new learning journey as soon as I can.
Thanks,
Tracey

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Hi all,
I have often read Wim Vader’s beautifully written reports from Norway’s far north on birding-aus, and he never fails to evoke wonderful images of that part of the world. I’m planning to visit the area this year, and am hoping someone has Wim’s contact details as I would love to ask his advice about things to see while there.
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Tracey

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Hi everyone,
Thanks to all who replied to my ID request. Seems the consensus is Golden headed Cisticola.
I have passed the information on to my brother who is most grateful for the assistance. He has taken some lovely pictures of birds on his recent trip to the NT, but is quite early on his birding journey and sometimes needs help with ID.
Thanks again,
Tracey

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Hi everyone,
Had a bit of a thrill this morning to see a small flock of Scarlet Honeyeaters in my front garden, in a crab-apple tree. We get loads of birds here in south coast NSW on our small acreage, but this is the first time we’ve seen this beautiful little bird. There were a few males, several females and some young birds as well. They were in the tree for about twenty minutes, had a great view from the front window. Good start to the birding year!
Cheers,
Tracey

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Hi all,
There was a flock of Rainbow Lorikeets on my lawn a couple of days ago. One of them, while having all the usual colours on the front, had a bright yellow back and wings instead of green. I double checked that it was definitely a Rainbow lorikeet. Is this a mutation? Or a common variant? I’ve never seen one like that before.
Cheers,
Tracey

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Hi,
I’m going to the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg, Switzerland and France. Rather than carry heavy field guides in my luggage, I was hoping that someone might recommend a field guide app for my iPad instead.
Any advice gratefully received,
Tracey Newcombe

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Female Satin Bower Bird early this morning in my garden. Best wishes to all for 2014. Tracey Newcombe Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org