Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 22, Issue 19

Are there any OBP to protect? David Robertson On Thu, Aug 20th, 2015 at 1:30 AM, birding-aus-request@birding-aus.org wrote: > Send Birding-Aus mailing list submissions to > birding-aus@birding-aus.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body ‘help’ to > birding-aus-request@birding-aus.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > birding-aus-owner@birding-aus.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than “Re: Contents of Birding-Aus digest…” > > > Today’s Topics: > > 1. South Island Pied Oystercatcher on Norfolk Island (Craig Doolan) > 2. SA Government buys coastal land to protect OBP (Stephen Ambrose) > > > ———————————————————————- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2015 22:45:26 +1200 > From: Craig Doolan < craigdoolan1990@gmail.com> > To: birding-aus@birding-aus.org > Subject: [Birding-Aus] South Island Pied Oystercatcher on Norfolk > Island > Message-ID: > cv_FVPZiFzMQfu_7ekg33L_pmyhFoChvSCXgE78dGiujMg@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Today I was alerted to an oystercatcher by local bird tour operator > Margaret Christian at Kingston, Norfolk Island. A single bird was feeding > in open grassland among cattle and feral ducks in the area and I was able > to confirm it as a South Island Pied Oystercatcher. > > Oystercatchers occur on the island every few years but have rarely been > properly identified. It is probable most or all of them are SIPO’s given > that we are much closer to New Zealand than to Australia. I’ve put some > pics on my Norfolk Island Natural History blog at > http://naturalnorfolk.com/wp/?p=374. > > Craig Doolan > > > —————————— > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2015 12:18:57 +1000 > From: “Stephen Ambrose” < stephen@ambecol.com.au> > To: “‘birding-aus'” < birding-aus@birding-aus.org> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] SA Government buys coastal land to protect OBP > Message-ID: <000a01d0da25$67a5d230$36f17690$@com.au> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” > > The South Australia Government purchases about 40 hectares of coastal > land > in the state’s south-east in a bid to protect the habitat of the > critically-endangered orange-bellied parrot. > > http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-08-19/sa-buys-coastal-land-to-protect-orange > -bellied-parrot/6707016 > > > > Stephen Ambrose > > Ryde NSW > > > > > > > > > > —————————— > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > > > —————————— > > End of Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 22, Issue 19 > ******************************************* > >