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Thank you for all your responses on this. Now please, PLEASE, to anyone with no interest in English bird names:  do not read further.   Despite good intentions on all sides, we are moving into an untidy situation.  So far as I can see, the AviList taxonomy is being generally adopted, including by BirdLife Australia, … Read more

I would be very interested to hear what people think of the different English names for the one species that are now appearing:  sometimes  ‘Australian Gull-billed Tern’, sometimes ‘Australian Tern’.  

Hi all, A vacancy for 1 person has arisen on our  "Kimberley & Black Grasswren birding tour", from 3-13 August 2026. Featuring all the local specialties, including Black Grasswren, Partridge Pigeon, Purple-crowned Fairy-wren, Kimberley & Red-headed Honeyeater, Buff-sided Robin, White-quilled Rock-pigeon, Dusky Gerygone, White-breasted Whistler, many finch species and more, a visit to the Broome Bird … Read more

I want to do some birding in India and also see a Tiger. Has anyone had experience of doing this? — John Leonard Canberra, Australia www.jleonard.net Make nature great again. Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org

Hey all  I was wondering what was the best time to go to Lord Howe island with the crossover of different species with breeding…would love to see Providence pétrels and also White terns but not sure if they’re there at the same time and Tropicbirds… Is there an overlap where they’re all there at same … Read more