Hi folks Just back from 8 days in Kakadu, Litchfield and Katherine Gorge. Not a birding trip; holiday with non-birding family, but did some birding in the margins. Saw a decent number of larger birds, but was struck by how few small insectivores I saw: zero thornbills, robins, fairywrens. Now its true that I was … Read more
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
