Does anyone have a blog?

Dear List,

If anyone on this mailing list has a blog, could you email that link to me? (Or, if you know of a good list of birding blogs) I’m creating a page of links to birding blogs (mostly for birding inspiration for myself) and I’d love to have yours

Thanks

Jason

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Painted Finch Question

Hi all So just a question about Painted Finch A friend and I are heading inland from 80 Mile Beach to Karajini NP and then towards Cue direction and down to Kalgoorlie or something like that etc

Is there any good spots to see Painted Finch? Appreciate your reply’s

Kirri

neways34@yahoo.com.au

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Request for a contact

Can anyone help me get in touch with Paul Marty, formerly from Perth now living in Brisbane, or at least QLD. My Email address is Latvian_maris@hotmail.com

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Little Blue Birdlist

BirdLife Western Australian have published a revised version of BOCA’s Little Blue Birdlist. It is a A6 sized paper record/tick list of Australian birds and uses IOC 9.2 nomenclature. They are $5.00 each plus postage, so order your copy by email at wa@birdlife.org.au  

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Review: Taylor’s “Birding Australia’s Islands”

Dear Birders,

Thought you might be interested in this short review of Sue Taylor’s book “Birding Australian Islands”, from a fellow birder.

Review: I finally got this book in the mail in Ottawa, Canada. Previously having birded Australia for 2 years while my wife and I were living there, I was intrigued by what could . . . → Read More: Review: Taylor’s “Birding Australia’s Islands”

King Island bird surveys – Promotion

Could you please place the following in your next edition. Thanks, Kate

DIARY DATE: ‘Wings on King’ Spring Surveys 7-10th November, 2019

 

Have you been birding in the beautiful King Island yet? Come and join in gathering spring bird data while enjoying the spring wildflowers adorning the island. Join Mark . . . → Read More: King Island bird surveys – Promotion

White-headed Petrels off Sydney Harbour National Park.

There were 2 White-headed Petrels off Sydney Heads this afternoon flying into a 40 knot southerly always good to see these birds from shore. Cheers michael.

Northern Shriketit

Does anyone have any tips on when where, and how,( ie calling in? ) we can see the Northern Shrike-tit?

Is it still a subspp or now a full species.

Many Thanks

Michael

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Protecting subtropical rainforest

I've put a proposal to the Queensland Government to convert large areas of hoop pine plantation in south-east Queensland to re-establish subtropical lowland rainforest, a critically endangered habitat. At the end of the post are government email addresses if anyone wants to flick an email to the ministers in support of the idea. http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com/2019/08/imbil-state-forest-plan-to-to-save.html . . . → Read More: Protecting subtropical rainforest

Lorikeet hybridisation

I am interested in any (as definite as possible) reports of mating in the wild between Rainbow and Musk Lorikeets.  Single hybrids are likely to be regarded as aviary escapes, so of most interest are reports of (a) pairs formed of both species eg inspecting hollows and (b) hybrids being fed by one . . . → Read More: Lorikeet hybridisation