Vanuatu

If this is inappropriate please delete. I am going to Vanuatu in November and would appreciate any insightful assistance, contacts, sites, guides, etc. Many thanks and greatly appreciated in anticipation. trevorhunt23@gmail.com

— Trevor Hunt

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A particularly dopey internet bird identification error. It is in Asia

Hello,

 

I am just amused by this item and thought I would send on, even though for many of you (I am sending this to groups as “BCC”), it is not about a part of the world that many of you primarily relate to:

 

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hard copy of Emu – anyonr interested

Hi

I have a set of Emu from 1960 offered to a good home – if any one is interested. I am in Melbourne.

David

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Dubai info

Hi Everyone, I will pass through Dubai in late May and am looking for a bird guide to take me out and photograph desert habitats. Insights anyone?

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Vacancy on Perth to Pilbara tour (advertisement)

Hi all, A vacancy for 2 persons has arisen on our 9-day "Perth to Pilbara Tour", commencing in Perth on 5 June. Featuring Rufous (Pilbara & Sandhill) Grasswren & Grey Honeyeater, other target birds include Western Grasswren, Western Quail-thrush, Western Fieldwren, Chiming Wedgebill, Painted Finch, Bourke’s Parrot, Slaty-backed Thornbill and many more. Visit beautiful . . . → Read More: Vacancy on Perth to Pilbara tour (advertisement)

Fw: Dr David Roberston

Dear Birding Australia This is David Robertson’s son-in-law. Unfortunately, I have some sad news to share with you, David Robertson passed away this morning at 2am after 4 weeks in Flinders Medical Centre and his last couple of days at the Laurel Hospice. He was diagnosed with lung cancer a couple of months ago and . . . → Read More: Fw: Dr David Roberston

Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, March 4, 2024 to Sunday, March 10, 2024:

Area: SA

Location: Cnr Winchester St and Seventh Ave, St Peters

Grey Currawong (Strepera versicolor) (1) A few weeks ago I thought I heard a distant grey currawong from our garden (Third Ave, . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

birding guide in Fiji

Does anyone know of a good birding guide in Fiji (Viti Levu)? Google seems to have become even more cretinous recently.

— John LeonardCanberraAustraliawww.jleonard.net

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Cicadabird wing-shuffling

Here's something that puzzles me. I have read in field guides that Cicadabirds do not shuffle their wings like other Cuckoo-shrikes do. And now I can consult HANZB online I find this statement: 'Do not shuffle wings on alighting as other cuckoo-shrikes.' I wouldn't say I see this species regularly, but I saw it a . . . → Read More: Cicadabird wing-shuffling

Melbourne Yellow-rumped Thornbills

Yesterday on my commute I spotted a small flock of Yellow-rumped Thornbills. It’s a species I haven’t seen in urban areas for a while. They were on the M80 bike path near Darebin Creek in Thomastown (Melbourne).

Has anyone else seen these guys? Are they unusual here or have I just not seen them before?

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