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Hi all, I took a bit of an interest in plains-wanderers (PW) while I was writing the Riverina Biodiversity Plan for NPWS (as it was then) back in about 2001, although I will freely admit that others know more than I. Neville Schrader was one of the experts that I consulted while doing that work . . . → Read More: Weekly Times front page- “Plains Blunderer” (Simon Starr) Hi all, In this week’s Weekly Times, Wed 14th, the front page reads “Plains Blunderer- Lock-it-and-leave policy debunked as sheep graze a national park to save the Plains Wanderer ” The article opens the lid on the fact that since the acquisition of more than 11,000 ha of farmland in Northern Victoria by federal and . . . → Read More: Weekly Times front page- “Plains Blunderer” Hi all, Felt like I had to share a memorable afternoon and evening yesterday around the Terrick Terrick National Park and the nearby Patho plains on the northern plains of Victoria. Following rain,rain and more rain, the area is still very much green and native plants are continuing to seed. This has resulted in an . . . → Read More: Victoria’s northern plains Hi Peter Thank you for taking the time to address my query. Sorry for the time taken to reply. I have now had chance to measure the actual focus distance which is 9 metres. Someone has suggested that it may be that my eyesight is not as good as it used to be. Perhaps there . . . → Read More: Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 47, Issue 14 Pacific (Fork-tailed) Swift (Apus pacificus) Report for 2016/17 Season. [Summary of 487 sightings sent to me or published where I could find them] Next seasons swifts are heading our way so it must be time to get last season’s report together. Two were seen on Java 22nd Aug, 4 seen on Bali 25th . . . → Read More: Pacific (Fork-tailed) Swift (Apus pacificus) Report for 2016/17 Season. G’day Bird enthusiasts Two months ago I had the joy of attending the bi-annual Swift conference in Poland, where the main theme of the presentations was how to bring Common Swifts back to the cities of Europe. However, I learnt from British researchers that there is a population of Common Swifts living in . . . → Read More: Pacific Swift Annual Summary 2016 Hi Martin Three weeks ago I stayed at a Caravan park (first on right travelling North into Coonabarabran) .Lots of Striped HE’s . Of course they follow the Blossom and there were eucalypts in flower near our Caravan at the time. Ground Cuckoo Shrike … I went on Plains Wanderer tour with Phil Maher and . . . → Read More: Striped HE, Ground CS Hey birding, As mentioned by Chris Watson in a previous message, Birdlife Victoria’s Twitchathon was a great success this year! A few people have asked me about the results. Here they are (see below). Congratulations to all the teams who participated, what a great race! Thank to those who sponsored us. Of course, sponsoring the . . . → Read More: Birdlife Victoria’s 2015 Victorian Twitchathon results Hi all, last December I did some birding in the Capertee Valley and then on a drive from Sydney back to Adelaide. I had lots of help from people on birding-aus, thanks!! Highlights were Regent Honeyeaters near Tambo in the Capertee Valley, and Plains Wanderer, Inland Dotterel, Pratincole, Little Curlew and Painted Honeyeater near Deniliquin, . . . → Read More: Capertee+Deniliquin (and Dubai) trip reports Hi all, Alan Morris (NSW Twitchathon co-ordinator) no longer posts to Birding-aus, so I have copied below the ‘very preliminary results’ from the NSW Twitchathon on the weekend below. Our score of 252 was a new record and came about by combining the NSW mallee (on Saturday) with the Hunter Valley (on Sunday). Our compulsory . . . → Read More: NSW Twitchathon (Very) Preliminary Results |
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