mystery bird on YouTube

1.07 minutes into this video on Trovants (a peculiar form of sandstone boulders found in Rumania), there is an appearance of a bird I can’t identify. I would say it definitely isn’t a European bird and looks more like a S American sub-oscine. A screen-capture is here: www.jleonard.net/mysterybird.jpg But you might get more detail by … Read more

Latham’s Snipe

Thanks so much, Anthea — exactly what I wanted to know. This is not something we think about often, I guess — just how much water a wetland bird will feed in (or a shorebird) ! Cheers Judith 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

Birding guide, Sri Lanka

I can also very highly recommend the Bird and Wildlife Team.Our guide was Udithe Hettige (spelling?). He knew all the birds, mammals, reptiles, butterflies, frogs, dragonflies, etc. _________________________________________________________________ Frank O’Connor Birding WA birdingwa.iinet.net.au Phone : (08) 9386 5694 Email : foconnor@iinet.net.au 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

Birding guide, Sri Lanka

Martin I highly recommend Chandima Jayaweer of Birding Sri Lanka www.birdingsrilanka.com/. You will be guaranteed all the endemics and specialties in a well-organised and comfortable tour at a fraction of the cost of the bigger company tours. See trip report here: www.surfbirds.com/trip_report.php?id=2312 Greg Roberts friarbird.roberts@gmail.com sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe … Read more