A heads up if you are rushing to buy a copy of the new CSIRO The Australian Bird Guide. I bought a copy on Thursday and had to change it as the print quality was poor with some bleached out illustration pages. I have also heard that some others have had this experience. My replacement … Read more
This great new field guide has finally reached North Queensland, I am impressed overall but three things struck me as odd: 1. The decision to use wing length rather than overall length. Now this may be scientifically rigorous and all that, but it means old dinosaurs like me have to recalibrate relative size, and that … Read more
I was under the impression its fate was already decided, Anthea. Apparently it’s on a list of dangerous species. Is this correct? Why on earth should a quite rare species like Nicobar Pigeon be deemed dangerous? I can only assume it’s some paranoia about disease, in which case all migrant shorebirds and vagrants should be … Read more
