John Weigel Congratulations to Tim Low. His literary prize was helped by votes from you lot, and is a win for birds and birding. http://wheelercentre.com/dailies/post/a34bc393f456/ John Sent from my iPhone Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
Back on the subject of Tim Low’s recent book, I see that it can be voted for, for its literary value, at this site. I’ve read it twice, but need another go, since my retention rate these days is abysmal. Would be nice to see ‘one of our mob’ win the annual award! http://wheelercentre.com/victorian-premier-s-literary-awards-2015/vote/ John … Read more
Hi folks, I’m organising a trip for small group out of Terrigal on Wednesday 26 November. Yeah, sorry about that – it’s mid-week. The boat is very fast and will reach the shelf in under an hour. Principally a fishing charter, it reportedly regularly encounters good numbers of birds at fishing (upwelling) hotspots. A bit … Read more
Well, the bird was last seen on the airstrip Friday morning. I arrived this morning (Saturday), and left late this avo with no sighting, despite a big effort to see most accessible paddocks and shoreline. A number of birders are on the island for Ian Hutton’s LHI Birdweek, but nobody saw the SIPO this morning. … Read more
Some El Nino, eh? Too wet on the east coast for the usual Painted Snipe traps (thanks for Hunter updates Mick R). Has anyone, ANYWHERE seen the little Aussie secret nomads this Spring? Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
