Richard King

Hi All, First, I would just like to thank again those people that emailed me with information about the Tasmanian endemic sites and also the great volunteers at Melaleuca who kindly showed us around and helped us to get the Orange-bellied Parrots in the nick of time. My wife and I visited Peter Murrell Reserve … Read more

Hi Rob, I can see your point and agree totally, it will make me think twice about booking tours with Rockjumper, if that’s a common occurrence with them. The lack and faulty optical equipment is more of a concern. I’ve been on a couple birding tours with other companies and have been annoyed when everyone … Read more

Hi all, I’m heading to Hobart for a bird/mammal watching trip in the next couple days and planning to visit Bruny Island, Sorell area, Melaleuca, Strahan and Loongana. I’ve seen Forty-spotteds, Green Rosellas and Native-hens years ago (pre-birder days), but if someone could give some current info on good locations for the other endemics, especially … Read more

Hi All, I’ve just read the latest Birdline WA about Princess and Scalet-chested Parrots near Neale Junction, WA, http://www.eremaea.com/BirdlineRecentSightings.aspx?Birdline=10 Has anyone been out on the Laverton to Neale Junction Road lately to see the parrots? I was wondering what the Neale Junction road is currently like and is it better to travel via the Point … Read more

Hi All, Anyone interested in seeing Flock Bronzewing, now is a good time to head towards Derby. A flock of about a 100 have been hanging around about 120km southeast of Derby (just south of the Great Northern Hwy). On the 17th Jeff Turpin and I saw a large flock of over 170 birds and … Read more