I got an email from Melbourne Water saying my Western Treatment Plant permit expires in two weeks. It said to go to https://www.melbournewater.com.au/services/licences-and-permits/birdwatching-access to renew it. But the “Apply now” button on that page just takes me to https://birdwatch/, which doesn’t exist.
I’ve let them know, but in the meantime, does anyone have the right link for the renewal?
This is my first post here. Hopefully I’ve done it right.
Hi everyone I'd rather think of this message as our Swan Song – the alternative is Dead as a Dodo! For the last couple of years, the BIrding-Aus mailing list has been very quiet. Then exceptionally quiet. But in the last few months there has been a flurry of activity – in bounced messages! The one … Read more
Hi all, We've had a last minute cancellation on our popular Comfortable 9 Grasswren tour starting in Mt Isa on July 25th and concluding in Adelaide on August 10th. The tour has very good opportunities for all 9 Grasswrens plus many other great outback birds (including Grey Falcon!) along the route to Adelaide and includes a … Read more
Hello Birding-Aus members, My husband and I are having a clear-out before moving back to Canberra and have a selection of Australian birding, wildlife and natural history books available for sale. All books are second-hand and in good or excellent condition. Available titles: Australian High Country Owls – Jerry Olsen HANZAB Volume 1: Ratites to … Read more
Hi folks Just back from 8 days in Kakadu, Litchfield and Katherine Gorge. Not a birding trip; holiday with non-birding family, but did some birding in the margins. Saw a decent number of larger birds, but was struck by how few small insectivores I saw: zero thornbills, robins, fairywrens. Now its true that I was … Read more
