Hi everyone I've been teeing up guided birding in PNG out of Port Moresby with local guide Daniel Wakra. The plan is to stay in Port Moresby and get taken each day to Varirata National Park and other places nearby. I'm going to go for 4-5 days in July/August, but if I can interest . . . → Read More: lowland PNG birding
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Dear birding-aus subscribers. This is not a matter of species identification but of correctly identifying the reproductive stages of this duck. Books and websites indicate a ‘breeding’ colour either by words or images or both. There is considerable variation with ‘red’, ‘bright red’ and ‘reddish’ being the preferred words, while pink, roughly the . . . → Read More: Freckled Duck male bill breeding colour In 2018 I went to Kumul Lodge, which was a great experience. Now I'm looking to go somewhere in the lowlands. Is there somewhere like the Kumul Lodge setup anywhere near Port Moresby (ie own secure grounds with natural habitat, excursions to other good birding spots (in safety))? — John LeonardCanberraAustraliawww.jleonard.net Make nature great . . . → Read More: PNG lowland birding Hi all, Have you ever wanted to go birding and wildlife watching in Tanzania? An exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 persons on our 16-day "Tanzania Spectacular Tour", commencing in Arusha on 19 April 2025. Visit the famous Serengeti, the Ngorongo crater, Lake Victoria, and many other prime national parks. Expect a bird list . . . → Read More: Vacancy on Tanzania tour this April! (advertisement) Gooday Kirri. We used to live in Bowen. The local Tourist Guide used to have a Bird list plus some info on locations. Central to Bowen is Mullers Lagoon an excellent Birding area. Bowen Saltworks did allow me to conduct Wader Counts years ago but I am not sure what the Entry requirements are . . . → Read More: Bowen Birding Info Hi there ☺️ Been looking through EBird of good spots around Airlie Beach & Bowen…don’t know the area that well yet… I have some spots I’ll be visiting that I’ve found on EBird but…just wondering if anyone has some local knowledge of Great places to check out in these areas of the Whitsundays that they . . . → Read More: Airlie Beach This I s not my observation is the observation of the guy who runs the accommodation I’m staying at on Christmas Island. He says that he’s noticed Island Thrushes in his backyard hopping around finding very small red crabs and meticulously picking all the legs and claws off the crab before swallowing it whole. I . . . → Read More: Behaviour of Island Thrush on Christmas Island Hi Folks I am pretty certain I spotted a grey falcon in Edeowie gorge, on Edeowie Station on the Flinders Ranges on Sunday. I only saw it in the air, but circling, reasonably close and through my bins for a couple of minutes. Given how rare they are, my first 9 thoughts were "it . . . → Read More: Grey Falcon Gooday all
If anyone here on the BA forum has experience with the new Ziess thermal monocular, and are happy to discuss them, could they please reply or ring.
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Greg Little 0414 562169 Hello Kirri, Its a little late to see shorebirds on breeding plumage because they have leave breeding area and are on automn migration. I dont know where you can see them around Rovaniemi. I am now in Norway in Varanger and on the fjord, its possible to see some shorebirds species. Look on this . . . → Read More: Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 128, Issue 2 |
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