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We will be visiting Tasmania via cruise ship and are looking to hire birding guides at three ports. Burnie – 24 December Noon-9pm Hobart – 29 December 10am – 11pm. Port Arthur – 30 December 8am-5pm. We are reasonably keen but elderly couple. Any suggestions or contacts would be welcome. Thank you. . . . → Read More: Birding guides for Tasmania? Hi all, I have upcoming trips to Japan and Philippines and was hoping for some guidance on field guides. I still prefer books but open to apps also.
Japan: I have Mark Brazil’s Princeton guide, but it covers all of East Asia and is pretty bulky: I’ll be . . . → Read More: Japan/Philippines field guides A couple of weeks ago I did a cruise with Daintree Boatman. He located the frogmouth and enabled me to see the Spotted Whistling Duck. Would recommend. www.daintreerivertours.com.au/ Wendy McWilliams —–Original Message—– From: Birding-Aus < birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org> On Behalf Of birding-aus-request@birding-aus.org Sent: Tuesday, 1 July 2025 2:00 AM To: birding-aus@birding-aus.org Subject: Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 133, . . . → Read More: Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 133, Issue 4 After 31 years, we are planning another trip to Australia for fall of 2026. Two quick questions: 1. What is the best birding app for Australia. It seems the main ones are Pizzey and Morecombe. 2. Is the Daintree River cruise still recommended? If there is more than one, which is best? Thanks in . . . → Read More: Two Questions Some readers will already know the sad news that Lloyd Nielsen passed away earlier this week, at Mareeba Hospital. Lloyd was a passionate birder, author and illustrator. He wrote and illustrated several books about birds, including the acclaimed "Guide to the Difficult Small Birds of Australia." Lloyd was putting the finishing touches to a . . . → Read More: Vale Lloyd Nielsen Hello All,
I thought some may be interested in the reply I just got from Allianz about that TV ad. I wrote to them with an edit and some more ideas about the ad than what I sent out earlier. They don’t ask me not to send out the reply. . . . → Read More: TV ad for Allianz (update) I wonder if others have seen and were amused by the new TV ad for Allianz. It also happened to be the discussed as the first item on (ABC TV) Gruen this week. https://iview.abc.net.au/video/LE2428H003S00 The ad featured a computer-generated animation of two birds, specifically a Black-throated Finch and a White-bellied Sea-Eagle. In this, . . . → Read More: TV bird ad for Allianz Hi everyone, Just wanted to post this opportunity here, Ornis Birding Expeditions is now offering grants of up to $5000 USD for intrepid birders aged 18-30 who want to try and rediscover a lost species. More details about the application process can be found here: https://www.ornis-birding.com/grants No Aussie species in the "lost list", but there . . . → Read More: Young Birders Expedition Grants by Ornis Birding Hi all, A last minute opportunity has arisen for one lucky lady to join our 16-day all-female "Comfortable 9 Grasswren Tour", from Adelaide, SA to Mt Isa, Qld commencing on 7 July 2025. . Experience the SA-Qld outback like never before: following flooding rains earlier this year the landscape is green, flowers abound, and . . . → Read More: last minute female-only vacancy on Comfortable 9 Grasswren tour The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period= Monday, April 21, 2025 to Sunday, April 27, 2025: Area: SA Location: Henley Jetty, Henley Beach Short-tailed Shearwater (Puffinus tenuirostris) (100+) Solitary and small g= roups flying north to south between the waves as the storm rolled in. Many = coming within . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest |
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