Thank you Philip. Yes Phil G found a ‘Carolina Duck’ to go with the ‘Maine Duck’. I might have mentioned one more we are going to grapple with. I see Phil’s Birds of NG first ed uses ‘Eastern Koel’. The story on this is so complicated that it’s hard to trace, but it’s . . . → Read More: The koel name tangle
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Those with no interest in English bird names, please read no further. Of the English name changes that are in prospect following adoption of the unified taxonomy, I might draw attention to a couple that come from an unfamiliar direction. The curious ‘Australian Tern’ is a relatively recent invention with no basis in . . . → Read More: Australia Will Be There Sorry folks as has been pointed out (thanks Phil) dates on The Bird Watcher and Bird Observer are 1960 to 1998 Best Regards Graeme Stevens St Ives 0414546001 From: Birding-Aus <birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org> on behalf of Graeme Stevens <gestev45@hotmail.com> Sent: Saturday, 12 July 2025 9:03 PM To: ‘birding-aus’ <birding-aus@birding-aus.org> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Library Clearance Hi . . . → Read More: Library Clearance – Typo Hi fellow birders, I am in the process of relocating and consolidating two households, and sadly two libraries and offices into one requires some major surgery. To start of with and very sadly, much space must be saved by cutting down on periodical libraries and there are two groups I offer for free of . . . → Read More: Library Clearance 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) |
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