Just to stick my neck out and speaking of future splits, surely the Grey Shrike-thrush in the Red Centre should be split just on the basis of its song – nothing like that of the east coast species. I heard them singing at Kata Tjuta in June 2003 and again at Kings Canyon – pure . . . → Read More: Australian splits
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see www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180502131819.htm Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org I used to think that the Sandstone Shrike-thrush was pretty hard to beat, but when the Little Shrike-thrush was recently re-instated as a full species, when I changed the listing on my website my attention was drawn to what an outstanding songster it is. So my vote goes to a Little Shrike-thrush with Pied Butcherbird . . . → Read More: Australias best songster. Some might have missed part of the puzzle. The below message from Dick Schodde was copied to list but I think only went to personal addressees. Geoffrey —–Original Message—– From: rschodde@grapevine.com.au . . . → Read More: FW: Scrubwrens Peter Wolcott will be speaking on: “Antarctic Conservation Issues” Peter Wolcott toured Antarctica as part of a Birdlife International sponsored trip in February. He will discuss issues and initiatives particularly addressing Penguins and Albatrosses such as rat eradication on South Georgia and micro-plastics in the Antarctic Ocean. He will also share photos such as Penguin . . . → Read More: Birdlife Victoria Group – Public Speaker night – Antarctic Conservation Issues Thanks Birding-Aus. The scrubwren thread is the most interesting thing I’ve seen on B-A in eons – and I’ve been on and off this list since it first began back in the mid 20th century somewhere. I’ve learnt a few things, and some of it is quite relatable to my own observations of Sericornis across . . . → Read More: Scrubwrens When I was there last year I kept seeing a double-sided poster of Icelandic birds which covered the birds that you would expect to see. It took me to the end of the trip to discover that it could be purchased at petrol stations for around $A20. It was folded like a map. The guide . . . → Read More: Iceland bird guide Hi all,From your various posts you also send photos, but l am not receiving any.Is there a special setting I need to apply?Thanks,Don Lill Sent from Samsung tablet Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org AusBirders, I thought this link might be of interest to readers. tinyurl.com/yb4ptr4v It is a link to an Op-Ed article in last weekends edition of the NY Times by John Fitzpatrick of the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology on the future of global shorebird numbers. Dean Cutten Victor Harbor Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings . . . → Read More: Future Shorebird Numbers |
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