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Hello All Bird Conservationists: ‘Wings on King’ will be running surveys of shared sites on the 27-28th April, King Island, with orientation and group formation on the evening of Thursday 26th. This is an important project, monitoring the birds of King Island with repeated surveys over 50 Shared Sites with all data being entered . . . → Read More: Advertisement A 1923 copy, 4th edition, of “Birds of Britain and their Eggs” by J L Bonhote, has come my way. I don’t want it as have no room for old bird book collections but if anyone else would like it, its going free apart from postage from King Island. It has 33 Illustrations including eggs . . . → Read More: Calling old Bird Book Collectors For those who follow Wim Vader – and there are lots. Someone from my Instagram feed who posts lots of amazing photos of the landscape around Tromsø might be of interest. www.instagram.com/terjenergard/ Cheers Lawrie — Dr. Lawrie Conole PO Box 155 Melton 3337 Australia lconole@gmail.com 0419-588-993 — Dr. Lawrie Conole PO Box 155 Melton 3337 . . . → Read More: Tromsø A juvenile Channel-billed Cuckoo has been photographed on King Island, Tasmania, over the weekend. A vagrant, but last recording of this species in Tasmania was in 1905 and isn’t clear whether it was a live bird sighting or a specimen possibly from somewhere else. Although it would be useful to have them here to help . . . → Read More: Channel-billed Cuckoo on King Island, Tasmania Hi Paul & Ruth, It is a bit out of the way from Hamilton but the Hopuruahine River, beside the Waikaremoana Rd just before you get to Lake Waikaremoana is a good spot for Blue Duck. This is the only place I’ve seen Blue Duck while still in the car – usually it takes a . . . → Read More: RFI New Zealand (North Island) (Paul Dodd) After the sell-out of the first screening there will be a second screening of ‘The Desperate Plight of the Orange-bellied Parrot’ at the Pivotonian Cinema in South Geelong on Wednesday 2nd May. The cinema only seats 70 and bookings are already filling. For bookings go to www.trybooking.com/TYYB Proceeds to help support the OBP. Birding-Aus . . . → Read More: May 2nd screening in Geelong for OBP film – Advertisement Not sure if this got posted or not, so sending it again. Is there anyone on Eyre Peninsula interested in a half day out doing bird photography. I will be visiting the area 2nd week of April and wouldn’t mind an outing somewhere. Particularly interested in Coffin Bay – Port Lincoln area but happy to . . . → Read More: Eyre Peninsula I’m heading over to Eyre around 9th April for a week. Just wondering if there is anyone who might like a day out (or half day) in order to photograph some birds. Particularly interested in Coffin Bay/Port Lincoln area but happy to try elsewhere. Cheers, Ian Smith Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or . . . → Read More: Eyre Peninsula As a child in the early 60’s I used to see Mutton Birds flying south regularly just above the waves from the Back Beach of Fraser Island. But, I’ve often thought that for these migrants it would make more sense if they flew high with jet stream assist. Sent from my iPhone Birding-Aus mailing list . . . → Read More: Mutton Birds Gooday Michael and others, 21 March 2018 1755 Homestead waterhole Prince of Wales Is. Very cloudy sky with showers. Birds were observed just over the treetops and feeding. Main flock of 15 followed by smaller groups of 2 – 7 birds. Total 30+ birds over 30 min. period. 22 March 2018 Muralug Beach POW Is. . . . → Read More: POW Is. Qld. Fork-tailed Swift sightings. |
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