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Recently returned from a trip to Iron Range and the greater Cairns area and I recorded the following swift sightings on consecutive days Tuesday 5 December 1. Portland Roads, Iron Range: at 6.30am 2 White-throated Needletails mixed with 10 Swiftlets sweeping circling above the town’s main road adjacent to the mangroves at 7.30am approx 30 . . . → Read More: Pacific (Fork-tailed) Swifts and WTNTs I have a near-new binocular harness to dispose of. It’s pretty standard, elastic construction, made by Vanguard. You can have it for the price of postage. My new bins came with a custom harness. Email me if interested. 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 . . . → Read More: Binocular harness hello all, at 5:15pm today I found the first Barn Swallows of the season for FNQ – 12 of them on the wires above the paddock at the south-east corner of Capt Cook Hwy and Cape Tribulation Rd, Lower Daintree, with a few Welcome Swallows, and Tree and Fairy Martins. this arrival is a few . . . → Read More: 12 BARN SWALLOWS at LOWER DAINTREE today I saw the Aleutian Terns at Old Bar on Friday. It was a great day’s birding, more so because it was my 600th bird, 17 years in the making; the first 500 in 9 years and 8 years to go from 500 to 600. It took a little skill, a deal of persistence, and a . . . → Read More: A great day’s birding Here is an email I sent David earlier re bird id. Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: suedawson4@outlook.com Date: 17 December 2017 at 1:29:18 pm AEST To: jackwat@bigpond.com Subject: Bird ID Hi David, Thought I’d email you privately in case I make a fool of myself re bird Id. Looks very much like . . . → Read More: Fwd: Bird ID Roger and Hal, A huge thank you is in order for all the hard work and tireless dedication to organizing these pelagic adventures over the years. These trips really are special and really do add to our knowledge and understanding of seabird and cetaceans in the region. Wishing you both a great Christmas and New . . . → Read More: *** SPAM ***Sydney Pelagics – Major Announcement I would like to let everyone know of the changes that we will be making to the organisation of Sydney pelagic trips with effect from January 2018. Hal and I have been organising these trips for more years than we care to remember and we have decided that it is the right time to hand . . . → Read More: Sydney Pelagics – Major Announcement This book may be of interest to some. I don’t know if it includes the Night Parrot. I have not seen it, so,I can’t answer any questions about it. www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/Book-Review-Birds-New-To-Science.aspx?s_id=451921341&applefix=true Carl Clifford 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 . . . → Read More: New Bird Species in the last 50 Years Peter, Care should be taken when referring to models of Nikon binocs. Nikon Monarch and Nikon Monarch 7s are totally different. The Monarch 7s are nearly double the price of ordinary Monarchs and indeed according to their specs are very good. I have had two pairs of the ordinary Monarchs, ordinary being the key word, . . . → Read More: Nikon Monarch 7 binoculars |
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