Eagkehawk Pelagic Trip Report, August 27th 2017

Eaglehawk Pelagic – August 27th, 2017

Participants:

Darryl Eggins, Rob Hamilton, Mona Loofs-Samorzewski, John Tongue, Shirley Tongue, Peter Tongue, Kimberley Tongue, Els Wakefield, Matt Wright and Paul Brooks (organiser and report compiler)

Boat:

The Pauletta, skippered by John Males, with deckhand Craig.

Notes:

Favourable conditions leading up to the trip had us hopeful of seeing . . . → Read More: Eagkehawk Pelagic Trip Report, August 27th 2017

Eastern Curlew

There are a pair of Eastern Curlews on the flats at Narooma, in amongst the Little Black Cormorants and Terns.

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A Mysterious Grassbird

Dear List,

My wife and I recently took a trip to the Top End. We did Darwin to Kakadu to Pine Creek and back to Darwin. We saw about 60 “lifers” and around 85 in total. For those interested in the total list we saw (some of my favourites are: Black Bittern, Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, . . . → Read More: A Mysterious Grassbird

Sydney Pelagic September 9th – spots available

We still have a few spots available for the Sydney pelagic trip next Saturday 9th September. If you would like to book please contact Hal by e-mail at hepstein@bigpond.net.au or at 0411 311 236 as I will be away.

Cheers

Roger McGovern

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places on Cape York Tour (ADVERTISEMENT)

ADVERTISEMENT Two places have become available on the Red-bellied Pitta Bammaga Tip of Cape York Tour. The dates are 15th to 20th December due to a cancelation. Fly in Fly out Ex Cairns. Includes Airfare, Accommodation, all meals, half day boat trip, transport. Small group of 6 with 2 guides. $3290.00pp twin share phone Doug . . . → Read More: places on Cape York Tour (ADVERTISEMENT)

Local folklore and names of Northern rosella

(More for Denise really but posting in case anyone else knows)

I am wirting about the northern rosella on Wikipedia and am intested if anything has been published on local/indigenous folklore or names cheers Cas

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Pacific (Fork-tailed) Swift (Apus pacificus) Report for 2016/17 Season.

Pacific (Fork-tailed) Swift (Apus pacificus) Report for 2016/17 Season.

[Summary of 487 sightings sent to me or published where I could find them]

Next seasons swifts are heading our way so it must be time to get last season’s report together. Two were seen on Java 22nd Aug, 4 seen on Bali 25th . . . → Read More: Pacific (Fork-tailed) Swift (Apus pacificus) Report for 2016/17 Season.

17 September Pelagic from Port Macdonnell

We still have 2 spots on this trip. If you would like to join us contact me directly. Colin.

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Great Western Woodlands

The spring issue of Woodlands on the Wing is available on line. The newsletter is produced by the Birdlife WA GWW bird survey project committee. It contains trip reports, bird lists and much more.

birdlife.org.au/projects/great-western-woodlands/latest-news-gww

Contact me if you would like to be put on the Emailed distribution list.

Maris Lauva

Survey Coordinator

gww@birdlife.org.au

Latest . . . → Read More: Great Western Woodlands

world shorebird 2017

Lai has asked Australian birders on Birding Aus to participate in World Shorebirds Day.

Apart from the migration timing issue, BirdLife Australia encourages volunteers counting migratory shorebirds to ensure the data is input into birdata as part of the Shorebirds 2020 program here: birdata.birdlife.org.au/

Standardised surveys using birdata allows our researchers to analyse population trends . . . → Read More: world shorebird 2017