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The Buccaneer Archipeligo is north of Derby. Koolan and Cockatoo Islands might potentially have vagrants but you probably won’t be allowed access. They have Rose-crowned Fruit-dove and other nice birds. I doubt if you will visit them, but Adele Island and the Lacepede Islands (especially West) are other places. _________________________________________________________________ Frank O’Connor Birding WA birdingwa.iinet.net.au . . . → Read More: Buccaneer Archipelago Hi all ? I’ll be spending a week in the Buccaneer Archipelago area off Cape Leveque/Broome WA, boating and exploring (very researched trip where fishing and being aware of Whirlpools etc)…is there any islands out there where I may see Vagrants or that I should visit? I figured I should keep my eyes open on . . . → Read More: Buccaneer Archipelago I would second that, Bob. I spent 5 weeks there in 2014, on a soothing about trip, with birding secondary. Most of my time was spent in Pokhara. My great highlight was the Vulture Restaurant at Gawchowk, where a cow had obligingly recently died, and there were vultures aplenty. What I found amazing, was that . . . → Read More: Nepal – a great place for birds along with spectular scenery and interesting people – ADVERTISMENT You mean the “Tip Chook”? That subspecies has been around for some time. Cheers John Yours in all things “Green” John Harris. BASc, GDipEd Director and Principal Zoologist/Ecologist Wildlife Experiences P/L Wildlife Guide Nature Photographer 0409 090 955 www.wildlifeexperiences.com.au On 3 May 2017 11:40, “David Adams” < dpadams@gmail.com> wrote: > For those that missed it, . . . → Read More: New Aussie subspecies: The Bin Chicken For those that missed it, the Sydney Morning Herald has an interesting write-up of some research on the urbanization of White Ibis in Sydney and a bonus video clip from the Planet Earth series (cough-cough). Both worth a look: www.smh.com.au/technology/sci-tech/the-white-ibis-or-bin-chicken-hits-the-carbs-in-sydney-leaving-its-paleo-diet-behind-in-the-bush-20170502-gvwzyz.html 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 Aussie subspecies: The Bin Chicken Or direct from the publisher, for their charitable donation from the price… Phil, Apologies to Andrew Isles but it is a competitive world – maybe you should have ordered it from the UK (Book Depository) for AU$36.58 including delivery. Bob Sothman Adelaide —–Original Message—– From: Birding-Aus [birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org] On Behalf Of Phil Gregory Sent: Tuesday, 2 . . . → Read More: New Australian Field Guide Over the years I have seen on Birding-Aus many reports on birding trips to various overseas countries but very few on Nepal. I have just returned from Nepal and I would rate it as one of the more interesting of the 50 odd countries I have birded in. Roly Lloyd & I saw 347 species . . . → Read More: Nepal – a great place for birds along with spectular scenery and interesting people – ADVERTISMENT We have two spots on each of these trips.If you would like a spot contact me directly. Last Sunday we had good numbers of Wandering and Sooty Albatross and 3 Soft Plumaged Petrels plus the usual for this time of year. 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: 2 places on Port MacDonnell Pelagics 14 and 28 May Bizarre situation here, where folks in the UK and Japan have their copies of the new Field Guide, but here in Cairns and Kuranda we have a notification from Andrew Isles and Australia post that our books have been dispatched on April 28, but we can expect them on May 8! I suppose fodder for . . . → Read More: New Australian Field Guide G’day bird enthusiasts It looks like both species of swifts have departed our shores, with two sightings in China and a dozen in Taiwan, it appears they are well on their way to their breeding grounds. My preliminary assessment of this season shows that average flock size is again down on last year, let . . . → Read More: Seasons Sightings of WTNT & FTS (Pacific Swift) |
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