Yandina Creek Wetland

Thanks Jude

Be assured, this particular resident has got it wrong, very wrong.

The reason is that her property was excised from the original wetlands acquisition proposal after she drained the wetland on her property.

So the person in question is pretty much bitter about having been left out of the final wetlands negotiations.

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Albatrosses Killed by Helium Balloons

The deaths of three albatross in south-east Queensland, including a Light-mantled Albatross, have been linked to their consumption of helium balloon debris in offshore waters. One of the balloons has been traced to the Sunnybank Plaza shopping centre in Brisbane.

This is the tip of the iceberg. Plastic waste is responsible for the deaths of . . . → Read More: Albatrosses Killed by Helium Balloons

TRIP REPORT Christmas Cocos Nov Dec 2016

Hello all, I’ve completed the trip report for the first two of three tours to Cocos and Christmas this summer. I’ve uploaded it to the Birding Tours Australia website and its 27 pages with lots of pics. www.birdingtours.com.au/

Hope you enjoy the read. CheersRichard Baxter

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Sydney Pelagic Trip Report – Saturday 11 February 2017

SYDNEY PELAGIC TRIP REPORT – SATURDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2017

Our first Sydney pelagic trip for 2017 took place in abnormally hot weather conditions (up to 46degC in some parts of western Sydney) and with very warm sea water temperatures of around 25degC. However, some good shore-based sightings of tropical seabird species recently along the . . . → Read More: Sydney Pelagic Trip Report – Saturday 11 February 2017

committee overseeing the renaming of bird species

Good morning

Could anyone tell me the name of this committee and something of its history?

Thanks

Denise Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow PO Box 71 Darwin River, NT, Australia 0841 043 8650 835

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Phalaropes

For those who may not yet have got the word, 4 Red-necked Phalaropes were seen on Rottnest I at the weekend during the Shorebird survey. Baghdad Lake

Maris

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Birding spots

Hi all ? I live not far from base of Mt Warning/Murwillumbah NSW and, because I haven’t had a chance to get out and do much bird photography in the last 6-8 mths, I haven’t explored all the hot spots for reliable/great Birding. The reason for my message: I’m starting up a Birding group for . . . → Read More: Birding spots

Yandina Creek Wetland

Amazing work by Greg Roberts. It’s a significant life-legacy. And the endurance needed to go on so long with this, in the face of dreadful indifference.

Thanks, Greg. Judith

Reply to: jlukin01@postoffice.csu.edu.au JLA This note’s from the mobile.

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Appeal for Birding Conservation Donations

Dear Birders,

As many of you may know, the ‘Champions of the Flyway’ is an annual event that takes place in Eilat, Israel. This year the event is on March 28th. The event takes the form of a Big Day – essentially a midnight-to-midnight race to see which team can record the most species over . . . → Read More: Appeal for Birding Conservation Donations

Yandina Creek Wetland

Many Australian birders supported the 3-year campaign to protect the Yandina Creek Wetland on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. BirdLife Australia, Birds Queensland and Noosa Parks Association were among the groups that helped. It’s great to report that the campaign paid off and the wetland is to be restored.

Full story here:

sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/2017/02/yandina-creek-wetland-to-be-restored.html

Greg Roberts friarbird.roberts@gmail.com

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