I thought I might post my musings of the past two weekswhile travelling on a ‘listing’ trip in Cambodia. A reoccurring topic on this forum and others isthe contribution of listers to wildlife wellbeing v the footprint it leavesthrough individual species stress and natural resource consumption.I am absolutely a lister, very little is more exciting . . . → Read More: A listers musings
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Hi Folks, Just to update a few sightings. 2/1/17 – 80+ Pacific (Fork-tailed) Swifts in the Julatten, Qld region. 4/1/17 – 50+ Pacific (Fork-tailed) Swifts in the Yorkeys Knob, Cairns, Qld region. Regards Steve Potter m: 0407398234 e: steve@frontier.org.au 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: Pacific (Fork-tailed) Swifts Dear Birders, The ABA announced today that officially John Weigel holds the ABA big year record. It is the result of an unbelievable effort. I offer my congratulations to John not only for achieving such an amazing outcome but also for the goodwill and fine spirit that he has shown throughout the project and in . . . → Read More: Congratulations to John Weigel While chasing butterflies on Nail Can Hill in Albury this afternoon I spotted a flock of about 50 White-throated Needletails briefly circling up high. Tree Martins and a couple of Dusky Woodswallows were also present, but at a much lower altitude (just above tree canopy). Weather was hot and slightly humid with big cumulo-nimbus clouds . . . → Read More: WTNT and Turwuoise Parrot, Albury A SURFEIT OF WEATHER Here in Tromsø at 70*N we have had almost too much weather this last month. December was warmer than usual, with 250mm of precipitation, double the normal amount. Most of it came as rain the first weeks, so all November snow disappeared. Then we were lucky and we got a moderate . . . → Read More: First yearbirds Dear all 50 plus needletails circling at head height and as high as one could see at 12.30pm today on Callagans Creek Road 31 50 32 : 152 03 89. This is somewhere between Gloucester and Mount George, NSW. They swished past a meter above the ground so close you could hear the wind in . . . → Read More: WTNTs On 2nd Jan about 1000hr 7 WTNTS circling high over Yamba shopping centre. The birds were high in a hazy sky and I thought one was a Fork-tailed Swift but not 100% sure. Cheers Geoff 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: WTNTs Hi all, 2 small flocks of White-throated Needletails near Narooma on December 28th: One flock of 10-15 just at the northern end of the bridge north of the town, another flock of appx. 20 over the highway at Handkerchief Lake, just South of Narooma. Regards, Paul Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or . . . → Read More: WTNTs Uh, thanks Philip, I should obviously have been more explicit, I am looking for records of predation by raptors, snakes, goannas etc and not humans….. Phil Gregory Ph: +61 7 40 937 318 Email: info@s2travel.com.au Website1: www.sicklebillsafaris.com OR www.birder.travel Website 2: www.cassowary-house.com.au Website 3: www.cassowarytours.com.au Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe . . . → Read More: Predation on BoP’s Hello A friend and I spent a few days up around the Cobar area in Central West NSW in December, primarily to collect seeds; however, we did manage to fit some birding in. I’ve written a short report about our brief expedition. While it will most interest the plant enthusiasts on birding-aus, others may find . . . → Read More: Cobar area December 2016 seed collecting with some birding, short report |
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