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The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, November 28, 2016 to Sunday, December 4, 2016: Area: SA Location: Flinders Park Australian Hobby (Falco longipennis) (1) A single bird perched on overhead wires at dusk on Dillon Avenue, Flinders Park about halfway between Hartog Street and Fowler Avenue. Login . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest Hi all. I’m putting together a small booklet as a Xmas present to family and friends. There will be 50 copies printed. I really need a reasonable photo of an Eastern Bristlebird to include in this book. My own photos of this bird are just not good enough. If anyone is happy to provide me . . . → Read More: Photo of Eastern Bristlebird Hi all, I currently have a vacancy for this Sunday’s pelagic out of Port Stephens (Nelson Bay). Some big southerly fetches in the Tasman Sea and onshore winds this weekend (plus a Mottled Petrel off Southport last weekend apparently) could make for an interesting trip. Contact me offline if you’re interested. Mick . . . → Read More: Port Stephens pelagic this Sunday – vacancy Dear Birding-Ausers, I currently have four vacancies for the December trip. If anyone would like a spot, please let me know. Regards Chris For details of future Portland trips, go to the BirdLife Australia web site at the bottom of the relevant Birdlife Victoria page at www.birdlife.org.au/locations/all-victoria-statewide/activities-vic For reports of past BA-Vic and BirdLife Victoria . . . → Read More: BirdLife Victoria Portland Pelagic – 11 December 2016 Some friends are taking a cruise from Barcelona to Singapore and sent me an email with the following: > However, this morning Rob was on our balcony around 10 am in bright > sunshine when he called me to have a look at a bird flying past which was > not a ‘beach bird’ (gull/tern). . . . → Read More: (Well) Out of area Hi All, Here’s another link with good news about Australian birds. The FNCV (see below) surveyed two roadsides near Annuello Flora and Fauna Reserve in NW Victoria in September finding 3 times the number of Regents as officially believed to be in Victoria. *http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-23/regent-parrot-numbers-soar-in-victoria/8048972 * Cheers John *Yours in all things* “*GREEN”* *John Harris BASc, . . . → Read More: Regent Parrot numbers in Victoria. see www.abc.net.au/news/2016-11-24/first-fledgling-night-parrot-spotted-by-researchers-since-2013/8051808 (includes photos) 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 We have managed to charter the Avalon IV for one last Sydney pelagic trip this year on Saturday 10 December. There are still a few spots available so if you would like to book, please send me an e-mail. All details can be found on www.sydneypelagics.iinfo Cheers Roger McGovern Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To . . . → Read More: Sydney Pelagic on Saturday 10 December 2016 A request for list members who visit northern Victoria or southern NSW near the Murray River. The recent flooding and rain in SE Australia are likely to have created suitable conditions for breeding by egrets, night-herons and other waterbirds. If you see or encounter any egrets in BREEDING plumage then I am keen to hear . . . → Read More: To consider: egret breeding northern Victoria Kimberley Birdwatchings Ashmore Expedition, November 2016 Summary By Mike Carter, Rohan Clarke & George Swann (version dated 19 November 2016) Trip Details Kimberley Birdwatchings annual spring expedition to Ashmore Reef ex Broome in 2016 ran from 2 to 10 November. This nine day trip differed from previous expeditions in that we spent four, . . . → Read More: Kimberley Birdwatching’s Ashmore Expedition November 2016 – Trip Report |
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