BirdLife Australia pelagic trip off Eaglehawk Neck Tas 17 July 2017

Hi all,

Here’s the second of the two trip reports from the BirdLife Aust pelagic trips that ran off Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania last weekend.

Cheers,

Rohan

Sunday 17 July 2016

OBSERVERS: Tim Bawden, Todd Burrows, Ruth Brozek, Paul Dodd, Ruth Woodrow, Dean Ingwersen, Angus McNab, Elliot Leach, Trevor Lumb, Paul Newman, Bernie O’Keefe, Glen Pacey . . . → Read More: BirdLife Australia pelagic trip off Eaglehawk Neck Tas 17 July 2017

BirdLife Australia pelagic trip off Eaglehawk Neck Tas 16 July 2017

Hi All,

Here’s the first of the two trip reports from the BirdLife Aust pelagic trips that ran off Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania this weekend [also posted to the ‘Seabirds and Pelagics Australia’ Facebook page with pictures]

Cheers,

Rohan

Saturday 16 July 2016

OBSERVERS: Tim Bawden, Todd Burrows, Mark Carey, Angus McNab, Dean Ingwersen, Paul Dodd, . . . → Read More: BirdLife Australia pelagic trip off Eaglehawk Neck Tas 16 July 2017

Countdown to the Great Grasswren Air Safari has begun! (ADVERTISEMENT I think)

Hi all,

Exciting days ahead as the countdown has started for Australia’s epic birding adventure. Never before has anyone attempted to search for all of Australia’s Grasswren species in one tour by private airplane: During 14 days we’ll search for Striated, Short-tailed, Western, Thick-billed, Eyrean, Grey, Kalkadoon, Carpentarian, Dusky, Black and White-throated. Starting on 27 . . . → Read More: Countdown to the Great Grasswren Air Safari has begun! (ADVERTISEMENT I think)

Brolgas

We have just seen the Brolgas ( previously reported ) on the Gregory Development road between Clermont and Charters Towers Queensland . They are congregating around a large dam on the LHS heading North and grazing in a Sorghum paddock on the RHS . There were 500+ around the dam and surrounds ,and approx 300 . . . → Read More: Brolgas

WTP track updates

We have reassessed the condition of access tracks within the WTP bird watching areas and have reopened access to the Lake Borrie area and Western Lagoons (i.e. Gates 2, 4, 5 & 6). The T-section Lagoon tracks are still pretty cut up (looks like some people got very close to being bogged!) and so we . . . → Read More: WTP track updates

RFI Bendigo/Ballarat

Dear birders

I am driving to Bendigo 5-8 August and would much appreciate any advice on good birding spots once over the border into Victoria – starting from Sydney. I don’t know this region at all and also it’s not the best time of year to go birding there – last week it had snow. . . . → Read More: RFI Bendigo/Ballarat

Vacancies for SOSSA Kiama pelagic – Sunday 24 July 2016

SOSSA is running an additional trip this Sunday, 24th July and still has a few spots available. We leave Kiama Harbour at 7.30am and return around 4pm. If anyone is interested in coming along, please contact SOSSA at sossa@tpg.com.au [1] or on 02 4272 4626

You can get further information at www.sossa-international.org [2]

. . . → Read More: Vacancies for SOSSA Kiama pelagic – Sunday 24 July 2016

Birding in Alice Springs in August

Hi everyone

I am going to Alice from Melbourne in August in a 2WD only and was wondering if someone could recommend go birding spots.

kindly Berenice

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Sydney Pelagic next Sunday – places available

Our regular July pelagic trip on July 9th was cancelled due to high seas and re-scheduled for next Sunday 24 July. We still have three spots available on this trip so please contact me directly if you would like to book.

All information on the trips is available at www.sydneypelagics.info

Regards

Roger McGovern

Birding-Aus . . . → Read More: Sydney Pelagic next Sunday – places available

Newhaven is very green at the moment/Mornington Camp

Hi Laurie, Since you mention the AWC, I may as well throw in my recent experience with them. In the Kimberly we booked in for 3 nights at Mornington (my birding birthday present) with an expectation of indulging myself in guided birding tours, slide show presentations and dining out in the highly-reputed restaurant, after 10 . . . → Read More: Newhaven is very green at the moment/Mornington Camp