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I’ve had a report of 4 Dusky Woodswallows on the Mornington Peninsula, south of Melbourne, on 16 July. Is that unusual” Happy birding Michael Norris 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 G’day My friend Lionel is walking the Larapinta Trail at the moment and needed some help setting up his food drops (and leaving his car in Alice Springs for him to collect at the end of the walk). I had a week of leave up my sleeve, so the Friday before last we left . . . → Read More: Newhaven is very green at the moment The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, July 18, 2016 to Sunday, July 24, 2016: Area: SA Location: Strathalbyn Black Kite (Milvus migrans) (2) 2 birds on the main Strath to Goolwa rd just South of the town. Reported by: Winston Syson on Monday, July 18, 2016 ——————————————— . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest Dear Birders My wife and I live the northern tablelands of NSW near the QLD border after spending most of our lives in the US. With a bird list of some 650 species worldwide (limited due to limited travel) we are eager to use the one full day available (9 October), following a conference in . . . → Read More: Darwin early October Hi all, I’m planning on driving from Weipa to Iron Range in mid October. Can those that have driven before please share with me how long it took them to drive. I’m finding from Internet searches the drive can take anywhere from 5 to 9 hours! Also, are there any roadhouses on the way. I . . . → Read More: Driving from Iron Range from Weipa Thank you to those who responded to my call for information on access to this area. It is all greatly appreciated! Regards,Michael 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 I have been sitting quietly for the past 10 days waiting for the news to break on this site of John Young’s latest achievement. Over the past years I have been highly privileged to accompany Lloyd Neilsen and Del Richards on unsuccessful attempts to lure a BBBQ into the open. My only qualification to be . . . → Read More: John Young and the BBBQ I too have this problem of trying to look through the viewfinder and not being able to focus. I wear glasses, so when looking through the viewfinder, I look over the top of the glasses. I have a Canon 700D and it is hopeless. I read that the viewfinders on the Canons are -1 to . . . → Read More: Camera View finders Two and a Half Centuries of Birdwatching “The trees over our heads abounded very much with Loryquets and Cocatoos of which we shot several; both these sorts flew in flocks of several scores together.” Joseph Banks, Botany Bay, May 1, 1770 And so began the written accounts of Sydney’s birdlife. Long-standing Cumberland Bird Observers’ . . . → Read More: ADVERTISEMENT: Birds of Sydney JOHN YOUNG AND THE BBBQ Following his re-discovery of the Night Parrot, John Young was offered a field ecologist position with Australian Wildlife Conservancy. The first task he was given was to tackle Australia’s second least known bird, the Buff-breasted Button-quail. This bird’s call has never been recorded, it has never been photographed, and only . . . → Read More: John Young and the BBBQ |
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