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Hello all, Just my two bobs worth on this issue after about sixty years of experience with these issues and 35 mm cameras. Good reflex viewfinders are expensive to make and are no longer made but as a rule of thumb, the better (dearer) the camera the better will be the viewfinder. The last viewfinder . . . → Read More: Camera viewfinders Hello Could someone please tell me whether a 4WD is absolutely essential to getting to the black grasswren site/s in the Mitchell River National Park, Western Australia? And, if so, do they know of any good vehicle hire companies around Broome or even Derby? Any help is greatly appreciated. Regards,Mike Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To . . . → Read More: Mitchell River NP access Hi Bob, Maybe a bit late but my favourites for general birding are: Sime road side of the McRitchie Reservoir and Golf course through to the tower. Pulau Ubin by boat near the airport The Botanic Gardens are always a good bet Sungei Buloh wetland to the north west. All of these are easy to . . . → Read More: RFI Singapore birding Hi Everyone, I have a bit of a quandary at the moment. I have acquired a Sigma 100-400 mm lens for my Canon 7D and often find it difficult to determine if the bird is in focus or not. I can’t see clearly enough through the lens. I have glasses but have also purchased and . . . → Read More: Glasses or not …… Good morning all A friend has asked if anyone can identify this bird heard in Bali. > I have a bird puzzle for you but I am not sure it is an Australian resident. We are in central Bali and there is bird I cannot identify. I wonder whether you have ever heard it.. > . . . → Read More: Bali bird call Hi All, We will be heading to Hattah-Kulkyne in late Aug, our main target being Mallee Emu-wren. We plan to be checking out the well-documented track, but I’d be grateful to hear any other recent gen. for them in the area. Thanks in advance, John Tongue Devonport, Tas. Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings . . . → Read More: RFI Mallee Emu-wren The crossing of Moonlight Creek on the northern road accessing Weipa today produced a host of good birds in about 40 minutes: Shining and Leaden Flycatcher, Grey and Rufous Fantail, Red-browed Finch – brightly coloured northern race, Spectacled Monarch, Tropical Scrubwren, Yellow Oriole, Large-billed and Fairy Gerygone, Spotted and Graceful Honeyeater, Little Shrike-thrush, Spangled Drongo, . . . → Read More: Moonlight Creek m.smh.com.au/business/innovation/green-cars-in-spotlight-as-lithium-demand-causes-flamingo-flocks-to-shrink-20160710-gq2eef.html 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 Hi Mike, I was back on Lord Howe Island last week (3 – 8 July 2016) conducting more bird surveys on Transit Hill. I experienced typical winter weather, with an intense low pressure system located over the Tasman Sea causing winds of 90-100 km/hr to prevail continually for 3 days (5 – 7 July, inclusive) . . . → Read More: White-throated Needletails, Lord Howe Island All, An American colleague will be travelling to and from Darwin via Singapore in late August – early September and has a full day layover in Singapore coming and going. Any suggestions for interesting birding sites or folks would be appreciated. You can respond direct to me via bgosford@gmail.com or at birdknowledge@gmail.com. Cheers and may . . . → Read More: RFI Singapore birding |
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