Recordings

Hi all,

I have  a recording of a bird call I would like help with identification.

I have recorded on the ‘voice memo’ app on my iPhone.

Can anyone provide instructions about how to take that recording off my iPhone and into a format that I can send as an . . . → Read More: Recordings

Black-breasted Buttonquail Inskip Point…

Hi all…i’ll be at Inskip point on Tuesday night 5th July… Are there still any reliable campsites/locations to see BBBQ ? I heard they’re not as common as they used to be in certain areas there? Just trying to book a campsite tonight right now… and was wondering which one to book in relation to . . . → Read More: Black-breasted Buttonquail Inskip Point…

Birding Pals

Hi All, Just wanting to check if people have used 'Birding Pals' while overseas? I'm planning a trip to Malaysia in August but cannot get into a guide as the ones I've contacted are still trying to catch up on COVID delayed trips. Any suggestions on whether BP is a good option, or guides would . . . → Read More: Birding Pals

Hudsonian Godwit

Hi fellow birders. We were going to try visiting Boyters Lane at Jerseyville this weekend – driving down from Brisbane – hopefully to see the Hudsonian Godwit. Unfortunately, the latest eBird checklists have not reported it. Does anyone have any news or views about this bird and the likelihood of it returning to . . . → Read More: Hudsonian Godwit

Early spring at 78*N 2

 

 

Fra: Wim Vader <wjm.vader@gmail.com&gt; Sendt: lørdag 24. juni 2023 21:59 Til: Willem Jan Marinus Vader <wim.vader@uit.no&gt; Emne: Early spring at 78*N 2

 

Early spring at 78*N    2

 

15. Red-necked Phalarope. Seen only twice, although this is the ‘normal’ phalarope on . . . → Read More: Early spring at 78*N 2

Early spring at 78*N

 

 

Fra: Wim Vader <wjm.vader@gmail.com&gt; Sendt: lørdag 24. juni 2023 21:26 Til: Willem Jan Marinus Vader <wim.vader@uit.no&gt; Emne: Early spring at 78*N

 

Early spring at 78*N

    Last week I spent 4 days with my daughter Anna in Longyearbyen on Svalbard; she has lived . . . → Read More: Early spring at 78*N

Last minute vacancy on Tropical Far North Qld tour (advertisement)

Hi all, A last-minute vacancy for 1 person has arisen on our 8-day "Tropical Far North Queensland tour", commencing in Cairns on 3 August 2023. We will look for all the local Iron Range specialties as well as Golden-shouldered Parrot, Southern Cassowary and many, many more More info on https://bellbirdtours.com/tropical-far-north-queensland-birding-tour/ Please enquire by return . . . → Read More: Last minute vacancy on Tropical Far North Qld tour (advertisement)

Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 116, Issue 2

Mangrove gerygone and Western Gerygone vs Brown gerygone. From: Birding-Aus <birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org&gt; on behalf of birding-aus-request@birding-aus.org <birding-aus-request@birding-aus.org&gt; Sent: Saturday, 10 June 2023 2:00 AM To: birding-aus@birding-aus.org <birding-aus@birding-aus.org&gt; Subject: Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 116, Issue 2  

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Suggestions for a bird ID video guide

Dear Fellow Birders,

I am creating a new series on my YouTube channel about identifying birds. I am aiming to show the differences between two species that are similar. Here is a sample video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgVQ_Lep_HA

Since I started birding in Australia I thought I’d ask this list for any suggestions on more species that might . . . → Read More: Suggestions for a bird ID video guide

Gilbert White anticipating a modern concept

I was reading the Natural History of Selbourne recently (as you do) and came across this in a letter of 7 Aug 1778: A good ornithologist should be able to distinguish birds by their air as well as by their colours and shape, on the ground as well as on the wing, and in the . . . → Read More: Gilbert White anticipating a modern concept