Does anyone out there still have The Bird Observer (monthly magazine of The Bird Observers Club – or BOCA in later years), of February 1967, Number 423. My collection only dates from 1970 (when I joined). If yes, would you be able to look at it for me. I am seeking a specific bit of … Read more

First channel-billed cuckoo of the season at Pittsworth on September 17th, earlier than usual. Alastair > On 18 Sep 2020, at 2:00 am, birding-aus-request@birding-aus.org wrote: > > Send Birding-Aus mailing list submissions to > birding-aus@birding-aus.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org > or, via email, send a … Read more

Had my first sighting of the season at Guanaba on the Gokd Coast. Two birds being harassed by Magpies. Get Outlook for Android

Hi All, Willem Vader’s post is so interesting. Arctic birds and Polar Bears have been on our bucket list for years, maybe William’s daughter Anna with her rifle could guide us, Spitsbergen Safari style. Probably Polar Bears would be safer seen from the deck of a ship. Is Anna available Willem, and is she a … Read more

FAMILY DAYS AT 78*N   For the last 5 days, I have been in Longyearbyen, the ‘capital of Spitsbergen’, where my elder grandson—my daughter and family have lived there already in 10 years— celebrated his ‘confirmation’, a ceremony in church  which is a very important thing and a sort of coming in age for young … Read more