It's all about the birds
I expect we are all aware of the solar eclipse today. Are there any bird people at Exmouth today to see it? As it happens, my first significant contribution to published bird study was my article: (1982) ‘A record of avian and other responses to the total solar eclipse – 23 October 1976’, Australian … Read more
Hello Fellow Birders, As many of you will know, King Island, Tasmania, has a number of critically endangered bird species including the King Island Brown Thornbill and the King Island Scrubtit that are rated 1st and 3rd most likely next bird extinctions in Australia. Their recovery is being overseen by the Threatened King Island Bird … Read more
Hi all, A last-minute vacancy for 1 person has arisen on our 8-day autumn "Western SA Specialties & Splits tour", commencing in Adelaide on 8 May 2023. We will we look for Naretha Bluebonnet, White-bellied Whipbird, Copperback & Nullarbor Quail-thrush, Rufous & Western Grasswren, Spotted Scrubwren & many other good local specialties. More info on … Read more
G’day folks The glorious autumn blue sky weather has finally arrived in SEQ. My son and i took advantage of the perfect bushwalking weather to do the Cordeaux section of the Cunningham’s Gap horseshoe. Vegetative thickening following the fires of 2019 and several years of good rain meant that it was slow going up to … Read more
Russell Woodford Begin forwarded message: From: Kerry Levingston <kerrylevingston@gmail.com>Date: 9 April 2023 at 9:58:29 am AESTTo: Andy-Mary Sides-McHugh <ammcsides@googlemail.com>Cc: Christine Bassett <space.bassett@gmail.com>, Delia Walker <walker.delia@gmail.com>, nforford@bigpond.net.au, Jeff and Marie <jeffandmarie@dodo.com.au>, Robyn Wood <woodrc@bigpond.net.au>, Sue Foley <sue.foley.2018@gmail.com>, Richard McGuire <mcguirera3@outlook.com>, alan becker <beckeralno@yahoo.com.au>, Kelly Young <boomboxbuddies@yahoo.com.au>, brums <brums@bigpond.com.au>, Ross Gwyther <rgwyther@optusnet.com.au>, Alan Boardman <abo84951@bigpond.net.au>, dianneb46 <dianneb46@hotmail.com>, … Read more