Not quite the pink parrots we were aiming at on our recent trip to central australia, but a great sight indeed was a pair of Major Mitchells just west of Erldunda. We stopped on the side of the highway in the hope of getting a few photos even though it was really windy and we … Read more

Following was received via email today. I thought it was a sentiment worth sharing in this forum… ================================================= From: Birds Australia [mailto:enews@birdsaustralia.com.au] Sent: Tuesday, 14 September 2010 10:59 AM To: BA Vic Group Subject: BA-Vic e-News 14 September 2010

Crested Terns (Thalasseus Bergii) are very common in Australia and are likely to be seen around the entire coast of Mainland Australia and Tasmania. Lesser Crested Terns (Thalasseus bengalensis), on the other hand, are far less widespread in Australia and normally only occur along the coastlines of Queensland, Northern Territory and the northern half of … Read more

I got my SE Asia book second hand from Amazon…. It was Robsons (off memory) guide to SE Asia, unfortunatly it doesn’t have Distribution maps and covers all SE Asia, so there will be birds that have been recorded once in Singapore or Myanmarr. What I have done (I’m going to Thailand) Is to circle … Read more

I spent 6 great days birding around Lake Cargelligo last week together with several others despite the rains. Perhaps because of the rain & that some roads were not passable, some of the species that were expected based on the archives – thanks Dave Stowe, Frank Antram, Nevil Lazarus, Carl Weber, Ivan Chapman, Troy Mutton, … Read more