Hi All, Today I had to travel from Goulburn to Sydney, so took the opportunity to do some South Coast NSW birding along the way. Daybreak found me on the Budderoo Plateau Rd, near Barren Grounds Nature Reserve, where in the wind and rain I still managed some good birds. There were plenty of Fan-tailed … Read more

To all the adventurous birders out there, A little off topic, but I though this may be of interest to some of the younger (or young at heart) birders out there. I have just returned from an epic birdwatching experience; 2 months as a volunteer at Tandayapa Bird Lodge in the Andean cloud forests of … Read more

Hi Birders, I’m off to Vietnam for a couple of weeks, in a couple of weeks. I’m having a bit of trouble tracking down a guide from retailers and wondered if there might be a friendly birder out there who could lend me a copy? Happy to pay for postage and leave a deposit of … Read more

Was hoping to get this trip-report out before the weekend, but the Square-tailed Kite put paid to that (I’ve uploaded a few more shots taken this morning) Please go to http://www.aviceda.org/wp/ for details of my NT trip. Tom

SYDNEY PELAGIC TRIP REPORT – SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2010 OVERVIEW After a strong westerly blow on the day before, the wind dropped off overnight to provide a picture-perfect Sydney spring day for our pelagic – albeit, the ride was quite bumpy in the morning with a good swell running. It is always a special day … Read more