Hi all, The federal election has just been decided and the Magpies are about to win the flag, but everyone knows that the main event is yet to come. The 2010 Twitchathon. In Victoria the dates for the Twitchathon are 5-6 November 2010. There are 2 races, a 24 hr race and an 8 hr … Read more

After having spent two unsuccessful days searching at some of Ian Mays sites for Scarlet-chested Parrots, James and Alexander Watson gave up the search and were on their way home when they stopped the car to look at a Thorny Devil. Sheer luck because right there were five SCP’s! The spot was at 25deg 04.059’S … Read more

Hi, James Watson of UQ has just very kindly contacted me with locations of SCP sightings on the Docker Road west of Uluru. Click on the central pin of the map at http://birdo.wildiaries.com/trips/10285 and it will give you a latitude and longitude. Don’t forget, you can sign up for a free newsletter with Bird-O updates … Read more

There are several vacancies on the boat trip out of Cape Jaffa, near Kingston SE South Australia, this Sunday 12 September. Please contact Colin Rogers at twitcher_colin@hotmail.com if you are interested. As always, the viability of the trip depends on the weather. Grant Penrhyn =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe … Read more

Had a little bronze cuckoo at my house at Reedy Creek on Sunday. First for the season for me. Wes Tolhurst ============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ==============================