Hi everyone, had a report of a Sacred Kingfisher today from Glenhaven northern suburb of Sydney, according to all my records and Birds of Sydney “Hoskins” this is more than a month early. the beautiful Hawkesbury 60km N/W of Sydney ============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of … Read more

Hi All. Sorry to re-visit this but. I have a Samsung phone that has runs Windows Mobile. It supports a great GPS program called GPS-Tracker and works well both here and Overseas. I have recently been offered an iPhone 4. I know much was commented on around Dec last year (09) but has anyone had … Read more

Dear Birders I see Christmas Is is topical at the moment, I’m thinking of a visit for a week from 8 April 2011, mainly for seabirds but will try for everything off course.  Had planned to do it this year but the flights from KL (travelling from UK) were all cancelled back then.  Now flights seem back on … Read more

Today I observed what I believe is a Great Knot in partial breeding plumage Could the group’s shore-bird experts take a look and confirm or identify otherwise. http://picasaweb.google.com.au/Roger.Giller/Shorebirds?authkey=Gv1sRgCJXqrpb6jN3LGg# Two images, one with a Bar-tailed Godwit for comparison. Location was Taren Point Shorebird Community site, currently undergoing an upgrade by the Sutherland Shire Council. Thanks. Roger … Read more

[ABC] Feral cats wiping out endangered bush species By Timothy McDonald Posted Thu Sep 2, 2010 8:37pm AEST A new report from the Nature Conservancy has found that mammal species in northern Australia are in rapid decline and many are at risk of becoming extinct within the next decade. At least a dozen species are … Read more