Hi all On a recent trip to Central Australia, Pat and I discovered a local irruption of Scarlet-chested Parrot near Kaltukatjara, Northern Territory. I have posted some photos on Flickr. Please enjoy. See http://www.flickr.com/photos/oo000oo/sets/72157624846161638/ Regards Ian May St Heelens, Tasmania. =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of … Read more

I was lucky enough to successfully twitch a single Rufous Owl at the Townsville Palmetum this morning and a bonus pair of Barking Owls.  The Rufous Owl seems to have one badly injured eye (right), otherwise appearing to be in fairly good condition, I hope it is able to deal with it’s obvious handicap. ============================== … Read more

While visiting Lamington National Park last week, I was excited when I spotted a bird that I couldn’t immediately recognise. Having spent a lot of time in the park over the last 20 years, it was a long time since I’d seen a new bird there. Alas, it was only a race of a bird … Read more

On the ABC Radio Science Show on Saturday (repeated yesterday) Robin Williams included an interesting piece on “collecting” by David Attenborough, the transcript of which I have copied below. It makes some interesting observations of relevance to the pastime of birdwatching (which, although not any longer to do with collecting ‘objects’ [eggs, nests, feathers, specimens, … Read more

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