I’ve never got around to putting clips of the Golden Bowerbird online. Instead, here’s a fully edited short documentary (2 minutes) with Alan Gillanders at his bower: http://bird-o.com/ Enjoy … and feel free to share! Simon. _________________________________________________________________ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/197222280/direct/01/ Do you have a story that started on Hotmail? Tell us now============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing … Read more

Hi Geoffrey, This year’s trip is off due to lack of numbers, but my wife and I have “booked” for next year. Richard is moving house which is why there has been no response. Try again later. Cheers Michael ============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the … Read more

Correction to this: for Sooty Shearwaters read Sooty Oystercatchers. Sorry. “Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:32:17 +1000 From: “Greg Roberts” Subject: [Birding-Aus] Fairy prion on sunshine coast To: Message-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=”us-ascii” During a two-hour sea-watch yesterday from Pt Arkwright on the Sunshine Coast, I saw 1 Fairy Prion close in, 6+ Fluttering Shearwaters and … Read more

Trip report, outback South Australia & Queensland July 5 – 19, 2010 Hi Birding-Aus Birdos I have just returned from an incredible two weeks in outback South Oz and Queensland with my twitcher son Tait. We started in Adelaide in my faithful old Paj, up the Birdsville Track, then on to Mt Isa, across to … Read more

Yesterday had just a whiff of spring about it here on the northern plains of Victoria. And sure enough this morning my first migrant for the season passing through, a Fairy Martin ( I definately dont see them here in the winter, unlike the Tree Martins which hang around). Not quite as exciting as seeing … Read more