Just spoke to a local aviarist who has informed me that an entire aviary full of Double-barred Finches numbering 26 individuals escaped from her property in Gillen on the weekend. Given the conditions of the grasses around town I’d say there is a good chance we may soon have a resident population of these finches … Read more

Hi all, With all the talk about going to the outback this year, including mine, I want to remind people of the Ashmore Reef trip. This year it is 16th to 23rdOctober (I believe) and 2 of my birding friends are booked on it. But it seems there are still a couple of places available. … Read more

Orcas, like humans are picky eaters see: http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8828000/8828570.stm =============================== 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 ===============================

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