Thanks Bob. A hint for long URLs which can be an issue for some people – if you go to tinyurl.com and give them the URL it comes back as a very short URL which is easier for some browsers/mail systems. I have done this and the link is now http://tinyurl.com/28qejr2 which is rather easier! … Read more

For those interested the link below is to an article in the Melbourne Age and the National Times regarding the likely extinction of the OBP written by Debbie Lustig. http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/nothing-funny-about-thi s-looming-deadparrot-sketch-20100713-109ic.html (It’s quite long so if it doesn’t all come through as a link you may need to copy and paste into your browser address … Read more

Good Morning Everyone Have just returned from South America and photographed around 300 species so I have started to catalogue my files as per the IOC Birdlist v2.4 and many thanks to Gyorgy Szimuly who sent us his version in Excel spreadsheet with corresponding numbers which makes my job a bit easier, even though it … Read more

SYDNEY PELAGIC REPORT – SATURDAY JULY 10, 2010 OVERVIEW With a combination of good weather conditions after strong southerlies during the previous days, the falling water temperatures and the good birds seen from shore and offshore in the past month, I had a sneaky feeling that it would be a big day on the water. … Read more

Hi, In preparation of an outback WA trip later this year, I am looking for general comments on the performance of hand held satellite phones – such as Iridium vs Thuraya as service providers, coverage, reliability of connection, dropouts, voice quality, particular features or bugbears etc.. Any comments welcome TIA Terry Gould Macclesfield SA ============================== … Read more