Andy Jensen, Stuart Pickering, Tom Tarrant and I spent yesterday afternoon sea-watching off Point Lookout (North Stradbroke Island, SEQ) in 20-25 kt S to SEs. This was my first trip there – I’m more of a pelagic boat trip than seawatching from land fan! However, there were lots of birds including 10+ Yelllow-nosed and 1 … Read more

Hi All, I still have one space available for the Southport 17th July pelagic. I will be heading to Wollongong on Thursday for a week (back on the 14th) but there will be someone at work checking my e-mail. Contact Paul Walbridge at (before Wednesday) (PH) (W) 07 3139 4258 (H) 07 3256 4124. E-mail … Read more

Australasian Wader Studies Group – News Alert July 5, 2010 – Record number of breeding Banded Stilts after drought-breaking rains http://www.awsg.org.au/news.php Phil Straw Vice Chairman Australasian Wader Studies Group philip.straw@awsg.org.au www.awsg.org.au Tel: 61 2 9597 7765 Mob: 0411 249 075 Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail ============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, … Read more

G’day everyone, Can someone have a look at the image I took of what I believe to be a juv Black Bittern that I took this morning on Sydney’s Northern Beaches? I’m not familiar with this bird, but I can’t see any other bird in Morcombe’s of a similar shape and size that has this … Read more

Here’s the latest teaser from our trip around the Cairns Region. First night at Kingfisher Park and already a Papuan Frogmouth and Striped Possum. http://bird-o.com/2010/07/04/kingfisher_park/ …more in the next day or two, including video of a VERY special bird from Mount Lewis with Del Richards. Regards, Simon. _________________________________________________________________ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/195013117/direct/01/ ============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing … Read more