Hi All, Here’s a trip report for the Birds Australia Vic Group pelagic that got off Portland, western Vic on Sunday. Cheers, Rohan Clarke BA Vic Group Pelagic off Portland, Victoria, Sun 20 June 2010 Participants: Elizabeth Shaw, Alan Crawford, Adam Rigg, Anne-Marie Burgoine, Helen Snibson, Gil Langfield, Paul Dodd, Ruth Woodrow, George Appleby, Rosemary … Read more

Hi all, Last Thursday (17th) Alan Stuart and I joined the local Marine Parks Authority for another seabird survey off Port Stephens, NSW. It was an interesting day, with a fairly low diversity of species seen on the shelf. For 90% of our time there we were watching 3 species, with brief visits by others. Only 2 species … Read more

The Hooded Plover at Noosa River sandbanks was still on the main sandbank across from the car park at the end of the spit.Good scope views between 2.30pm to 3.00pm, a couple of hours before high tide. John Kooistra, Kureelpa, Sunshine Coast. ==============================www.birding-aus.org birding-aus.blogspot.com To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in … Read more

Hi Chris I will be in the field in the Cunnamulla – Thargomindah – Hungerford region for the next two weeks and have been informed by Mark Handley (Ranger in Charge) that there is still a great deal of water about this area. In case you were planning any side trips, access to Lake Numalla … Read more

Dear Friends, Regarding my earlier post requesting some information from various recent books dealing with Albatrosses, I have received a number of very helpful replies, for which I am exceedingly grateful. Unfortunately, none of the people who replied had a copy of Brooke (2004). I have been able to access parts of Brooke (20040) on … Read more