Kelp is just seaweed right… not if you are just an Oystercatcher… https://www.ararelitus.com/blog/sooty-oystercatchers-at-penguin-island Regards Chris Shaw seashore@internode.on.net+61 409 675912www.ararelitus.comAfter the game, the King and the Pawn go into the same box.  – Italian proverb 

Well today was colder in GLoucester than in Tromso. 12 c at midday and a cold wind off the snow in Barrington Tops. We’re having an early taste of winter and this chill is said to last a week.  I much enjoyed your trip to Svalbard. It’s thousands of birds preparing to breed. So different … Read more

Hi all, I had a few questions regarding the number of bird species in Australia. How many bird species have been sighted in mainland Australia and Tasmania (but excluding islands / territories like Christmas Island, Norfolk Island and Heard Island, etc.). How many bird species are resident in Australia? Is a bird considered a resident … Read more

Morning all I get a thrill out of seeing large congregations of birds in one area so a visit to Lake George in South Australia at the moment would see massive numbers of Black Swan that were there during a recent visit (end of May 22). Good time for a visit… apart from the cold … Read more

Many thanks for your continued updates. Happy birding. On 3 Jun 2022 2:00 am, birding-aus-request@birding-aus.org wrote: Send Birding-Aus mailing list submissions to birding-aus@birding-aus.org To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit nam12.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fbirding-aus.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fbirding-aus_birding-aus.org&data=05%7C01%7C%7C0a3da6094feb447700a408da44b10551%7C84df9e7fe9f640af… or, via email, send a message with subject or body ‘help’ to birding-aus-request@birding-aus.org You can reach the person managing the list … Read more