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Re: [Birding-Aus] WA Sightings

2010-01-05T05:12:03Z

OK - a stab at what I would like to see - but as I don't run any of the
systems then it is not up to me!
A national birding discussion group - Birding-Aus is clearly the only real
candidate for that
Both national and state birdlines - here is where we get into middy waters
as Eremaea does a good job in the 6 or so state/areas that it covers but is

[Birding-Aus] Ruff -Barrage Road, Goolwa, SA

2010-01-05T00:45:11Z

Hello All

For the past four days, a Ruff has been present in the swampy area approx 300 to 400m past the bird hide on Barrage Road, Goolwa, South Australia (first reported by Winston Syson with Enid Pasco and Peter Gower on 1/1/2010). It was still there yesterday afternoon at 2pm.

Also, an adult and juvenile Lewin's Rail were present further along Barrage Road -past the actual barrage- in the vegetation across from a small island within the channel.

[Birding-Aus] Lesser Yellowlegs & Emu Wrens in NSW Mid-north Coast

2010-01-05T03:17:37Z

Hi Folks.The weather has been pretty poor for most of my time in Mid-North Coast but I have squeezed in some good birds in between appeasing the rellies!I managed to get the Lesser Yellowlegs near South West Rocks on two occasions: on a high tide 4 days back (it came within 5m of the Boyters Lane hide!) and this morning at the same location. It is pretty distinctive and seems to always be in the company of Marsh Sandpipers so a convenient comparison can be made!The rest of the site is very good, especially early in the morning. Tawny Grassbirds, Golden Headed Cisticolas and Buff-banded Rails seemed to be everywhere! There are also occasional Brolga and a scruffy young Jabiru.Glossy Black Cockatoo have been pretty regular in the heathland behind Main Beach (between South West Rocks and Arakoon) around 5pm.One odd find was Southern Emu Wren at Hat Head- Awesome little bird. Anyone else seen them there?

Re: [Birding-Aus] WA Sightings

2010-01-04T23:19:42Z

Hi Dave
But what are the objectives of all these reporting/recording systems?
It would be great if you and other people managing them were to set up a
private blog or similar to work for greater clarity on what each of you is
trying to achieve.
For instance, Birdline Vic (on Eremaea) is ".....a site for the reporting of

[Birding-Aus] Short-tailed Shearwaters in Antarctica

2010-01-04T11:26:13Z

Hi Greg,
Australian breeding STSh have two alternate feeding strategies. One is to do
short trips to nearby waters and feed their chicks relatively fresh food, no
doubt with plenty of roughage. The other is to make a longer trip, lasting
more than a week, almost to the Antarctic continent. They then return with

[Birding-Aus] Short-tailed Shearwaters in Antarctic waters

2010-01-04T10:19:45Z

Re. Greg Roberts observations of Short-tailed Shearwaters in Antarctica
Short-tailed Shearwaters forage a surprisingly long way to the west in Antarctic waters. Approaching from the west I encountered the first Short-tailed Shearwaters at 60S 82E on 15th March 2007. This longitude is about the 'centreline' of the Indian Ocean and bisects Sri Lanka. I saw several hundreds each day until 20th March, 64S 105E before heading north. There were a few Sooty Shearwaters in the same area and many icebergs.

Re: [Birding-Aus] WA Sightings

2010-01-04T19:48:31Z

Thanks for the summary Frank - I have an interest as webmaster of BOCA and
we will soon launch an updated site (development site at boca.net.au - this
will not be the final URL) which will include many of the birdline feeds.
I would add two things to your summary - firstly that if birders are going

Re: [Birding-Aus] SA News

2010-01-04T19:25:17Z

Whilst that is true it seems the last time I looked that the majority of
sightings were from SA - there were very few Vic records for example
compared to Eremaea. I think both sites have their good and not so good
features, but it seems few people outside SA are convinced enough to use
Birdpedia. Eremaea of course also allows sightings to be sent to the Atlas -

[Birding-Aus] WA Sightings

2010-01-04T17:22:29Z

It would be good in some ways to see the current list of WA sightings on
Eremea. The mega sightings are already posted. I was approached to
moderate it, but I don't have time. I have often fallen behind on the
current list. There are a few reasons for not simply switching to Eremea.
Birds Australia WA prints a quarterly newsletter WA Bird Notes. This

Re: [Birding-Aus] SA News

2010-01-04T14:21:22Z

Hi Paul.
You are correct Paul Bird SA web site is mainly an information web site
with a lot of links for birders to follow up on including birdpedia which is
doing a good job for the needs of SA birders.
I should add that Birdpedia handles ALL Australia's States, Territories and
major Islands (including Christmas Island and Cocos as

[Birding-Aus] Long-toed Stint and Others

2010-01-04T11:32:12Z

Good Evening Everyone
It was brought to my attention
by Jeff Davies and John Barkla that my Long-toed Stint photos were actually
female Sharp-tailed Sandpiper and in light of this I have removed them from
my site and posted a shot from Taylors Lagoon near Broome from November and

[Birding-Aus] marc gardener

2010-01-04T09:12:21Z

Does anyone have an email address for the above birder? Please advise.

Tony

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RE: [Birding-Aus] SA News

2010-01-04T08:10:37Z

Hi Jen,
See my response to David Kowalick on this subject. I actually can't see a
location on the Birds SA web site where rare and unusual sightings are
listed - you can take a look yourself, if you would like:
[link]
Paul Dodd
Docklands, Victoria
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RE: [Birding-Aus] SA News

2010-01-04T08:06:19Z

Hi David,
Birdline is an initiative of the various regional groups of Birds Australia
and is implemented by Richard and Margaret Alcorn of Eremaea. Unfortunately
Birds SA is not a regional group of Birds Australia, rather, they are an
independent group or association. See the following web sites - the first is

Re: [Birding-Aus] SA News

2010-01-04T07:31:15Z

In SA [link] covers this gap.
Subscribers can tick boxes to get notified automatically of "Rarities" and
the general sightings put in by subscribers.
It also has a letter box area where any report of say Hooded Plover would be
advised straight to the group looking at that species,
It can also be use by students to collect all sighting for birds there