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Of albatross and owls - a long weekend in Tasmania 3 Aug 2013 | 05:47 pm
I was lucky enough to be booked on a double header pelagic out of Eaglehawk Neck so took a day either side to do a bit of exploring. Arrived in Hobart about 10:00 am and a rather pleasant surprise was...
David Attenborough in concert 18 Jul 2013 | 06:31 pm
A rather self indulgent post, so feel free to ignore and move on :-) Last Friday night my wonderful wife Simone had bought me a ticket to go and see one of my all time heroes, the incomparable David....
Chasing that dark ghost - the Sooty Owl 28 Jun 2013 | 10:02 am
One of my favourite birds has always been that dark denizen of the forested gullies of Eastern Australia, the Sooty Owl. I tend to get a bit of an itch I cant quite scratch unless I get a chance to go...
Birding around Seaspray and the Honeysuckles 12 Jun 2013 | 04:24 am
Around the turn of the century my parents purchased a holiday house near the sleepy holiday village of Seaspray on the 90 Mile Beach in Central Gippsland. As you roll into Seaspray after crossing the ...
Orchids and stuff.... 10 Nov 2012 | 04:57 pm
Its become a lot harder for me to get a new bird close to home of late and while birding will always remain the number one passion (aside from Simone of course) I have recently started to develop a mo...
In search of the Dorothy Grasswren - Mt Isa - Bladensburg - Boodjamulla Trip Report 17 Aug 2012 | 11:54 am
(Better late than never) I remember many years ago reading Brigadier Hugh Officer's account of searching for the Dorothy Grasswren – a species that had only recently been rediscovered in the early 19...
BIRDLIFE MELBOURNE EASTER CAMPOUT - WYPERFELD 16 Apr 2012 | 04:52 pm
Over Easter 2012 a number of Birdlife Melbourne members headed to Wyperfeld for a long weekend of birding. To break the long drive, members stopped in a number of places on the way up like Little Dese...
Alice Springs Birding Trip Report 17 Jun 2011 | 10:45 pm
From the 8th of June I went on what was meant to be a five day birding trip around Alice Springs. Thanks to a certain Chilean volcano the trip was extended by an extra few days. Joining me on the trip...
Norfolk Island Birding Trip Report 7 May 2011 | 09:56 pm
Simone and I recently returned from 7 nights on Norfolk Island from the 22 to the 29th of April. I ended up with 13 new birds and a fiance so all in all a successful, relaxing trip. Simone had surpris...
Portland Pelagic 03/04/2011 11 Apr 2011 | 11:32 pm
Was fortunate to get out for my second pelagic of the year last Sunday. The weather leading up to the day made it look a bit dicey but it ended up being quite a calm day in the scheme of things. Gave ...
