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Best Bird of the Weekend (Second of September 2019)

September 16, 2019 by Mike 2 Comments

Mid-September conjures up visions of migrating shorebirds, songbirds, and waterfowl all joining together under ideal natural lighting for one perfect moment of birding. Sometimes,...

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Freckled Ducks and field guides

September 15, 2019 by Clare M No Comments

Anybody that has spent some time birding and using field guides will soon realise that the field guides are written for humans. Birds do...

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Foreign Languages on a Birding Trip

September 12, 2019 by Dragan No Comments

Don’t you hate it when you cannot communicate while birding overseas? Having mobility issues, I still remember birding from a van along a rather...

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Ground-Sparrows and Brush-Finches

September 11, 2019 by Paul Lewis No Comments

Most birders love a good double-hyphenate. Except, of course, for those who don’t yet know what a double-hyphenate is. Double-hyphenates are birds with two...

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Best Bird of the Weekend (First of September 2019)

September 9, 2019 by Mike 3 Comments

Have you ever heard the saying, “Sometimes you win; sometimes you learn,” as a positive spin on failing to win? I definitely learned something...

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Shorebirds in spring around Broome

September 8, 2019 by Clare M No Comments

Over the last two weeks we have observed a huge number of migratory shorebirds return to our shores. They have mostly been absent for...

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Collaborative list – August 2019

September 7, 2019 by Redgannet No Comments

eBird have applied their new taxonomy as of July/August 2019. What a boon for listers. Desk-top birders have been anxiously awaiting the new catalogue,...