The numbers of cockatiels near Pine Creek continue to grow - an estimated 120-150 along the old Stuart Highway Dam with a further 50+ at Copperfield Dam. ...
Hi all, I'm forwarding the message below for general interest. Niven ======================================= Subject: Smuggling of Indonesian birds As you...
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Baker, Bryan
Bryan.Baker@...
Nov 4, 2002 8:09 am
Yes Richard you have encouraged others to explore this track! At last i was free to get out birding and went there saturday 2 nov. I had no friday-itis so was...
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Baker, Bryan
Bryan.Baker@...
Nov 4, 2002 8:09 am
Heading back into Darwin after the Marrakai track I visited a number of lagoons (without telescope). One was in the Djukbinj NP - a floodplain channel more...
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Baker, Bryan
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Nov 4, 2002 8:12 am
A large flock of Gouldians (about 50) and some Hooded Parrots seen around Koolpin Gorge campground by colleagues in last week. Bryan...
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Richard Noske
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Nov 4, 2002 9:40 am
Thanks Bryan - you've saved me a trip! Just joking - it would be hard to do justice to Marrakai track in one morning. But seems we're a bit late for...
Hi Everyone, I spent yesterday on the floodplains of the Finniss River at Twin Hills station, north-west of Litchfield NP - we spent most of the day selecting ...
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Don Franklin & Christ...
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Nov 5, 2002 3:05 am
Howdy, I've spent a deal of time at Bamboo Creek doing veg. work over the last two years, but tuning into the birds as well. A good diversity. It has a small...
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Robert Read
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Nov 5, 2002 8:22 am
A trip to the Sewage Ponds Saturday produced the following in addition to all the usual. Australian Pratincole This has been around for a while, but first...
Hi all I'm looking for volunteers to count waders at the next high tide, in about 2 weeks time. It would be good to cover Buff Creek, Lee Point, East Point,...
Quentin, with a bird like Grey Wagtail, it should be in the subject line, not hidden away at the end of the email. : -) As far as I can recall, that's the...
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Don Franklin & Christ...
eucalypt@...
Nov 5, 2002 10:17 am
Hi, A team of three Kiwis which included a good friend of mine has just broken the NZ 24-hr twitchathon record. With the assistance of a visit to Kapiti...
Yes Niven, I must confess I didn't realise it was so much rarer than yellow wagtail - my Pizzey & Knight simply describes it as 'a summer non-breeding visitor...
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david.donato@...
Nov 7, 2002 1:54 am
Niven I am in Regards David Donato Development Assessment Services DIPE Ph 8999 8989 F 8999 6055 "Niven" <nivenmccrie@big To:...
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Don Franklin & Christ...
eucalypt@...
Nov 7, 2002 4:15 am
Seven, scattered over paddock and amongst dozens of Australian Pratincole (no Oriental Prats.), Tortilla Flats, 6 Nov. The paddock was rather bare, with some...
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Gavin and Meg O'Brien
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Nov 7, 2002 8:32 am
I'll be in it Niven! ... From: Niven [mailto:nivenmccrie@...] Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2002 7:01 PM To: ntbirds@yahoogroups.com Subject: [ntbirds]...
Hi all thanks to the intrepid volunteers for the wader counts. I'll get round to allocating sites during the coming week, so that as much as possible is...
Hi all I had a report of a Red-necked Avocet near Buffalo Creek, dated 4 November. This would have to be one of the best years ever for them near darwin. ...
Hi all a couple of interesting sightings around Fogg Dam on Sat, 9 Nov. -2 Avocets at Beatrice lagoons (presumably same birds as already reported by someone...
Hi all one of our local animal carers was given a Great-crested Grebe, apparently hit by a car near Katherine last week. I've tried to track down further...
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Don Franklin & Christ...
eucalypt@...
Nov 10, 2002 6:48 am
Hi, John Woinarski has asked me to draw to your attention that PWCNT have released a listing and information pack about threatened species for the Northern...
G'day everyone I had two 'new for me' sightings today. This morning, early a.m. near the car park for the free beach at Casuarina Beach, I saw a single...
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Maria Bellio
Maria.Bellio@...
Nov 10, 2002 11:15 pm
Niven, I just came back to work this morning after 10 days of study leave. Is the waders count still going next week-end? If yes and you need another ...
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david.donato@...
Nov 10, 2002 11:19 pm
Hi All Sally good onya for the Crested Pigeon obs. There were a few at the Italian Club until about thre years ago. Well they might still be there but I havent...
Just to let you all know - the NT Field Nats has been sent a copy of the CD-ROM and I'll bring it in to the meeting on Wednesday 7.45pm in the FATSIS seminar...
Hi birders I received a bit of extra info on the injured Great-crested Grebe that I mentioned recently. The info comes from the person caring for it. ...
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Richard Noske
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Nov 12, 2002 2:07 am
I live in Nightcliff & have never seen this species in aralia (or had it reported by students living in this street). Can you say where along aralia - eg....
Hi Richard I can tell you exactly where it was - it was on the corner of Aralia and Banksia St - at the little roundabout there - we were coming out of the...
Hi all In case you're interested, there was a report on Birding-Aus of a Redshank seen "the other day" on the Nightcliff side of East Point. It may or may not...
