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Discussion => General Discussions => Topic started by: Leslie on May 05, 2011, 10:26:16 AM

Title: RFI: Birding Field Guide--Australia
Post by: Leslie on May 05, 2011, 10:26:16 AM

Can anybody recommend any good or even decent field guides for Australia (Queensland)?  I'm expecting to be completely overwhelmed.

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Post by: MEGHAN on May 05, 2011, 10:57:28 AM

I'm expecting to be completely jealous.

Meg

Title: Australia
Post by: Leslie Kinrys on May 05, 2011, 04:27:50 PM

Count me jealous, too. It is my dream to visit Australia and to go birding there. Here is a web site I found that might help you.

http://www.birdingaustralia.com.au/ (http://www.birdingaustralia.com.au/)

Title: Australia field guide suggestion
Post by: Andre on May 08, 2011, 09:28:46 PM

Hi Leslie,

I birded 5 Australian states last Sept/Oct and found the best guide to be The Slater Guide to Australian Birds by Peter, Pat and Raoul Slater. It is small enough to carry in your backpack and comes with a plastic cover, so it won't get damaged out in the field! It also includes all the relevant facts, distribution maps, full-colour illustrations and best of all - a visual index where you can quickly determine the major bird family and then go straight to the corresponding pages without wasting much time.
Australia is truly stunning, goodluck with your trip planning!

Andre

Title: Re: Australia field guide suggestion
Post by: Dr. John on May 10, 2011, 12:29:57 PM

Quote from: "Andre"

Hi Leslie,

I birded 5 Australian states last Sept/Oct and found the best guide to be The Slater Guide to Australian Birds by Peter, Pat and Raoul Slater. It is small enough to carry in your backpack and comes with a plastic cover, so it won't get damaged out in the field! It also includes all the relevant facts, distribution maps, full-colour illustrations and best of all - a visual index where you can quickly determine the major bird family and then go straight to the corresponding pages without wasting much time.
Australia is truly stunning, goodluck with your trip planning!

Andre

Agreed. We used this guide in Australia a few years ago and it was helpful. You will see awesome birds wherever you go. Even in downtown Sydney, in the main gardens there are lots of birds - sulfur-crested cockatoos were landing on my head and shoulders, hoping I might have handouts.

-John

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Post by: Leslie on May 13, 2011, 08:36:13 AM

Many thanks!  I'm off this afternoon, completely disorganised as usual...
Leslie

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Post by: Cody on May 13, 2011, 03:17:49 PM

Quote from: "Leslie"

Many thanks!  I'm off this afternoon, completely disorganised as usual...
Leslie

Have a great trip!! Good luck!