by Peter Rowland | Saturday, August 1, 2015 | Albatross, New South Wales, Pelagic, Photography, Seabirds
I was well on track to achieve my primary goal of 400 species after the first two months, with 122 species already seen. My secondary goal was also on track with 7 new species already in the bag. Unfortunately, the next four months have not been as fruitful and, at...
by Peter Rowland | Wednesday, July 1, 2015 | Birds, My (Little) Big Year
June marks the half way point in my (Little) Big Year. At the end of May I was still a whopping 231 species short of my primary target of 400 Australian bird species for the 2015 calendar year, and 42 short of my secondary target of 50 new Australian bird species for...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, June 1, 2015 | Birds, My (Little) Big Year, New South Wales, Photography, Queensland
Rapidly approaching the half way stage of the year and my goal of seeing 400 Australian bird species in the 2015 calendar year is looking very shaky! My secondary goal of adding 50 new Australian species to my life list looking even more in trouble, but I was hopeful...
by Peter Rowland | Monday, May 18, 2015 | Books, Bowerbirds
In 2007, I wrote a book on the Bowerbirds of Australia and New Guinea for CSIRO Publishing. The book formed part of CSIROs Australian Natural History Series, and was published in 2008. Unfortunately, the series was not a great success and my book did not return me any...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, May 1, 2015 | Birds, Family, Garden, My (Little) Big Year, New South Wales, Wetlands
My first attempt at a (Little) Big Year has hit the skids a little. My goal was 400 Australian bird species for the year but, as of the end of March, I had seen only 129. My other goal was to see 50 new Australian bird species for my life list, and I had only seen 8....
