by Peter Rowland | Monday, March 1, 2021 | Australian Geographic, Birding, Birds, Writing
Better Birding Locations My latest Australian Geographic Magazine ‘Better Birding’ column continues to introduce skills, tips, tricks and suggestions to help you become a better birder. Some 900 bird species have been recorded in Australia. Around 40% of...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, January 1, 2021 | Australian Geographic, Birding, Birds, Magazine, Writing
Birding Basics My Australian Geographic Magazine ‘Bird Nerd’ column has had a face lift! While the bird nerd tag has flown away, the column is still about birds, or should I say birding. Birding is wonderfully addictive, and this year I will be sharing...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, May 14, 2020 | Article, Australian Geographic, Backyard, Bird Nerd, Birds, Magazine, Writing
Backyard Birding The May/June 2020 edition of my Bird Nerd column in the wonderful Australian Geographic Magazine is called "Backyard Birding". It talks about the movements of the backyard birds that we see from the comfort of our own homes (more so during the...
by Peter Rowland | Saturday, February 28, 2015 | New South Wales, Pelagic, Photography
What is SOSSA? Well, SOSSA is the Southern Ocean Seabird Study Association, and it runs boat trips out past the Continental Shelf from Kiama (mainly) and Wollongong, NSW. I have been on three trips with them now, July 2015, November 2015 and February 2016, and they...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, January 1, 2015 | Australia, Big Year, Birds, My (Little) Big Year
After watching the movie The Big Year starring Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson, I (Peter) have decreed that 2015 will be my first attempt at a Big Year. For those of you who are unaware what a Big Year is, it is an American tradition that is rumoured to have...
