Steve and Paul
Thanks very much for the info. Will follow up with Amazon and Andrew Isles.
Colin Trainor also suggested the following and included his trip reports
which I have yet to look at - thanks very much Colin. Always useful to
see what others found and where.
Steve - would like to see your trip reports also.
Will email a trip report when return end July.
The Victor Mason guide is not comprehensive, but its handy for general birding.
A couple of trip reports attached. Benoa harbour can be very good for waders -
Little Ringed Plover, Eurasian Curlew, perhaps Dowitcher....
Hi Penny
Correct. MacKinnon and Phillips is the go.
I got my last copy from Amazon UK. Not cheap but it’s the best one for the
region. Watch the spine as the binding isn't the best. Thus my new copy...
Email me if you need some good locations.
Steve Potter
Blackwood, South Australia
RFI Bali
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RFI Bali
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Date:
Sun, 1 Mar 2009 20:19:00 +1100
Hi Penny,
We have "A Field Guide To The Birds of Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali" by
John MacKinnon and Karen Phillips. This seems to be the guide favoured by
many people, including local birding guides. Not as good as our Aussie field
guides, but perfectly usable.
Unfortunately this guide is proving to be very difficult to source in
Australia.
Try Andrew Isles - www.andrewisles.com.au
Or Fishpond - if you try this, go in through the birding-aus homepage -
www.birding-aus.org - then click on the Fishpond link. When you do that (and
ultimately purchase a book), Russell receives a very small commission that
goes towards the running of the birding-aus list! Apologies for the blatant
commercial!
Alternatively, search for bookshops in the region that have mail order. I
don't know of any in Bali, but a good bookshop chain in Malaysia that
carries field guides is Times Bookstores -
http://www.timesbookstores.com.my/ - and they support mail order.
In giving you all these links, I have checked and all seem out of stock.
Times Bookshops has three field guides to Bali - none of which I am familiar
with. Maybe a more detailed web search will unearth a copy. I would strongly
recommend buying the field guide before you go, as there is no guarantee of
finding a bookshop that carries one once you're overseas.
Paul Dodd
Docklands, Victoria
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