Good luck with this project Peter. It would be an outstanding result to get all
the Grasswrens in 16 days - especially if you include recent and proposed
splits. The White-throated must surely be a massive challenge.
I'll look forward to seeing a post trip report
Regards
Ray Pearson
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Regards
Ray
> On 6 May 2015, at 05:48, Peter Waanders <> wrote:
>
> Hi Laurie and everyone,
>
> We're doing just that: for 2016, an all-Grasswren tour is on the program.
> As you and many others will know, we've been running 6 Grasswren tours
> since 2006, expanded to 9 Grasswrens 2 years ago, and we're now working
> with local bird guides to plan an all Grasswren tour taking in all current
> species plus a number of the proposed splits.
> It will be delivered using a combination of private charter flights (by a
> reputable company) and 4WD vehicles. It looks like it will be around 16
> days. As a result, it will be expensive and with limited seats.
> Nevertheless, there has already been strong interest. Further details are
> on my website: http://www.bellbirdtours.com and here:
> http://sabirding.com/grasswren.html#all keeping in mind that we're still in
> the final planning stage of this project.
>
> (I've always refrained from putting messages of a commercial nature on
> birding-aus so sorry if this breaks the advertising rules but it appears
> that others can do so undeterred and repeatedly).
>
> cheers
> Peter
>
>
> -------
>
> Peter Waanders
>
> Bellbird Tours <http://www.bellbirdtours.com/> / Southern Birding Services
> <http://www.sabirding.com/> / Australian Birding Store
> <http://www.birdingstore.com.au/>
>
>
> PO Box 2008, Berri SA 5343 Australia
>
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>
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>
> sat.: +61 (0)424 212889
>
>
> Hi Laurie and everyone,
>
> We're doing just that: for 2016, an all-Grasswren tour is on the program.
> As you and many others will know, we've been running 6 Grasswren tours
> since 2006, expanded to 9 Grasswrens 2 years ago, and we're now working
> with local bird guides to plan an all Grasswren tour taking in all current
> species plus a number of the proposed splits.
> It will be delivered using a combination of private charter flights (by a
> reputable company) and 4WD vehicles. It looks like it will be around 16
> days. As a result, it will be expensive and with limited seats.
> Nevertheless, there has already been strong interest. Further details are
> on my website: http://www.bellbirdtours.com and here:
> http://sabirding.com/grasswren.html#all keeping in mind that we're still in
> the final planning stage of this project.
>
> (I've always refrained from putting messages of a commercial nature on
> birding-aus so sorry if this breaks the advertising rules but it appears
> that others can do so undeterred and repeatedly).
>
> cheers
> Peter
>
>
> -------
>
> Peter Waanders
>
> Bellbird Tours <http://www.bellbirdtours.com/> / Southern Birding Services
> <http://www.sabirding.com/> / Australian Birding Store
> <http://www.birdingstore.com.au/>
>
>
> PO Box 2008, Berri SA 5343 Australia
>
> Phone: 1800-BIRDING (free from landlines within Australia)
>
> mob.: +61 (0)409 763172
>
> sat.: +61 (0)424 212889
>
> Email:
>
> Bellbird Tours: www.bellbirdtours.com
>
> Southern Birding Services: www.sabirding.com
>
> Birding Store: www.birdingstore.com.au
>
> Facebook:
> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Southern-Birding-Services/134270499971996
>
>
> On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 1:30 AM, Laurie Knight <>
> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> G?day Don
>>
>> The parrot tour that the locals would want to do would be one that takes
>> them to the hard to get ones - Princess, Scarlet Chested, Night, Paradise
>> etc ;)
>>
>> An interesting challenge would be to set up a Grasswren tour - grasswrens
>> are iconic outback birds, and you could probably put together a good scenic
>> tour that lines up all their ranges ?
>>
>> Regards, Laurie.
>>
>>> On 5 May 2015, at 8:09 am, Donald G. Kimball <> wrote:
>>>
>>> My theory is that Aussies wouldnt necessarily be attracted to or want to
>>> pay for a tour to see parrots in their own land. Am I correct on that
>> one?
>>>
>>> I know that globally those of us who do not live in Aus have no qualms
>>> about funding a tour just to see parrots.
>>>
>>> I wonder what my mates in Aus think about this one.
>>>
>>> Thanks as always for great feedback here!
>>>
>>> Don Kimball
>>> www.aviandiscoverytours.com
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