Hi - For those interested in Asian birds, the OBC journal Forktail was
published recently (August), with contents below:
Thanks, Colin Trainor
http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/publications/forktail/21.html
Forktail, number 21, August 2005, contents:
* MARK BARTER, LEI CAO, LIWEI CHEN and GANG LEI
Results of a survey for waterbirds in the lower Yangtze floodplain,
China, in January-February 2004
p 1.
* V. KANNAN and RANJIT MANAKADAN
The status and distribution of Spot-billed Pelican Pelecanus
philippensis insouthern India
p 9.
* MAAN BARUA and PANKAJ SHARMA
The birds of Nameri National Park,Assam,India
p 15.
* K. S. GOPI SUNDAR
Effectiveness of road transects and wetland visits for surveying
Black-necked Storks Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus and Sarus Cranes Grus antigone
in India
p 27.
* CHAN BOSCO PUI LOK, LEE KWOK SHING, ZHANG JIAN-FENG and SU WEN-BA
Notable bird records from Bawangling National Nature Reserve, Hainan
Island, China
p 33.
* ZULFIQAR ALI and MUHAMMAD AKHTAR
Bird surveys at wetlands in Punjab, Pakistan, with special reference to
the present status of White-headed Duck Oxyura leucocephala
p 43.
* JONATHAN C. EAMES
A preliminary ornithological assessment and conservation evaluation of
the PT Daisy logging concession, Beraudistrict, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
p 51.
* COLIN R. TRAINOR
Waterbirds and coastal seabirds of Timor-Leste (East Timor): status and
distribution from surveys in August 2002-December 2004
p 61.
* M. MONIRUL H. KHAN
Species diversity, relative abundance and habitat use of the birds in
the Sundarbans East Wildlife Sanctuary, Bangladesh
p 79.
* NABIN BARAL, RAMJI GAUTAM and BIJAY TAMANG
Population status and breeding ecology of White-rumped Vulture Gyps
bengalensis in Rampur Valley, Nepal
p 87.
* FRANCESCO GERMI
Raptor migration in east Bali, Indonesia: observations from a
bottleneck watch site
p 93.
* WOEI-HORNG FANG
Abstracts of ornithological masters' theses from Taiwan, 1977-2003
p 99.
* COLIN R. TRAINOR
Birds of Tapuafu peninsula, Roti island, Lesser Sundas, Indonesia
p 121.
* HERMANN DÖTTLINGER and MIKE NICHOLLS
Distribution and population trends of the 'black shaheen' Peregrine
Falcon Falco peregrinus peregrinator and the eastern Peregrine Falcon F. p.
calidus in Sri Lanka
p 133.
* S. van BALEN, N. J. COLLAR, D. LILEY and RUDYANTO
The White-breasted Babbler Stachyris grammiceps of Java: natural
history and conservation status, especially on Gunung Halimun
p 139.
* SUSAN D. MYERS and K. DAVID BISHOP
A review of historic and recent bird records from Lombok, Indonesia
p 147.
Short notes
* E. M. SLADE, J. F. VILLANUEVA, B. TACUD and E. CURIO
First nesting observations of the Negros Bleeding-heart Gallicolumba
keayi from Panay, Philippines
p 161.
* ASHOKA JAYARATHNA, PRASANJITH CALDERA and EBEN GOODALE
Observations on the nesting and parental behaviour of Ashy headed
Laughingthrush Garrulax cinereifrons
p 163.
* ANWARUDDIN CHOUDHURY
First record of Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus for Bhutan
p 164.
* STEPHANIE J.TYLER
Foraging techniques of the Chinese Pond Heron Ardeola bacchus
p 165.
* TOM ROBERTS and BEN KING
The call of Sykes's Nightjar Caprimulgus mahrattensis
p 166.
* MUHAMMAD IQBAL
New and noteworthy bird records from Sumatra, Indonesia
p 167.
* S. SIVAKUMAR and VIBHU PRAKASH
Nesting of Jerdon's Baza Aviceda jerdoni and Black Baza A. leuphotes in
Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal, India
p 169.
* PAUL HOLT
Franklin's Gull Larus pipixcan at Tanggu, Tianjin: first record for
China
p 171.
* BEN KING
The song of Cinnabar Hawk Owl Ninox ios in North Sulawesi, Indonesia
p 173.
* K. SEEDIKKOYA, P. A. AZEEZ and E. A. A. SHUKKUR
Cattle Egret Bubulcus ibis habitat use and association with cattle
p 174.
* YAT-TUNG YU
Longevity record of a colour-ringed Black-faced Spoonbill Platalea minor
p 176.
* BEN KING
Vocalisation of the White-eared Night Heron Gorsachius magnificus
p 177.
* K. S. GOPI SUNDAR and B. C. CHOUDHURY
Effect of incubating adult sex and clutch size on egg orientation in
Sarus Cranes Grus antigone
p 179.
* VOLKER KONRAD
First record of Long-billed Plover Charadrius placidus in Singapore
p 181.
* ANWARUDDIN CHOUDHURY
New sites for Mrs Hume's Pheasant Syrmaticus humiae in north east India
based on hunters' specimens and local reports
p 183.
* ANWARUDDIN CHOUDHURY
Significant records of birds in Nagaland,north-east India
p 187.
* HEM SAGAR BARAL
Surveys for Lesser Adjutant Leptoptilos javanicus in and around Koshi
Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal
p 190.
* WAYNE W. HSU and N. J. COLLAR
Black-chinned Fruit-dove Ptilinopus leclancheri and Scaly Thrush
Zoothera dauma on Taiwan
p 193.
Hi - For anyone interested in Asian birds (e.g. Bali, Indonesia [Timor, Sumba,
Flores, ,,,,,], Sumatra, Borneo, India, Bhutan, Korea, Mongolia, Siberia,
Philippines, Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, China etc) it might be worth joining the
Oriental Bird Club.
Theres a link here:
ORIENTAL BIRD CLUB
http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/club/join.html
Apparently only 57 of the 1,950 members are from Australian.
The main OBC website is here:
http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/
Information on "Forktail, Journal of Asian Ornithology" can be found here:
FORKTAIL
http://www.orientalbirdclub.org/publications/forktail/index.html also also
"BirdingASIA" the new Bulletin.
To join the egroup "Orientalbiring" , try this:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orientalbirding/
To look at the best collection of Asian bird photos (12,000 photos of 2,200+
species) try this:
BIRD PHOTOS
http://www.orientalbirdimages.org/
thanks,
Colin R. Trainor
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