There is a helipad, which is used by the oil and gas industry, apparently. Not
exactly Mascot or Tullamarine.
> On 9 Nov 2014, at 10:08, Tony Russell <> wrote:
>
> Couldn't see any straight sections clear enough the land on - have to be a
> chopper job. Chopper from where ?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
> Carl Clifford
> Sent: Saturday, 8 November 2014 8:32 PM
> To: Rohan Clarke
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Rarities at Ashmore Reef and elsewhere in the
> Browse Basin
>
> Google Earth shows an airport on Browse Is. That would be convenient for
> birders. Looking at the island on GE, I don't think I would like to land
> there.
>
> If birds like these are being found on Browse Is., surely there must be
> similar reaching the mainland. I suppose that the main reason there are few
> mainland sightings is there are too few observers and too much ground.
>
> Carl Clifford
>
>
>> On 8 Nov 2014, at 16:08, Rohan Clarke <> wrote:
>>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> A team from Monash University are currently working in the Browse Basin
> off north-western Australia. On Thursday morning at Browse Island (about 70
> km off the Kimberley coast and in the state of Western Australia) they had a
> Tiger Shrike, 3 Arctic-type Warblers and a Grey Wagtail. At least one of the
> Arctic-types was heard to utter the diagnostic contact call of Arctic
> Warbler (not Kamchatka Warbler which appears near-identical)
>>
>> They arrived at Ashmore Reef yesterday and have already had an Asian Brown
> Flycatcher, Pechora Pipit, several Oriental Reed Warblers and several
> Arctic-type Warblers (amongst a few other bits and pieces).
>>
>> They have 10 more days in the Browse Basin doing seabird and shorebird
> surveys so no doubt there will be a few more goodies found before the trip
> ends!
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Rohan
>>
>> --
>> Rohan Clarke
>> www.wildlifeimages.com.au
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