Bird Lists and Distributions

Hello Richard - sorry cant help - maybe browser issue or java thingamee stuff - they do recommend using Mozilla - but I use IE7 and Mozilla with no issues on either???

OziPhoto tool (OPT) is indeed handy. No need to match camera and GPS time. Trick is to photograph GPS TIME screen, thereby providing record of camera time and gps time. Within OPT you can then input time difference by referring back to photo properties, type in time details and the program will calculate photo time/gps offset and place closest co-ordinate to photo.

Cheers
Greg

Greg

Got the site working, looks good had a quick look around

One day I will lean to read help files, I just tried entering the time of the stop, and time of photo and it worked quite fine

Thanks

Richard

Steve

Not sure of what the problem is (if in fact there is a problem - are you taking the p*ss? or still sobering up after the Galah episode LOL) but couldn't test "Kakadu National Park" as it is not actually a defined post code area. What number were you entering? Please clarify.

Also keep in mind that typing in a postcode will not produce a proper list for any other defined area except the post code area entered which is very unlikely to fully correspond to any NP boundary.

The post code function is best used for smaller areas (eg suburbs within cities) as some "outback" postcodes cover vast areas - you will end up with a large list that may prove deceiving if you are chasing clues on species likely to be present in smaller areas with less habitat variation.

If you want a list of species for a specific location best you use "Get List" function as mentioned in my original post....and to repeat myself again..data only represents those species recorded and submitted by Birds Australia (BA) Members - there may or may not be other potential species in area i.e. not everyone submits their observations to BA so bird list produced by one group (eg Kakadu NP people, Top End Explorer Tour group) may not fully correspond with a list produced by Birds Australia crew.

Birds Australia Atlas project provides valuable information on bird distribution/status and is in fact used to create the maps used by all the recognised bird field guides including Simpson and Day..one reason why it is such a good book (my preference) though Morcombe's book and Pizzey/Knight's are also worth having if you are half serious.


Cheers
Greg

I had a quick look at the site, I saw the check by post code and entered Jabiru which is effectively the center of Kakadu, 0886 and it came up with no listing found.

So having a quiet Laugh I posted my immediate thoughts with no harm or malice intended.

I am no Ornithologist but I can identify over 200 of the 282 species in the Kakadu by sight and call.

Cheers Steve.