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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vectis Birder" data-source="post: 1466985" data-attributes="member: 43690">They are awesomely bad. I think that only those folks brought up eating them like them; apparently Asians who moved away to other parts of the world and who go home to visit Asia find them horrible, too, or so I'm told. A bit like Brussels sprouts - at last I have found something as revolting as sprouts and swede! Maybe worse, in fact... :eek!:I'm at Sydney killing time between buses. I came up from Melbourne overnight and am now waiting for a bus to Brisbane. I will be visiting Sydney properly in a few weeks, on the bus in, between the airport and the central coach station I saw some promising looking wetland areas.I also decided to do away with my rucksack, as it is doing my shoulders serious damage, and I am sick of hauling it onto my shoulders so I bought a holdall on wheels (wish I'd brought mine from home rather than using a rucksack) but my stuff only *just* fits in it. Fortunately it's expandable! God knows what I'm going to do with the rucksack though, I am loathe to just bin it, so wasteful, so I'll find a charity shop somewhere who might like it.I had a last birding session in Melbourne yesterday, a return to the Botanic Gardens and a walk along the Yarra River adding some new birds to my list. Unfortunately the weather was iffy, with squally showers (this was after a night of torrential rain, which, let's face it, the region badly needs - they are in the middle of a severe drought with water levels down 36%, partly drought and partly problems with the Murray-Darling River system) so not conducive to much birding. Did manage to add Wood Duck, Brush Wattlebird, Crimson Rosella, Eastern Rosella, Pied Currawong, Noisy Miner, Grey Butcherbird, Little Black Cormorant and Australian Darter to the list.Larry: yes, I loved the Bell Miners. It did take me a minute or two to track down the source of the loud 'TINK's I kept hearing but what great little birds, very pretty, dressed all in green with orange/yellow bills and legs.Pandachris: I have to confess that the heat and humidity of Singapore defeated me! I only just managed a bit of Bukit Timah and the Botanic Gardens - I'm hoping that I'll fare better in Malaysia and Thailand.I had a quick count and so far I am on 61 trip species, 55 of which are lifers.I liked Melbourne a lot. It's a pretty city and full of lovely green spaces. A bit like Singapore without the overbearing heat and humidity. I was actually quite sorry to get on the Greyhound and leave.</blockquote>

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