Nature Diary of F. L. Berney 1898-1904

Frederick Lee Berney (1865-1949) was a notable Australian ornithologist. He was a member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) from its inception in 1901 and served as its president from 1933-34. He also contributed to its journal, The Emu (his publications include an article he sent from Palestine during World War I – see link below).
Berney worked as a pastoralist for much of his life, managing and then owning property in Queensland. He had a particular fondness for the Bustard and fought hard to protect it from hunting by other landowners. His efforts contributed to the Bustard’s total protected status in every state of Australia.
Berney kept a record of his bird observations from 1898 to 1946. These “Nature Diaries” (17 in total) are now held in Museum Victoria’s Scientific Art and Observation Collection . This is the first of these diaries.
For more information about F. L. Berney, see:

Frederick Lee Berney (1865–1949) , Trove , National Library of Australia.
Obituary, Mr P. F. L. Berney , Morning Bulletin , Rockhampton, Qld.
The Bustard in Queensland , by F. L. Berney, The Emu, Vol 36, CSIRO, 1936.
An Ornithologist with the A.I.F. in Egypt and Palestine , by Trooper F. L. Berney, The Emu , Vol 19, 1919.
Birds of the Battlefield , by John Peter, Australian Birdlife , Dec 2012.
The total number of tasks for this dataset is: 440, number transcribed is 440 and number validated is 373.