There have been some great times this year, so forgive my indulgence.
I'm listing a few:
1. February My first Pelagic (from Portland) and a whole bag of ticks,
but best of all was seeing albatrosses close enough to
touch.
2. March Birding in the Sime Road Forest (Singapore) with
Lau Won-Soon and looking through his telescope to see
THREE new species in one go (as well as a few others the
same day).
3. April My first ever Barbets (2 species) and Trogon (Scarlet-
rumped).
4. September First sightings of Brolga and Crested Bellbird
The Bellbird calls took my breath away!
5. October My first Twitchathon.
6. Probably the longest-lasting 'highlight' of the year has been
birding-aus itself - or I should say all the people who ARE
birding-aus. I've learned a lot, laughed a lot, and made some
great friends through this group -so thanks to all of you who
keep it ticking over. This group is for US (the birdwatchers)
as well as for the BIRDS themselves - so let's all hope for a
bigger and better birding year in 1996 - hopefully for both the
birds AND for us.
Happy New Year to you all!
Russell Woodford
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