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request for magpie info

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Subject: request for magpie info
From: "Alan Leishman" <>
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 09:33:23 +1100
The one New Zealand bird that has been introduced into parks and gardens in 
Australia on a number of occasions is the Parradise Shellduck. There are early 
records of this species in the Royal Botanic Gardens in Sydney (c. about 1930). 
And one record (probably an escapee) at Mount Annan Botanic Gardens in about 
1990 (I dont have the exact date with me at present.) I also understand that 
there are a number of this species in private collections.

Regards,


Alan Leishman,
Plant Sciences,
Royal Botanic Gardens,
Mrs Macquaries Road,
Sydney, NSW 2565
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>>> "Peter Ewin" <> 02/06/02 05:50pm >>>
Blackbirds and Song Thrushes are self-introduced to LHI, supposedly from the
introduced populations in NZ. The occassional records of Yellowhammer and
Chaffinch from LHI and Redpoll from Macquarie Island are also from the same.
However, I can't think of any native NZ bird being introduced anywhere
outside of NZ (most are too rare to start off with).
Cheers,
Peter


>From: "Tony Russell" <>
>Reply-To: "Tony Russell" <>
>To: "Timothy Hyde" <>
>CC: "birds" <>
>Subject: Re: [BIRDING-AUS] request for magpie info
>Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 13:46:48 +1030
>
>Thank you Timothy.  None of those funny looking plum puddings with long
>tails then.
>
>Wonder how the Kiwis feel about having ferals from here as well as from UK.
>
>Apart from SIPOs, which presumably got here under their own steam, are
>there
>any other birds intro'd from Kiwiland ?
>
>T.



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