I'm glad it didn't land in Sydney. For one thing I try to avoid driving
anywhere near Sydney,'orrible 'orrible, and secondly, some maniac would
probably have killed or caught it by now.
I was one of the first two people from Adelaide to see it on the Tuesday
after the Sunday it was first reported. Mega tick.
Tony,
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From:
On Behalf Of Dam Lamb
Sent: Saturday, August 05, 2006 4:18 PM
To: ; David
Subject: Watch the Birdie article
David,
I think one of the contributing factors as to why the GHL has
attracted more attention than other rarities is the degree of
site-faithfullness it has shown, thus improving the odds of twitchers
being successful.The bird has been known (by birders) to have been in
Burren Junction now for nearly 6 weeks, in a relatively contained
area.Everyone who has gone to see it has got it , as far as we know, so
it isn't hard to see the bird.It isn't even hard to get to Burren
Junction, though it of course takes time and money.So it's become a
dead-set cert, or as poker players would say, the pot-odds are heavily
in your favour.Just think of the attention it would have generated if it
had landed in Centennial Park in Sydney.
( And I'm very happy to be one of those who has seen it)
Russ Lamb, Maleny,SEQ
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