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Armchair Twitch Results

To: Alan Gillanders <>
Subject: Armchair Twitch Results
From: L&L Knight <>
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 13:48:35 +1000
Do you plan to sit on top of your house to maximise your sight lines?

Being a bushwalker, I would prefer a foot-based competition where you start and finish at the one spot and travel only by foot. That way you could do interesting spots where the birds aren't visible/audible at a single point - like Cook's Hut, Vrilya Pt, the Tyto Wetlands, Mt Lewis, Lake Samsonvale, Lord Howe Island, Roebuck Bay, Fogg Dam, Two- People's Bay, Maria Island, WTP etc.

Regards, Laurie

On 03/11/2008, at 1:29 PM, Alan Gillanders wrote:


From: "Chris Sanderson"
Hey Russell,

I think you've still got a way to go to catch up with Alan Gillanders' house
list!
I don't keep a house list but a Home Block list which includes the area above the house yard and the paddock below the house as far as the far water's edge of the wetland and creek. The tally currently stands at 190.

I believe Bill Jolly does something similar and has a longer list. The problem is being home when the rainforest specialists make a rare visit and recording them. As a mammalian example we have had a tree-roo in the yard seen by neighbours but not by us.

I am thinking of entering the armchair twitch next year. I will set myself the target of 85 species. Because of the rules I may also try to enlist the largest team. What other categories do you think could be developed [of course give preference to ones you might win] to give it a bit more excitement and incentive.

Now, what to call my team?

I just looked to the side to see two skinks fighting. The winner was flagging his victory with his tail when he disappeared from my view in a blur. Moments later a Sacred Kingfisher flew out from the veranda with something in its beak. The skink won the battle but not the war. I guess we all lose in the end.

Regards,
Alan
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