I recall (look in the BirdingAus archives) some friends who twitched Ostrich
by flying over the station as the owner no longer allowed access to birders.
Unfortunately twitching a parrot from a plane is probably a little harder!
On 14 August 2010 09:45, Tony Russell <> wrote:
> Well said Graham.
>
> Tony
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Graham Buchan
> Sent: Friday, 13 August 2010 5:01 PM
> To: Colin R
> Cc:
> Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: [Birding-Aus] Princess Parrots issue
>
> Colin,
>
> I have just been through a large part of Central Australia. Many areas are
> off-limits and most are private cattle stations. The traditional owners of
> indigenous land have the same rights to allow or exclude access as do any
> other Australians, be they ranchers or suburban homeowners. The law does
> not
> recognise size of block as pertinent to access - otherwise I'd have roamed
> all over El Questro! It is unfortunate that access has not been granted but
> how many cattle stations would allow 80 birdos into their lands, especially
> as they could be liable for injury claims in the event of accidents etc.
> Traditional owners have every right both at law and practically to restrict
> access to their lands.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Graham Buchan
>
>
>
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