I'm surprised that no one has nominated the Eyre Bird Observatory. I've been
a serious bird-watcher for 44 years and it is one of my favourite places.
It's a great place for seabirds, waders, mallee and coastal dune species,
arid and semi-arid species. Stay there long enough, or visit there often
enough, and you will observe rarities and irruptions of more common species.
And Eyre provides comfortable accommodation and good company.
Stephen Ambrose
Ryde NSW
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Simon Mustoe
Sent: Tuesday, 16 August 2011 4:43 PM
To:
Subject: Top10 - results so far
The eagerly anticipated results of the birding TOP10 destinations ... it's a
bit like Masterchef .. you'll have to wait for the final. For now, just a
teaser.
We've had responses here, through Bird-O (http://bird-o.com), emails and
Facebook. Read the original posting at
http://bird-o.com/2011/08/09/bird-os-top10-aussie-birding-destinations/
The current contenders for the TOP 10 (drum roll please) are:
Position ; number of votes ; place name
#1 7 Werribee Sewage Farm
#2 5 Capertee Valley
#2 5 Gluepot
#2 5 Hattah/Kulkyne National Park
#3 4 Bowra Station
#3 4 Broome (incl BBO & Roebuck Bay)
#3 4 Cairns
#4 3 Bruny Island
#4 3 Cheyne Beach
#4 3 Iron Range
#4 3 Lamington NP, Queensland
#4 3 Royal National Park
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Australian birders have put poo ponds down as their
favourite. There are 12 locations in first, plus joint second and third
places, so I think it only fair to have 12 Top 10s, unless you're yet to
cast your vote - your's could just tip the balance ; )
Close contenders, just pipped to the mark (in no particular order ... well,
alphabetical ...) are:
Alice Poo Ponds
Atherton Tablelands
Chiltern (& Mt Pilot)
Darwin area
Hobart
Kakadu
Kingfisher Park
Kununurra
Round Hill
Strzlecki Track
Sundown and Girraween Nps
[Frank's second and third Top10s were disqualified. Frank, you were just
being a bit greedy : ) so we only included your first top 10, not the second
or third ... hehehe ]
Thanks to everyone who responded. It's a great little exercise and much fun.
It'll take us a while to condense all of this into something sensible and
useful though, so be patient. Thanks also for those who left comments with
their suggestions - a nice added extra and splendid testimonial to our
wonderful country.
Regards,
Simon.
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