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Gary Oliver's birdshoot Challenge - Finish!!

To: "Gary Oliver" <>
Subject: Gary Oliver's birdshoot Challenge - Finish!!
From: David Stowe <>
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2011 08:26:50 +1000
Congratulations Gary!
A great achievement and thanks for sharing your journey.
A serious benchmark too!
Cheers
David Stowe

On 31/08/2011, at 10:24 PM, Gary Oliver wrote:

> Hi all,
> 
> 
> 
> Just to let everyone know that today was the last day of my 12 month
> challenge to photograph as many wild Australian birds as I could. The
> previous record as such was 377 which was the only published one I could
> find going into this challenge. My wife (support person) and I began on 1st
> September 2010 in Carisbrook, Victoria and finished today, 31st August 2011.
> We travelled all around the country in our caravan and met and were helped
> by many fellow twitchers.
> 
> 
> 
> My final count is 518. I also photographed three more which at this time
> don't appear to be on the Christidis & Boles List. They were the Western
> Grasswren, the Swan River Honeyeater and the Western Crested Shrike-tit.
> 
> 
> 
> Our thanks to everyone who has encouraged us on our journey and to those who
> have in some way helped. I hope it sets a useful benchmark for the growing
> number of us who enjoy photographing birds as well as observing them. 
> 
> 
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> 
> 
> Gary Oliver
> 
> Birdshootaustralia.blogspot.com
> 
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