I would guess that John Weigel will easily break that - he seems to have
photos of most of the 729 (so far) species that he has seen. But even 518
is pretty impressive - it's much easier to see a bird than to get a good
photo of it!
On 29 November 2012 12:57, Russ <> wrote:
> Hi everyone
>
> Keep Calm ... and read on. This isn't about bird hunting! It's about a
> book.
>
> *In September, 2010, retired school principal Gary Oliver set off on a
> 12-month Challenge to break the record for photographing the most
> Australian bird species in a single year. With his support team of one
> (wife, Glenda) they clocked up over 55,000 kms and visited every state and
> territory.*
>
> This week sees the official release of Gary's book about the
> quest, "Birdshoot Australia". It documents the trip, the successul
> capturing of 518 species on film, and of course has many of those photos
> included. You can find out more about the book and the journey on Gary's
> website:
>
> www.birdshootaustralia.blogspot.com
>
> I haven't yet seen the book myself but I'm hoping to get a couple of
> copies for our libraries in Geelong.
>
> Regards
>
> Russell Woodford
> Birding-Aus List Owner
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