This is onforwarded from Alan Morris who coordinates this Birds Australia
event. It is an important fundraising event with this year's proceeds going
to the Australian Bird Study Associations Research Fund which gives grants
to students at Australian Universities who are carrying out research on
Australian birds. The aim is to increase the value of their investment fund,
so that more grants can be given for research into the biology and
conservation of Australian birds.
Canberra birders could combine the COG Bird Blitz on that weekend, with
participation in the Twitchathon champagne race, the laid back version done
at a more leisurely pace within respectable hours.
How to join the Twitchathon 28-29 October 2006
1. Contact Alan Morris for your 2006 Twitchathon Kit
2. Form a team with one or even a dozen friends and family and go
birdwatching over this October weekend. You can travel anywhere in NSW
and/or the ACT. See how many species of birds your team can find from 3 pm
Saturday 28 October to 4 pm Sunday 29 October 2006. Note the new starting
and finishing time as trialled in 2004.
3. Get sponsors. In the weeks before this event, persuade family and
friends to sponsor you so many cents or even dollars for each species your
team sees. You just need either lots of little sponsorships or a few big
ones!
There are prizes for the most species seen by three winning teams as well as
prizes for the most money raised, the rarest bird seen by an individual, and
prizes for children. The prizes include Trophies, a weekend in a motel at
Leeton with a personal guided tour of the Ramsar Internationally famous
Fivebough Swamp Wetlands (sponsored by the
Fivebough & Tuckerbil Wetland Trust), 2 nights for two at Bombah Point Eco
Lodge, a pair of Steiner Skyhawk 8x42 binoculars (sponsored by ABSA &
Mainstay Opticals Pty Ltd), books, book vouchers, champagne, wine, special
“T” shirts and other prizes to go to the winners in the various categories
of the Twitchathon. Contact Alan for a full list.
So don’t think that you have to be an A class birdwatcher to take part.
Whichever method you chose for your Twitchathon – the laid back (ie the
Champagne Race), the deadly serious, or the donor only version, remember
it is all about educating others into the importance of nature conservation,
particularly the conservation of Australian birds.
In the past five years we have raised over $60,000. This is a great
achievement and we have been able to make a significant difference or the
birds in the Capertee Valley, the Murray Valley, the Cowra District,
Newhaven Station (NT) & the Education Unit at Gluepot Reserve. So, do ask
me for your Twitchathon Kit TODAY or sponsor a Twitchathon team in your bird
club or group! I can put you in touch with a team if you do not know of one
in your area!
Alan Morris
Twitchathon Co-ordinator
(For Birds Australia, Southern NSW & ACT)
c/- 3 Murray St Bateau Bay NSW 2261
Telephone: 02 43 342776
Fax: 02 9436 0466
Email:
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