Big Year 2012 Congratulations and a technical question

[Con Boekel <>]

I would like to add my congratulations.

I think I may have dibs on the earliest first bird record for the ACT this year: Cacatua sanguinea fireworksensis directly overhead at 1 minute past 2012. The technical question is this: should they be added to my GBS chart?

regards
Con

PS if someone could get Brendan to send me an email I have a query for him about Wonga Pigeons.

On 1/01/2013 9:08 AM, Mark Clayton wrote:

G’day Scott and all,

 

Do you know what Brendan’s “top” species were?

 

Just out of curiosity, are there any rules or “governing bodies” that vet records for these sorts of exercises or is the whole thing done on “trust”? I know when I have done “twitchathons” that there are rules to be followed, and that teams I have been in have followed these rules completely. Does anyone know what the OFFICIAL record is for the ACT, where records of vagrants etc have been through the rarities committee?

 

So far my ACT 2013 list is ............... Australian Magpie and Pied Currawong but I did sleep in this morning – I can hear a Common Blackbird calling, does that count?. That’s 208 (207 with the blackbird) to go to beat Brendan ....!!!

 

Happy New Year all,

Mark

 

From: Scott Ryan [m("yahoo.com.au","scottscritters");">]
Sent: Tuesday, 1 January 2013 7:42 AM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Big Year 2012 Congratulations

 

Happy New Year, Canberra Birders!!

 

Just a quick note to say a big congratulations to Brendan Sheean on his first crack at an ACT 'Big Year'.

 

I believe his final tally was 209, a very impressive total, & I believe second only to Milburn for the year.

 

Well done to all & happy birding for 2013. Lets hope this year may bring us some rarities again :-)

 

Scott Ryan