Regarding the reporting of Emus

[Paul Fennell <>]

Many thanks to the folk who responded to my email about including or excluding “Captive” emus in or from the Annual Bird Report.

Like most things there appear to be many shades of grey, with a line to be drawn somewhere along the spectrum. Without wishing to bore you with too much detail, I have included the following sightings IN the report.

ObservationDate	Observer	COGObserverCode	GridNbr	NbrObservedAlpha	BreedingCode	Location
2016-01-01	Alastair Smith	SmA1	H17	5		Tidbinbilla Road at Corin Road
2016-01-04	Alison Mackerras	MaA2	G14	2		Cotter Dam - track to viewing area on west side of dam wall
2016-01-07	Christine Darwood	DaC2	H17	1		Tidbinbilla Road at Corin Road
2016-01-23	Ryu Callaway	CaR3	H17	1		Corin Road at -35.45833, 148.97499
2016-01-27	Ryu Callaway	CaR3	G14	2		Cotter Dam
2016-02-09	Steve Holliday	HoS1	H17	5		Tidbinbilla Road at Corin Road
2016-03-06	Ms C Drake	DrC1	H17	1		Tidbinbilla Road at Corin Road
2016-04-11	David McDonald	McD1	B03	1		Black Range Road at 34.8505S, 148.7334E
2016-05-04	Ryu Callaway	CaR3	H17	5		Corin Road at -35.45833, 148.97499
2016-05-14	shorty w	W S1	H17	5		Corin Road at -35.45833, 148.97499

and I have excluded the following, on the basis they had Tidbinbilla as the location.

ObservationDate

Observer

COGObserverCode

GridNbr

NbrObservedAlpha

BreedingCode

Location

2015-07-03	Scott Ryan	RyS1	H17	1		Birrigai, Tidbinbilla (restricted access)
2015-07-09	Ryu Callaway	CaR3	G17	2		Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve--Ring Road
2015-08-20	Paul Gatenby	GaP1	G17	2		Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve--Birrigai Time Trail
2015-08-30	Liam Manderson	MaL2	F18	1		Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
2015-09-28	Ryu Callaway	CaR3	G17	3		Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve--Birrigai Time Trail
2015-10-01	Brian Puttock	PuB1	F18	3		Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
2015-10-19	Liam Manderson	MaL2	H17	4		Birrigai, Tidbinbilla (restricted access)
2015-10-24	Jonette McDonnell	McJ2	G17	2		Tidbinbilla NR - Visitors Centre
2015-11-18	Lee Jaszlics	JaL1	F18	X		Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve
2016-01-01	Jill Duncan &  Ken Bissett	KeJ5	F18	4		Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve--Sanctuary
2016-02-27	Daniel Mantle	MaD4	G17	X		Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve--Birrigai Time Trail
2016-03-19	Jill Duncan &  Ken Bissett	KeJ5	G17	1		Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve--Turkey Hill
2016-04-02	Nancy Auerbach	AuN1	G17	2		Tidinbilla Nature Reserve--Tidinbilla Visitor Centre
2016-04-14	Patrick Ellsworth	ElP1	G17	2		Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve--Ring Road
2016-04-18	Silvana Manzanell	MaS8	F18	3		Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve--Sanctuary
2016-04-28	Paul Gatenby	GaP1	F18	2		Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve--Sanctuary
2016-05-06	Jill Duncan &  Ken Bissett	KeJ5	G17	3		Tidbinbilla Visitor Centre
2016-06-26	Ryu Callaway	CaR3	G17	3		Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve--Birrigai Time Trail
2016-06-29	Simon Stratford	StS2	F18	5		Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve

If you have any issues that you think need discussing about this, I am most happy to receive advice and or opinion.

Warm regards

Paul 

Paul Fennell
Editor, COG Annual Bird Report
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