canberrabirds

Fwd: FW: [canberrabirds] Black Kite Hughes Oval

To: COG List <>
Subject: Fwd: FW: [canberrabirds] Black Kite Hughes Oval
From: Martin Butterfield <>
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 23:16:27 +0000
Original exceeded size limit  so have removed Geoffrey's images.


---------- Forwarded message ---------

To: Geoffrey Dabb <>
Cc: COG List <>


Here are a couple of snips from eBird showing the current distribution of Red Kite... 
22 98 Red Kite.JPG
... and Black Kite.
22 99 Black Kite.JPG
Of course the take up rate of eBird in the UK is not as great as in North America and Australia but I think the picture is fairly clear.



On Sat, 22 Dec 2018 at 09:51, Geoffrey Dabb <> wrote:

Attacked by what or whom, David?  Such a dangerous country these days.

 

My tick of a Kite (then the name) in 1965 was of a single bird in  Wales while I was motoring around the UK with a pair of binoculars and A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe, Peterson, Mountfort and Hollom, 1964 edition.  As a matter of historical interest I set out below the range information.

 

 

No chatlines, computers or digital cameras in those days, and nowhere near as many bird books.  Not so many birdwatchers, either.

 

While I have the floor, I shall inflict a couple of recent WOTSITS, blackandwhited in the fashion of the 1960s. Not Kites.

 


 


 

<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>
Admin

The University of NSW School of Computer and Engineering takes no responsibility for the contents of this archive. It is purely a compilation of material sent by many people to the Canberra Ornithologists Group mailing list. It has not been checked for accuracy nor its content verified in any way. If you wish to get material removed from the archive or have other queries about the list contact David McDonald, list manager, phone (02) 6231 8904 or email . If you can not contact David McDonald e-mail Andrew Taylor at this address: andrewt@cse.unsw.EDU.AU