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FW: Blitz weekend

To: 'Canberrabirds' <>
Subject: FW: Blitz weekend
From: Philip Veerman <>
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2021 06:06:47 +0000

My least likely and most pointless bird for the weekend was a Spotted Turtledove. But I put it on a data sheet mainly for the value of the doing so. I wonder if others got that species.

 

From: Canberrabirds [ On Behalf Of Geoffrey Dabb
Sent: Wednesday, 27 October, 2021 9:08 AM
To: Canberrabirds
Subject: [Canberrabirds] FW: Blitz weekend

 

And good morning Steve

 

Actually no.  The pointless choice would have been Pacific Black Duck.  I omitted to mention it was quite soggy under the Redwoods …

 

 

 

From: Steve Read <>
Sent: Wednesday, 27 October 2021 8:09 AM
To: 'Geoffrey Dabb' <>
Subject: RE: [Canberrabirds] Blitz weekend

 

Good morning Geoffrey

 

Have you had provided the best or correct answer to your quiz below? I would have selected White-bellied Sea-eagle, had I entered…

 

Regards

 

Steve

 

From: Canberrabirds <> On Behalf Of Geoffrey Dabb
Sent: Monday, 25 October 2021 3:53 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [Canberrabirds] Blitz weekend

 

I spent an hour and half in the fire-damaged Redwood Forest, now cleaned up, but cleaned up to the point that birds were few -  a paltry 18 species, mostly at the margins. Overall the condition of these drought-averse giants of the US Pacific coast would cause John Muir to burst into tears were he to pay a visit.  However, a few were showing some signs of having enjoyed the recent rains. As to bird species, I could mention  a couple of  least likelies, but I prefer to think of my modest list as a suitable subject for that BBC television quiz POINTLESS where the contestant must nominate a CORRECT but MOST OBSCURE candidate in a field of possibilities.  The most obscure earns 100 points, the least obscure but one.  (Obscurity has been set by pre-testing the list on 100 people.)

 

Thus:  The subject is my species list. Name a species that is CORRECT (ie on the list) but the least likely to be on it.  If the contestant says ‘Australian Magpie’ they will be correct but score few points (perhaps just one).  If they are bold and say ‘Sacred Kingfisher’ the bell will go SPOINNNGG !!!  -  not on the list and no points.

 

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