Birds on Television

["Trevor Hampel" <>]

Dear Birders everywhere,

An interesting thought occured to me recently when watching a sporting
event on television (Yes - I know - being out there birding is probably a
lot more interesting).

If I'm watching a LIVE telecast of a sporting event (or any newscast) from
anywhere in the world - and a bird is shown on the screen or flies across
the line of view of the camera - and I can identify the bird - and I've
never seen a live member of that species before - can I tick it as a
"lifer"?????

Trevor Hampel
Murray Bridge