Hi birding-aussers,
I thought I'd give everyone a quick summary of the results in the 2007
Victorian Twitchathon. The 24 HOUR RACE was won by the SEVEN YEAR TWITCHERS
while the 8 HOUR CHAMPAGNE RACE was won by ROBIN REDNECKS. Well done both teams.
This year the Victorian Twitchathon featured 3 new teams and 2 country teams.
It was great to catch up with a number of teams during the race. Everyone
seemed tired but in fantastic spirits. If there was an award for the Best
Spirited Team it must surely go to the Common Loudmouths. When I saw them they
were having a ball!
Bird totals seemed to be down a bit this year. This was possibly because of
flat seas in the bay and at sea, so no seabirds such as albatross, shearwater,
prion, jaeger or Black-faced Cormorant and so on; and woodland diversity in
Victoria was very low (possibly due to the ongoing 'drought').
BEST BIRD: There were some excellent birds recorded during the race, such as
Black Honeyeater, Orange Chat, Australian Pratincole and Ruff. In the end the
best bird award went to Masked Owl, recorded by the Twitching BigEyes, a nice
bird.
BIGGEST DIP: The biggest dip award was much harder to judge. Dips included
Spotted Pardalote, Dusky Moorhen, Australian White Ibis and White-browed
Scrubwren. After some deliberation it was decided biggest dip would go to
Silvereye. Nice dip for the Stirlings from Bendigo.
BIG THANKS to the Australian Birdfair for supplying the major prize: 2 days
accommodation in Leeton. This was awarded to the Robin Rednecks for an
excellent effort in the 8 hour race. Thanks to Andrew Isles Natural History
Books for supplying the other prizes. Thanks also Australian Geographic. An
article on the twitchathon will be coming to your local newsagent soon. Finally
thanks to Greg and Fiona on my team for some great birding.
Cheers,
Tim Dolby
Victorian Twitchathon Coordinator
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24 HOUR RESULTS
203 Seven Year Twitchers
Tim Dolby, Greg Oakley, Fiona Parkin & guest Rodney Dekker (Australian
Geographic)
Best Bird(s): Australian Pratincole & Orange Chat
Worst Dip: Long-billed Corella
182 Common Loudmouths
Philip Jackson, Greg Hunt, Paul Kelly, Russell Thomson, Max Arney (& Frank
Mitchell, Ken Norris)
Best Bird(s): Orange Chat & Black Honeyeater
Worst Dip: Black-shouldered Kite
175 Twitching BigEyes
Steve Davidson & Andrew Hurnard
Best Bird(s): Masked Owl
Worst Dip: Spotted Pardalote & Dusky Moorhen
8 HOUR CHAMPAGNE RESULTS
148 Robin Rednecks
Matt Weeks & Mick Ramsey
Best Bird(s): Black Falcon & Olive Whistler
Worst Dip: Australia White Ibis
137 Norwegian Blues
Jack Krohn, Louise Grgat & George Pergaminelis
Best Bird(s): Pectoral Sandpiper
135 Kevin Ruddy Turnstone
Stuart Dashper & John Harris
Best Bird(s): Ruff & Crested Shriketit
Worst Dip: Black-shouldered Kite & Dusky Moorhen
118 Horsfield's Brunswick Cuckoos
Nicole Spillane, Paul Jacobson & Matthew Frederiksen
Best Bird(s): Diamond Firetail
Worst Dip: White-browed Scrubwren
87 Swat Team (Stirlings with a Twitch!)
Tim Stirling & Jodie Stirling
Best Bird(s): Pink-eared Duck
Worst Dip: Silvereye
Tim Dolby
Victorian Twitchathon Coordinator
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