An aid to identifying the 4 larger egrets in Australia and other threads

To:	"Peter Shute" <>
Subject:	An aid to identifying the 4 larger egrets in Australia and other threads.
From:	"Dave Torr" <>
Date:	Fri, 23 May 2008 07:05:44 +1000

I guess neck bands are easy to see on a bird that spends most of its life
with its legs in water - and has a long neck!

2008/5/23 Peter Shute <>:

> Thanks Mike, I was hoping it would be something like that. I guess it means
> it's a method that should be used with caution by the inexperienced.
>
> Regarding swan neck bands, I've never seen one. Why do thy use them instead
> of leg bands?
>
> Regarding twitchers supplying data for research, I've been assuming that
> many do that, but how would one know?  Perhaps all twitchers need to do to
> defend their activities is to occasionally mention such activities.  It
> might even be a good example to some non twitching birders who don't do it.
>
> Peter Shute
>
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