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RFI : Twitcher questions re NEW SPECIES FOR AUSTRALIA?

To: "'Ian May'" <>, "'Birding Aus'" <>
Subject: RFI : Twitcher questions re NEW SPECIES FOR AUSTRALIA?
From: "Tony Russell" <>
Date: Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:25:45 +0930
And those islands like Boigu and Sabai etc., are much much closer to
Indonesia than they are to Oz. Not that I've been to them, too many
mozzies for my liking, and mal de mer getting there.

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Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 10:07 AM
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Subject: RFI : Twitcher questions re NEW SPECIES FOR
AUSTRALIA?


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Hi all

While counting up my Australian bird list recently some questions were 
raised by a non birding friend re geographical limits that apply to 
record species on the Australian national list.  I showed some recent 
posts about Christmas Island birds titled "New Species for Australia" 
indicating that this is what we do and generally the list is developed 
around political boundaries relating to the nation and its territories.

However I was unable to give easy answers to the questions.  

For example, if the reason is political boundaries, why are not all New 
Guinea birds recorded on the Ausie historical list?    Are birds 
recorded from French Polynesia in the Pacific or Reunion Island in the 
Indian Ocean considered part of the French national bird list?   Are 
birds recorded from Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean part of the UK bird

list?     Outside of Australia do others follow the same rules?  If so 
is there any part of the world that would not qualify for the US list?

The exercise has left me wondering about the rationale of recording 
national bird lists.

During the exercise some interesting geographic facts about Australia 
and its territories were indicated. 

The closest Australian mainland location to Christmas Island (South 
Point) is North West Cape (Jabiru Point), distance 830 Nm. (1538 km.)

However the distance from Christmas Island to Java, Indonesia is only185

Nm.   Cocos Island to Australia (Jabiru Point) is 1137 Nm (approx. 2100
km).

Hoping we can have a friendly discussion about this subject.

Regards


Ian May
PO Box 110
St Helens Tasmania

0428 337956


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