Hi Mark, good question. I was born in England but I no longer count
myself a Pom having been here for 52 years and bred up and multiplied
somewhat - so I'm an Aussie.
Tony
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G'day everyone,
I have a question similar to the recent ones that have been going around
about the proper names of birds. I have done a search on the archives
for this subject, but I didn't find the information I was looking for,
so I apologise if this issue has been done to death before.
Are migratory birds that are born in other countries such as China,
Siberia, Alaska etc, referred to as being from their country of birth?
eg: Sharp-tailed Sandpipers are born in Siberia, so are they referred to
as being a Siberian bird?
And if so then, I've heard people refer to the Koels and Cuckoos that we
get here as being an Asian bird, but should they be called an Australian
bird because this is there country of birth?
Again, sorry if this is one of those chestnuts that crop up from time to
time, but I am still relatively new to amateur birding and this
information is new to me.
Regards,
Mark
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