The things you learn from newspapers

[Laurie Knight <>]

Thanks Nick.  It would be nice if the journalists were a bit better at  
cutting and pasting press releases.
LK

On 22/12/2010, at 7:06 PM, Nicholas Talbot wrote:

>  http://www.parkweb.vic.gov.au/resources/pr_1498.pdf
>
> “Mud Islands are also nationally significant as a feeding and
> roosting site for migratory wading birds
> including the Grey Plover, Double-banded Plover, Bar-tailed Godwit,  
> Grey-tailed Tattler, Ruddy Turnstone,
> Great Knot, Red Knot and Sharp-tailed Sandpiper.”
>
> Hi,
> I wrote the media release.
> 'breed' should have been 'feed' in the story just as 'egrit' was a
> typo for 'egret'.
> The relevant paragraph from the media release and the link to the
> release are above,
> All the best
> Nick
>
>
>
> > From: 
> > To: 
> > Date: Wed, 22 Dec 2010 17:23:14 +1000
> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] The things you learn from newspapers
> >
> > Today's edition of the age carried a story detailing the findings  
> of a
> > two year study of the "Mud Islands" in Port Phillip Bay [by Peter
> > Menkhorst et. al] - 
> http://www.theage.com.au/environment/conservation/bird-life-abounds-in-the-bays-bestkept-and-sandy-secret-20101221-194in.html
> > .
> >
> > The interesting part is:
> > "The 50-hectare islands, which sit near the mouth of the bay between
> > Sorrento and Queenscliff, are home to 95,000 breeding pairs
> belonging
> > to 11 species, according to results of the Department of
> > Sustainability and Environment survey.
> > Some birds - such as the bar-tailed godwit and grey plover - travel
> > from Northern China and Siberia to breed there while others, such as
> > the Australian pelican, are locals."
> >
> > I expect the story author misunderstood the press release [or the
> > author of the press release misunderstood the report], but I do
> wonder
> > whether drastic environmental change might eventually result in some
> > trans equatorial migratory species breeding in the south.
> >
> > Regards, Laurie.
> >
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