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Re: RE: [Birding-Aus] Re:Cocos & Christmas Island Rarities

To: Tony Russel <>
Subject: Re: RE: [Birding-Aus] Re:Cocos & Christmas Island Rarities
From: David Richardson <>
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2011 10:41:15 +1100
T o Julian B,
I was mainly just agreeing with Mike Carters comment on what can happen when
interest is lost in the fauna and flora of overseas territories.I was just
adding a short comment in agreement as I have read articles on Britains
neglect of resposibility regarding their territories in the past.

In general I agree there are differing opinions on what should or should not
be counted on Aus lists and I think  each to their own when keeping your
personal birding list.

David



On Tue, Jan 11, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Tony Russel <> wrote:

> Greetings Julian.
>
> Tony
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 
>  On Behalf Of Julian B
> Sent: Tuesday, 11 January 2011 8:53 AM
> To: 'Birding Aus'
> Subject: [Norton AntiSpam] RE: [Birding-Aus] Re:Cocos & Christmas Island
> Rarities
>
>  Greetings all
>
> Have I missed something in the current thread?
>
> It seems to me the thread started as a debate on whether or not birds from
> various outlying areas [e.g. Cocos Is., Antarctica, etc.] should be
> included
> on an Australian list but appears to have diverged into whether or not we
> should maintain an interest in the welfare of the birds on these outlying
> island/regions [see David Richardson's recent email].
>
> >From where did the divergence emerge?
>
> The argument was surely one of "counting" offshore territorial birds and
> not
> one of maintaining an interest in their welfare.
>
> Why can't it be okay to NOT COUNT birds from far flung corners on an
> Australian list BUT continue to maintain a serious interest in their
> welfare; in promoting tourism to these places.  Surely all that is needed
> is
> to count those birds on separate lists.
>
> In the end, my old sparring marra, Tony Russell, has hit the nail on the
> head.  As with so many other contentious issues of this nature, be it the
> feeding of wild birds, the ownership of a pet cat, etc., all the to-ing and
> fro-ing does little to resolve these issues.  Those that do, will continue
> to do so and those that don't will continue not to do so.
>
> As I've said before, ours is not an exact pastime; there is no mandatory
> regulating body.  Each to their own conscience.
>
> Cheers
>
> Julian
> >From a rather waterlogged backyard
>
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