Hi Koren (and everyone else),
Generally speaking, it's your list, so your rules. I think that if you
tick a House Sparrow in Melbourne, then you're also fine to tick
anything translocated in New Zealand.
I have a couple of friends who consider me to have a fascist list
policy in that I don't tick introduced species (I keep them on a
separate list), so I finally added Spotted Dove and Common Myna last
week when passing through Singapore, rather than ticking them in
Sydney. However, I understand that makes me a bit odd...
Sadly, it looks like being a very long time until I can add something to
my Australian list as I'm now in the cold dark islands of the North for
at least the next two years. I'm just quite pleased that my last
Australian tick was an Australian Bittern!
Cheers,
Tony
On 26/11/2012 03:12, Koren Mitchell wrote:
I know, I know, always a question that provokes discussion, but I thought I'd
ask anyway. Not wanting to argue, just interested in people's opinions.
I'm currently in Wellington and just got back from a trip to Zealandia
sanctuary. This is a place on the outskirts of Wellington where they have built
a predator-proof fence and reintroduced some of the species that were
originally there, as well as a couple from other parts of the country. These
birds are free-flying (apart from the takahe which is flightless) and most have
now been breeding in the sanctuary for between 5 and 10 years.
So, can I legitimately count on my life list the birds that I saw in the
sanctuary (apart from the takahe which I wouldn't count as it is definitely 'in
captivity')? Is seeing the birds in this sanctuary any different from going to
Kapiti Island, where many of the same birds have been reintroduced?
Regards, Koren
Koren Mitchell
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