Alas Malta is much larger. Always used to reckon the WTP was about 100 sq
km - a bit less now as bits removed for the regional park and housing,
Malta is 316 (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_and_dependencies_by_area).
If it were a country would probably come in at 225 or so - but by bird list
a lot higher!
On 3 December 2012 01:20, Richard Nowotny <>wrote:
> I quite like the concept of a birding "precinct" - larger than a birding
> site, but smaller than a birding region.
>
> Interesting to read that the WTP is larger than Cocos Is, similar size to
> Malta.
>
> May be information of interest/assistance to potential visitors to the WTP
> (both Australian and international) - gives a good sense of its size, ie
> much more extensive than most people's preconceptions of the typical sewage
> treatment plant.
>
> Richard
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> -----Original Message-----
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> To: Laurie Knight
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> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Tern! Tern! Tern! (to misquote Pete Seeger)
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>
>
> Gee Lozza,
>
> Spoilt sport :-) but you do make a good point about what defines a site. As
> for the size of the WTP, Melbourne Water publications state that it is
> approximately the same size as Malta. From memory, that makes it larger
> than
> Cocos Island.
>
> John Harris
>
> Owner - Wildlife Experiences
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> 0409090955
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> On Dec 2, 2012 9:56 PM, "Laurie Knight" < <
> >
> > wrote:
>
>
>
> > Thanks for that Richard. Your post raises an interesting question as
>
> > to what is a birding site? Is the WTP a birding site, a series of
>
> > birding sites or a birding precinct?
>
> > There is clearly a question of scale involved. Where do you draw the
>
> > line for a site? Is it the limit of sight at a defined point? I
>
> > would have thought the Borrow Pits would constitute a site. The WTP
>
> > would have to contain a dozen or more birding sites. Perhaps it is
>
> > comparable in size to the Cocos Islands.
>
> > Regards, Laurie.
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