Richard, I'm with Philip on this. You skipped very quickly over the
expensive bits !! For a start you used frequent flyer points !! The air
fare from Adelaide (compulsorily via Melb) is around $400-800, and that's in
the cheap seats. Going on one's own the minimum accommodation cost would
be ca $120 per night. Then I'd have to hire a car for a couple of days -
allow $120 for that, plus fuel. Oh, and I guess one would need to eat ,
other than taking sandwiches. Allow another $50 for that even eating fast
food ( which I don't). OK for some, but not for most of us. And all for
one skungey bird which I've seen a hundred times in the UK. I don't think
so.
Tony
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Richard Baxter
Sent: Tuesday, 12 February 2013 11:48 AM
To: Philip Veerman; birding-aus
Subject: Lesser Black-backed Gull at Broome
Philip,
It doesn't always cost a fortune. I twitched the LBBG in Broome a
few weeks ago with Mike and Rohan. The entire trip cost me $75. I used
frequent flyer points, we shared a room and George Swan very kindly drive us
to the rubbish tip.
Breakfast at Maccas and flew home.
Cheers
Richard
Sent from my iPhone
On 12/02/2013, at 12:02 PM, "Philip Veerman" <> wrote:
> That sounds very sensible. This is not an attempt to be rude towards
> Mike or anyone. However it also strikes me as amusing. Please take
> this message as being towards the amusing and not get hung up on
> arguing it. Sure, promoting tourism to Broome is great (I wish I could
> afford to go, just maybe one day I might but it would be to see the
> regular birds such as the massed wader migration). Then again for
> those who think a Lesser Black-backed Gull is such a wonderful bird
> (very exciting compared to other gulls), I wonder would it not be
> easier (possibly even cheaper?) and more likely by going to Europe. I
> have always thought I would rather see a Secretarybird on the plains
> of Africa, where it is supposed to be, than on the streets of Canberra.
>
> More to the point, I just wonder how many readers of this line, if
> they told their husband, wife, son, daughter, whoever, that they are
> going to spend a huge amount to look for a Lesser Black-backed Gull at
> the Broome tip and shown a picture of this fabulous beast, would
> respond with a "no way, you must be loopy (or similar)". And that is
> in the context that I'm 56 years old I have loved bird watching since
> I was a young child and find myself recently married to someone who
> has no idea and this week asked me if a penguin is a bird.
>
> Philip
>
> -----Original Message-----From:
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> On Behalf Of Mike Carter
> Sent: Tuesday, 12 February 2013 10:50 AM To:
> Cc: George Swann of Kimberley Birdwatching
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Lesser Black-backed Gull at Broome
>
>
> The bird continues to be seen intermittently at the Broome tip. Anyone
> wishing to see it should allow at least a couple of days to ensure
> they coincide with its irregular visits.
>
> Mike Carter
> 30 Canadian Bay Road
> Mount Eliza VIC 3930
> Tel (03) 9787 7136
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