Frederick T H Smith

[Denise Goodfellow <>]

I'm sorry to hear of Fred Smith's passing.  I well remember our trip to
Leanyer Sewage Ponds with one of the Beruldsen brothers and another birder
some years ago.  Although they'd been in the Top End for some weeks Fred was
the only one to not see a new bird.

When I spotted a garganey, a new species for him, Fred was so excited. But
it was slumped on the ground and obviously near death, and so there was a
rush to get Fred to the scope.  We joked that if it had died before he saw
it I would have had to rush over to give the bird mouth to beak
resuscitation!   They all then went off to celebrate with an iced coffee.

Vale Fred
Denise L Goodfellow


On 19/6/13 9:31 AM, "David Richardson" <> wrote:

> Very sad news.He was a true Gentleman and very kind, and generous with his
> birding knowledge.
> 
> David Richardson
> 
> 
> On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 7:52 AM, John Barkla <> wrote:
> 
>> I wish to advise the birding community that in the early hours of this
>> morning Fred Smith died peacefully in his sleep.  Having reached ninety in
>> March, Fred suffered a major stroke yesterday and did not re-awake.  As
>> many
>> would be aware, he was amongst the best field observers of his generation
>> and it was my very great pleasure to bird with him on a regular basis for
>> more than forty years.  I will miss his gentle sense of humour and will
>> retain some wonderful memories of our times together with the birds.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> John Barkla
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