British Twitchers - Canberra times

[Tim Jones <>]

Like starlings, we've mostly adapted to our new environment and become more 
sedentary.

However some now travel even more widely in search of new sources.

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> On 18 Dec 2013, at 12:20 pm, "Simon Clayton" <> wrote:
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> Hi All,
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> I think Australian twitchers should be taxonomically split from British
> twitchers, they have more available prey and have to migrate shorter
> distances for it. This results in larger flock sizes and greater competition
> for prey items. They are clearly more vocal too, must be a separate species.
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> I used to twitch in UK when I was a teenager, but fortunately it hasn't
> affected me.
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> Bananas,
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> Simon Clayton
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