well i'm actually hoping that Cooks Golden Duck is still around, but i doubt
that Captain Cook will be making an appearance!!
cheers martin cachard, cairns
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> Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 23:03:33 +1100
> CC:
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] British Twitchers - Canberra times
>
> There will be quite a few overwintering in the UK in 2015, hoping to see a
> few more Cooks Golden Duck unless it is extinct by then.
>
> Yours in all things "green"
>
> John Harris
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> ----- Reply message -----
> From: "Laurie Knight" <>
> To: "Simon Clayton" <>
> Cc: <>
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] British Twitchers - Canberra times
> Date: Wed, Dec 18, 2013 22:36
>
> I suspect that English twitchers are more likely to overwinter in
> Australia than vice-versa.
>
> Regards, Laurie.
>
> On 18/12/2013, at 11:08 AM, Simon Clayton wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> > :-)
> >
> > I used to twitch in UK when I was a teenager, but fortunately it
> > hasn't
> > affected me.
> >
> >
> >
> > Bananas,
> >
> >
> >
> > Simon Clayton
> >
> > Manager
> >
> > Birdrangers, Gibraltar Reserve
> >
> > Cangai, NSW, 2460
> >
> > www.birdrangers.com <http://www.birdrangers.com/>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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