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Fwd: National Bird

To: Carl Clifford <>
Subject: Fwd: National Bird
From: Dave Torr <>
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 16:10:07 +1100
Certainly get into northern Vic but not sure if any records from Melbourne
itself?

On 21 March 2015 at 16:08, Carl Clifford <> wrote:

> I though they got down there most years. If they get down, they are worth
> watching. Very agile on the wing.
>
>
> On 21 Mar 2015, at 4:06 pm, Dave Torr <> wrote:
>
> Hmm - to a Melbournian that is offensive! But give a few more years of
> climate change (!) and probably common here as well - Koel is now regular,
>
> On 21 March 2015 at 16:04, Carl Clifford <> wrote:
>
>> The distribution covers the important parts of Australia.
>>
>>
>> > On 21 Mar 2015, at 3:48 pm, Dave Torr <> wrote:
>> >
>> > Not a very wide distribution!
>> >
>> >> On 21 March 2015 at 15:44, cgregory123 . <>
>> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> How about that high roller the mighty Dollarbird.
>> >> Chris Gregory
>> >>
>> >> On 21 March 2015 at 14:28, David Taylor <
>> >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Yep that would probably kybosh that idea Carl!   How about
>> Kookaburra!!!
>> >>>
>> >>> Sent from my iPhone
>> >>>
>> >>>> On 21 Mar 2015, at 12:05 pm, Carl Clifford <>
>> >>> wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>> I would vote for that. Unfortunately, South Australia has it as it's
>> >>> state bird, so
>> >>>> I don't think it would be eligible.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Carl Clifford
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> On 21 Mar 2015, at 12:22 pm, David Taylor <
>> >>> > wrote:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Given its almost Australia wide distribution, urban and rural
>> presence
>> >>> and striking plumage that would work well on crests etc  I'd nominate
>> the
>> >>> Australian Magpie as my pick as our National bird
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Cheers
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> David  Taylor
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> Begin forwarded message:
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>>> From: "Tony Russell" <>
>> >>>>>> Date: 21 March 2015 8:45:43 am AEST
>> >>>>>> To: "'Carl Clifford'" <>, "'Martin
>> >>> Butterfield'" <>
>> >>>>>> Cc: 'birding-aus NEW' <>
>> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] National Bird
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Could have Abbott the Rabbit.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>> >>>>>> From: Birding-Aus  On
>> >>> Behalf Of
>> >>>>>> Carl Clifford
>> >>>>>> Sent: Friday, 20 March 2015 9:22 PM
>> >>>>>> To: Martin Butterfield
>> >>>>>> Cc: birding-aus NEW
>> >>>>>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] National Bird
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Nope we do not have an National bird or animal. Considering what
>> has
>> >>> been
>> >>>>>> coming out of Canberra over the last few years, perhaps our
>> National
>> >>> Bird
>> >>>>>> should be the Spangled Drongo.
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>> Carl Clifford
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>> On 20 Mar 2015, at 7:10 pm, Martin Butterfield <
>> >> 
>> >>>>
>> >>>>>>> wrote:
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> I had assumed it was the Emu as it features on our Coat of Arms.
>> >>>>>>> However I can't find anything authoritative which confirms this or
>> >>>>>>> offers an alternative.
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Surely we have one?  If not, I cry 'Shime, shime " and ask what
>> can
>> >> be
>> >>>>>>> done and by whom to get one.  (For various reasons, if starting
>> from
>> >>>>>>> scratch, my pick would be Galah.)
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>>
>> >>>>>>> Martin Butterfield
>> >>>>>>> http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
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