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Aussies and Parrot Tours vs international parrot fans

To: Peter Waanders <>
Subject: Aussies and Parrot Tours vs international parrot fans
From: Raymond Pearson <>
Date: Wed, 6 May 2015 10:40:55 +0800
Good luck with this project Peter. It would be an outstanding result to get all 
the Grasswrens in 16 days - especially if you include recent and proposed 
splits. The White-throated must surely be a massive challenge. 
I'll look forward to seeing a post trip report

Regards
Ray Pearson

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Regards
Ray

> On 6 May 2015, at 05:48, Peter Waanders <> wrote:
> 
> Hi Laurie and everyone,
> 
> We're doing just that: for 2016, an all-Grasswren tour is on the program.
> As you and many others will know, we've been running 6 Grasswren tours
> since 2006, expanded to 9 Grasswrens 2 years ago, and we're now working
> with local bird guides to plan an all Grasswren tour taking in all current
> species plus a number of the proposed splits.
> It will be delivered using a combination of private charter flights (by a
> reputable company) and 4WD vehicles. It looks like it will be around 16
> days. As a result, it will be expensive and with limited seats.
> Nevertheless, there has already been strong interest. Further details are
> on my website: http://www.bellbirdtours.com  and here:
> http://sabirding.com/grasswren.html#all keeping in mind that we're still in
> the final planning stage of this project.
> 
> (I've always refrained from putting messages of a commercial nature on
> birding-aus so sorry if this breaks the advertising rules but it appears
> that others can do so undeterred and repeatedly).
> 
> cheers
> Peter
> 
> 
> -------
> 
> Peter Waanders
> 
> Bellbird Tours <http://www.bellbirdtours.com/> / Southern Birding Services
> <http://www.sabirding.com/> / Australian Birding Store
> <http://www.birdingstore.com.au/>
> 
> 
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> 
> Hi Laurie and everyone,
> 
> We're doing just that: for 2016, an all-Grasswren tour is on the program.
> As you and many others will know, we've been running 6 Grasswren tours
> since 2006, expanded to 9 Grasswrens 2 years ago, and we're now working
> with local bird guides to plan an all Grasswren tour taking in all current
> species plus a number of the proposed splits.
> It will be delivered using a combination of private charter flights (by a
> reputable company) and 4WD vehicles. It looks like it will be around 16
> days. As a result, it will be expensive and with limited seats.
> Nevertheless, there has already been strong interest. Further details are
> on my website: http://www.bellbirdtours.com  and here:
> http://sabirding.com/grasswren.html#all keeping in mind that we're still in
> the final planning stage of this project.
> 
> (I've always refrained from putting messages of a commercial nature on
> birding-aus so sorry if this breaks the advertising rules but it appears
> that others can do so undeterred and repeatedly).
> 
> cheers
> Peter
> 
> 
> -------
> 
> Peter Waanders
> 
> Bellbird Tours <http://www.bellbirdtours.com/> / Southern Birding Services
> <http://www.sabirding.com/> / Australian Birding Store
> <http://www.birdingstore.com.au/>
> 
> 
> PO Box 2008, Berri SA 5343  Australia
> 
> Phone: 1800-BIRDING (free from landlines within Australia)
> 
> mob.: +61 (0)409 763172
> 
> sat.: +61 (0)424 212889
> 
> Email: 
> 
> Bellbird Tours: www.bellbirdtours.com
> 
> Southern Birding Services: www.sabirding.com
> 
> Birding Store: www.birdingstore.com.au
> 
> Facebook:
> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Southern-Birding-Services/134270499971996
> 
> 
> On Wed, May 6, 2015 at 1:30 AM, Laurie Knight <>
> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> G?day Don
>> 
>> The parrot tour that the locals would want to do would be one that takes
>> them to the hard to get ones - Princess, Scarlet Chested, Night, Paradise
>> etc   ;)
>> 
>> An interesting challenge would be to set up a Grasswren tour - grasswrens
>> are iconic outback birds, and you could probably put together a good scenic
>> tour that lines up all their ranges ?
>> 
>> Regards, Laurie.
>> 
>>> On 5 May 2015, at 8:09 am, Donald G. Kimball <> wrote:
>>> 
>>> My theory is that Aussies wouldnt necessarily be attracted to or want to
>>> pay for a tour to see parrots in their own land.  Am I correct on that
>> one?
>>> 
>>> I know that globally those of us who do not live in Aus have no qualms
>>> about funding a tour just to see parrots.
>>> 
>>> I wonder what my mates in Aus think about this one.
>>> 
>>> Thanks as always for great feedback here!
>>> 
>>> Don Kimball
>>> www.aviandiscoverytours.com
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