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An Australian is currently in the top 5 in the GBBC

To: Laurie Knight <>
Subject: An Australian is currently in the top 5 in the GBBC
From: Martin Butterfield <>
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2016 22:04:46 +0000
In case anyone is wondering why Canada isn't getting many species, the
temperature in Ottawa is currently *-*26C, while Churchill, on the shores
of Hudsons Bay is a relatively balmy -18C.

Martin Butterfield
http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/

On 13 February 2016 at 15:47, Laurie Knight <>
wrote:

> Just looking at the stats -
> http://ebird.org/ebird/gbbc/region/world/regions?yr=cur&m=
>
> Australia is currently 3rd (will probably finish about 7th) with 428
> species from 412 checklists.  The United States is currently first with 556
> species from 15,972 checklists.  They will probably be overtaken before too
> long by India with is on 487 from 1039 lists.  The eventual winner will
> probably be a country such as Costa Rica - which currently has 303 species
> from 51 checklists.
>
> At the moment, Steve Davidson is the top placed Australian with 111
> species (in fifth place, with the top person in the world submitting 140
> species).  Other top Australians include Karen Rose on 82 species, Marie
> Tarrant on 81 and Bruce Wedderburn on 75.
>
> There don’t seem to be too many WA submission from outside Perth (a couple
> Broome and the from the Pilbara).  Not sure if the Hudwit is on the list
> yet.
>
> The most interesting location so far appears to be an island near the
> Antarctic Peninsula  …
>
> Regards, Laurie
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