Thank you all for the kind remarks. And to Jason and Martin for pointing out the weakness in my carelessly phrased challenge. OK, where else in the last year could you find a Northern Shoveler and a Pectoral Sandpiper and a Gang-gang?
Apart from rarities, it is interesting which combinations of species can be found in particular places. Superb Parrots and Gang-gangs for example. Canberrans regard the ACT as the headquarters of the latter, the faunal emblem in fact. At the same time Superb Parrots are becoming more common, gatherings of more than 100 being reported in the northern suburbs this year. At times both species can be found in the precincts of the national parliament. However, elsewhere the ranges are almost exclusive, the ACT being one of few areas of overlap, probably the main one. Lot of observers there, though.
Below is the result of a rough working of eBird graphics –
On Sat, 14 Dec 2019 at 11:41, Geoffrey Dabb <> wrote:
Over several years I have amused myself by composing a birdy Christmas card. Appended is a reduced version of this year’s offering. With the exception of the Little Bittern (from 30 Dec 2018) all were snapped around Canberra this year. It occurs to me that there can be nowhere else that such a combination could be found in the course of a single year. The inclusion of the hybrid honeyeater (New Holland x White-cheeked) and lorikeet (Rainbow x Musk) surely guarantees a unique outcome. However, apart from that, has anywhere else had a Northern Shoveler and a Pectoral Sandpiper? Geoffrey
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