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[Birding-Aus] Ticking standards-was house crow at dee why

2008-07-09T11:08:52Z

Gday birdos... I nearly crashed the ute a couple of months ago trying to pull up and get a look at what turned out to be an Indian ringneck. The bird was out the back of Manly brisbane and was in the wild. What's got me very excited is at the time i didn't realize it was a tick!!!!!! I usually put a little green sticker next to the birds in the guide to denote a tick but i cant seem to locate this bird in the guide. Can anyone help me with a page number? I have the latest Pizzey and knight. Thanks heaps guys and happy tick didily ticking.... John Hammond

Re: [Birding-Aus] Gang-gang near Brisbane

2008-07-09T11:02:41Z

The following message was sent in 2003
Maybe the same bird? At the time I asked around avicultural circles
and no one appeared to have had any escape in that area.
cheers,
Mike Owen
Sunshine Coast
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Re: [Birding-Aus] Gang-gang near Brisbane

2008-07-09T10:32:43Z

Tom,
A Gang Gang Cockatoo was reported a year or two ago from the same
area, so possibly the same bird.
Sounds very much like it is an escapee.
cheers
David Taylor
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Re: [Birding-Aus] Re: Ticking Standards

2008-07-09T10:26:50Z

Thanks Paul for the link...but an ironic "Pooh!" as having finally decided
that I'd better do an update to my Aussie list (given the thread running
today, compilation basis is a secret family recipe!), I've just spent a few
bits of the last three evenings sifting through Mike Carter's post of 2 Feb

[Birding-Aus] non receipt of newsletter from hotmail account

2008-07-09T08:53:24Z

to the convener, dear sir/madam ,
i seem to not be getting the newsletter for the last week or so,i have a hotmail account and have been told this could be the problem.i have another email address which is as follows
alanjor...@iprimus.com.au
would it be possible to send to this address from now on, thanks in anticipation, alan jordan

RE: [Birding-Aus] A few threads keep coming up

2008-07-09T08:01:52Z

Yawn!!
-----Original Message-----
[mailto:birding-aus-boun...@vi cnet.net.au] On Behalf Of Keith Weekes
Sent: Wednesday, 9 July 2008 4:33 PM
To: stevecl...@eftel.net.au
Cc: birding-...@vicnet.net.au
I'm trying (for a change) not to inflame hostilities here, but would like to
add to this list "if you don't like it, the delete button still works", as a

Re: [SPAM] [Birding-Aus] Rainbow Bee-eater

2008-07-09T07:59:32Z

When I returned to live in Ipswich in south east Queensland in 2004, after
nearly 40 years in southern states where Bee-eaters all migrated, I was
surprised to see them pretty regularly round here in winter - but just a
few, not flocks; I have seen migrating flocks in autumn. Peter's posting has

Re: [Birding-Aus] Princess Parrots in WA

2008-07-09T07:57:52Z

This is very good news because there have been hardly any reports of
Princess Parrots in recent years but several reports of their scarcity or
even absence from several previously favoured haunts. Fire had devastated
some of those areas such as around Lake Tobin. For those unable to read
Don's message he reported the presence of Princess Parrots near Well 44 on

Re: [Birding-Aus] Rainbow Bee-eater

2008-07-09T07:23:43Z

Hi Peter,
Brisbane is well within the winter distribution for Rainbow Bee-eaters.
They also occur on the far north coast of NSW over winter (I have seen
them at my parents place near Murwillumbah) and Hanzab lists them as far
south as Iluka.
Cheers,
Peter
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RE: [Birding-Aus] Rainbow Bee-eater

2008-07-09T07:30:17Z

Peter
I was recently at a little reserve at Jacobs Well, on the coast between
Southport and Brisbane and saw Rainbow Bee-eaters. I thought it unusual
and thought they were either late heading north or early heading south.
Maybe global warming allows them to over winter further south than
usual.
Greg Little

[Birding-Aus] Re: A few threads keep coming up

2008-07-09T07:31:54Z

I've noticed a large percentage of Keith Weekes' occasional postings are
none too subtle digs at twitchers and the practices of twitching and
ticking. Some might call this trolling. I'd advise those relatively new to
the list to be aware, and those who have been around a little longer to
ignore it.
Andrew Stafford

[Birding-Aus] Rainbow Bee-eater

2008-07-09T07:06:22Z

This morning we saw a pair doing their thing at Darra, a western
suburb of Brisbane.
These birds obviously have forgotten to move north.
Peter
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[Birding-Aus] ticking standards

2008-07-09T06:58:05Z

The number of mails on Birding-aus suddenly rose to triple the normal
volume, so I thought something important might be going on. However, seen
from this great distance, the present ticking discussion generated precious
litte light, even though maybe a little heat here and there. Give it up;
you'll never agree on this anyway!

[Birding-Aus] Re: Ticking Standards

2008-07-09T06:44:54Z

All of the listing standards I'm aware of are "ethical" - the
differences are administrative.
Speaking of which, I notice on the Birds Australia website that
they have now officially adopted the Christidis and Boles (2008)
list as their working checklist:
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Re: [Birding-Aus] A few threads keep coming up

2008-07-09T06:32:36Z

I'm trying (for a change) not to inflame hostilities here, but would like to
add to this list "if you don't like it, the delete button still works", as a
topic that's been done to death.
As stated, this is an open forum, and as such, any attempts to regulate
which topics are 'in' and 'out' amounts to censorship, to which I am