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Collaborative List – October 2018

10,000 Birds

It is also a month when the Law of Diminishing Returns over-took itself. During October, 7 countries (Costa Rica, Australia, USA, India, Hong Kong, UK, Serbia) were birded by 11 beats who shared 135 checklists and noted 697 species. Western Australia. Western Australia. Alphabetic Taxonomic. 27 Oct 2018. 27 Oct 2018.

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Collaborative List – January 2018

10,000 Birds

A line plotted against the law of diminishing returns describes an increasingly downward curve and a lister’s life is destined to follow that decline. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia. Western Australia.

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Best Bird of the Year for 2015

10,000 Birds

Clare went a chose a first for Australia. My Best Bird of the Year for 2015 has to be the Temminck’s Stint , because although it was not the most colourful bird that I saw this year it will go into the record books as a “first for Australia”! I love participating in citizen science! And it wasn’t even a country-first!

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