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World Yearlist Record Attempt (1 Viewer)
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Paul Chapman
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I was annoyed at yesterday's error. 3
He doesn't seem to be feeling tired!
"Things are speeding up as I hit the final sprint. Exactly two weeks to go! No sleep ’til New Year!"
All the best
Surreybirder
Ken Noble
By my reckoning Noah needs an ark - couldn't resist that one!3
Paul Chapman
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By my reckoning Noah needs an ark - couldn't resist that one!3
I suspect you have the title of his book...........
'You're gonna need a bigger boat.' (Police Chief Martin Brody)
All the best
Jon Turner
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He's posted for day 353 already - only four added, still in Victoria, so probably moving on. But where to?
Maybe Perth? I would have thought that Tasmania would probably be worth a visit first though?
Jon Turner
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Ok, the blog has been updated and he is now as predicted moving on - to Tasmania - has he been following this thread for advice - well done timsg - should be some more unexpected quality today.
How many are likely there?
By the way, there's an amazing photo of Powerful Owl on the blog.....
How many are likely there?
By the way, there's an amazing photo of Powerful Owl on the blog.....
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Paul Chapman
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Cheers for the post - that is a nice photo. Powerful Owl blog link for ease:-
https://www.audubon.org/news/day-352-heat-wave
https://www.audubon.org/news/day-353-forest-burning
Upthread a suggestion all endemics gettable in half a day:-
Wikipedia says 14 endemics- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_endemic_birds_of_Australia#Species_endemic_to_Tasmania
http://ebird.org/ebird/subnational1/AU-TAS/activity
All the best
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Paul Chapman
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Ebird lists posted - http://ebird.org/ebird/subnational1/AU-TAS/activity - it looks like 18 additions with all endemics bar Orange-bellied Parrot. I wonder if he has flown already or whether that is a target for the morning as they are about with a nice picture from two days ago:-
http://ebird.org/ebird/australia/view/checklist?subID=S26346944
Less than 100 to go now for 6,000.......
All the best
http://ebird.org/ebird/australia/view/checklist?subID=S26346944
Less than 100 to go now for 6,000.......
All the best
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DMW
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Perhaps unlikely, since it effectively requires a whole day for one species, plus attached risk of getting stuck if the weather goes south (you need to fly to Melaleuca, or undertake a 6 day walk-in...).
Paul Chapman
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So after a big year & you do another year birding round the world but not species seen in your big year how many new species could you see '1000, 1500 or 2000. Obviously it would cost a lot more as you would have to Island hop for endemics but it could put you in the top World listing rankings in just 2 years.
Mike.
Mike.
Paul Chapman
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He has previously seen about 300 species that he has not seen this year:-
http://ebird.org/ebird/top100?locInfo.regionCode=world&year=AAAA
I would have thought a two year strategy would have longer stays to minimise 'misses' and that would be a better strategy to build a big World list. I imagine a follow up year following this would be pretty tough - maybe an additional 1,000?
All the best
The major advantage of an immediate follow up year is that birders still have global access. That happy condition is unlikely to persist, as the headlines show.
That aside, the remaining 4000 species are generally fewer and less well covered, so the birding community cannot be as helpful.
Afaik, the youngest of the top listers is in his forties, the leaders are much older, suggesting that getting past 8000 species is not a one or two year project.
That aside, the remaining 4000 species are generally fewer and less well covered, so the birding community cannot be as helpful.
Afaik, the youngest of the top listers is in his forties, the leaders are much older, suggesting that getting past 8000 species is not a one or two year project.
Andy Adcock
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I know a few people who are at 7K+ who have done it simply on a 2 x 2 week holiday per year basis and the youngest is in his forties.
I think Noah could probably get another 2K in a year. Correct me if I'm wrong but has he done Jamaica, Cuba, D Rep etc, probably do'able together. What about Central America, did he go there this time? There's also plenty more to go at in Asia and I'm sure Africa, did he do Madagascar?
Birds become more widespread and cost / time increases when you start doing islands which he would have to do in a second year to maximise his tally.
Andy
Jon Turner
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If you look at the map (Noah's Arc) you can see exactly where he's been:
http://www.audubon.org/features/birding-without-borders
And yes he did Jamaica and several stops in Central America.
Andy Adcock
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Thanks Jon,
so no Cuba or Dominican.
I think there must be great potential in a trip traversing the whole of Central America continuing with greater coverage of Mexico? This plus Cuba and Dominican must be a 'to do' in a second year with minimal time lost to travelling?
No Venezuela either, must be tons of stuff there for him?
Andy
so no Cuba or Dominican.
I think there must be great potential in a trip traversing the whole of Central America continuing with greater coverage of Mexico? This plus Cuba and Dominican must be a 'to do' in a second year with minimal time lost to travelling?
No Venezuela either, must be tons of stuff there for him?
Andy
Pedro Ramalho
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A good day in New Zealand, but if is already there, what is the next destination?
