
I think, with Purritos, you might just have the edge.

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plenty of Goldfinches and Greenfinches though
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Wed 22 Jun 2011, 12:46,
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I saw emus the other week, real wild ones, too:
www.tonykeenebirds.co.uk/trips/inland_victoria_1.html
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Wed 22 Jun 2011, 12:51,
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www.tonykeenebirds.co.uk/trips/inland_victoria_1.html

I saw a Golden Oriole in India in March - the guide was going mental
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Wed 22 Jun 2011, 12:55,
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Apparently the best time to see one is during nesting season. If a crow overflies the nest, they're like a black-and-yellow surface-to-air missle, streaking almost vertically to have a go.
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Wed 22 Jun 2011, 13:09,
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birds resurrect themselves? Well you learn something new everyday :P
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Wed 22 Jun 2011, 13:16,
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A 'lifer' is the first time you've seen a species; a 'tick' is an entry on a list, be it year, life or trip list (as well as an arachnid that tends to appear on you when birding in rainforests a lot, the feckers); 'twitching' is running off to look at a bird someone else has reported. I could go on, but it's dull, even to birders.
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Wed 22 Jun 2011, 13:24,
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Ooooooooooh I assumed it was a typo on first lighters;
I stand corrected and more informed :)
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Wed 22 Jun 2011, 13:28,
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I stand corrected and more informed :)

it's name is a rather dandy sounding insult.
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Wed 22 Jun 2011, 13:11,
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but i hate starlings, they fight and screech too much, but i still can't resist trying to help the odd young one that falls from the nest.
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Wed 22 Jun 2011, 12:49,
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Unfortunately, over here they shouldn't and they're bloody everywhere, along with Common Mynas.
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Wed 22 Jun 2011, 12:52,
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i've never seen a myna, they look a tad fierce.
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Wed 22 Jun 2011, 12:58,
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Have a picture: www.tonykeenebirds.co.uk/abirds/commonmyna.html
Often known as Indian Mynahs (optional 'h').
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Wed 22 Jun 2011, 13:06,
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Often known as Indian Mynahs (optional 'h').

but we do have a couple of hoopoes
that poke aroud in our lawn. Never fail to amuse.
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Wed 22 Jun 2011, 13:03,
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that poke aroud in our lawn. Never fail to amuse.

Hoopoes? Faaaahhhhk, those are the best birds ever. I nearly soiled myself with glee when I saw one. The chap I was birding with and I nealry fell off of our bikes when we saw it and though he'd seen dozens of them in his life, he was jabbering and pointing as much as I was.
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Wed 22 Jun 2011, 13:08,
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his clever ruse helped him to get his way :)
b3ta.com/board/10457689
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b3ta.com/board/10457689