No Big Sit event this year, Tim? Peter Shute Sent from my iPhone > On 14 Sep 2015, at 2:12 pm, Timothy Dolby < dolby.timothy@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi bird fams, It’s time.The Victorian Twitchathon is back! And we’re aiming > to help save the Mallee Emu-wren and our mallee birds! This year we want to > raise money for research on these unique birds (see > http://www.birdlife.org.au/projects/threatened-mallee-birds) and the Mallee > IBAs. As you know, the Mallee IBAs are important bird areas that are in > danger (see http://birdlife.org.au/ibas-in-danger). > > So, it’s time to dust off those binos, polish up those rusty bird > identification skills, consult your birding friends, and form a twitchathon > team! Get your entries in for the 2015 Twitchathon now! The Birdlife > Victoria twitchathon will be held on the weekend of 7 and 8 November 2015! > There will be two events in the 2015 Victorian Twitchathon, a 24-hr race > and an 8-hr race. > > In the 24-hr event you can either combine a couple of casual days > birdwatching and have some fun. Or alternatively be more competitive and do > a lot of traveling to cover as many habitat types as possible to find as > many species as you can within a 24-hr period, which is also great fun. The > 8-hr event is slightly more sedate event where you can count up the number > of birds you’ve seen in a casual days birding, or actively try to identify > as many bird species as possible within an 8-hr period. Whatever way you > choose to run a twitchathon, remember all the money raised through > sponsorship will go to a very important cause, our threatened mallee birds. > > Entering is easy. Simply contact me and I will provide you with details > about how to register. I can be reached on: (M) 0448801674 (if I don’t > answer, please leave a message), or (H) (03) 9489 3830. You can also email > at dolby.timothy@gmail.com. For further details about the event can be > found on Birdlife Victoria web page: > http://birdlife.org.au/locations/all-victoria-statewide/victorian-twitchathon > > Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. So, for the > benefit of the threatened mallee birds and the chance to have some > fantastic birding fun, get involved! > > Cheers, Tim Dolby >
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