Just looking at the stats – ebird.org/ebird/gbbc/region/world/regions?yr=cur&m=
Australia is currently 3rd (will probably finish about 7th) with 428 species from 412 checklists. The United States is currently first with 556 species from 15,972 checklists. They will probably be overtaken before too long by India with is on 487 from 1039 lists. The eventual winner will probably be a country such as Costa Rica – which currently has 303 species from 51 checklists.
At the moment, Steve Davidson is the top placed Australian with 111 species (in fifth place, with the top person in the world submitting 140 species). Other top Australians include Karen Rose on 82 species, Marie Tarrant on 81 and Bruce Wedderburn on 75.
There don’t seem to be too many WA submission from outside Perth (a couple Broome and the from the Pilbara). Not sure if the Hudwit is on the list yet.
The most interesting location so far appears to be an island near the Antarctic Peninsula …
Regards, Laurie
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In case anyone is wondering why Canada isn’t getting many species, the
temperature in Ottawa is currently *-*26C, while Churchill, on the shores
of Hudsons Bay is a relatively balmy -18C.
Martin Butterfield
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On 13 February 2016 at 15:47, Laurie Knight <l.knight@optusnet.com.au>
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Thanks for sharing this very interesting update Laurie – I hadn’t given it
a second thought since sharing the fact that there was a GBBC this weekend
on my facebook page hoping to entice others to get involved. So I did a
double-take seeing my name I must say! I better get out there early in
that case and give Steve and Karen a run for their money tomorrow now!
Marie
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Marie Tarrant
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