Rank | Name | Nationality | Total | Highlights |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Martin Edwards |
Canadian | 427 | |
2 |
Mat Gilfedder |
Australian | 400 | Dec 28: Red-tailed Tropicbird (NSW), Ground Parrot, Black-throated Finch, Grass Owl, Dusky Grasswren, Little Button-quail, Bourkes Parrot, Painted Snipe, Rufous-crowned Emuwren. Kermadec Petrel, White Tern |
3 |
david wilson |
australian | 393 | Mainly northern Australia (Kakadu, Kimberley, Cairns etc) with short trips to Wilson's Prom, nw NSW for Hall's Babbler, Canberra, Hobart and one Wollongong pelagic. Best birds for the year; Black, White-throated, Carpentarian and Kalkadoon Grasswrens, Gouldian + 9 other Finches, Masked, Sooty and Powerful Owls |
4 |
Phil Gregory |
Australian | 376 | Scarlet-chested Parrot and Laughing Gull in Feb. Black Grasswren, Aus Painted Snipe , Kimberley Honeyeater Sept 07 |
5 |
Ben Blewitt |
Australian | 344 | Carpentarian, Kalkadoon, Eyrean, and Grey Grasswrens, Rufous-crowned Emu-wren, Flock Bronzewing, Grey Falcon, Gibberbird, Orange Chat, May 07 |
6 |
Peter Taylor |
Australian | 336 | WA & NT only - Yellow Chat & Oriental Plover on Lake Argyle, Gouldian Finch nr Edith Falls NT, Black Bittern (in SW WA) |
7 |
Steve Potter |
Australian | 308 | Striated Grasswren, White-browed Woodswallow |
8 |
Mike Potter |
Australian | 304 | Australian Painted Snipe, Striated Grasswren, Glossy Black Cockatoo |
9 |
Russ Lamb |
Australian | 275 | Very quiet year, only new bird was Painted Honeyeater (but I did go to Borneo!!). Nowhere near my top year, 2006 with 462, or 2005 with 400 |
10 |
Georges Olioso |
French | 235 | |
11 |
Kurt Pohlman |
USA-Hawaii | 235 | Feb. 07, Superb,Swift,Orange bellied Parrot,Brush Bronzewing,Painted Button Quail,Scrub-tit,Pilotbird,Beautiful and Diamond Firetail, Rufous Bristlebird. |