Friday, 15 November 2019

Black-throated finch triumphs in 2019 bird of the year poll – live

Extract from The Guardian

The final votes in the Guardian/BirdLife Australia poll have been counted and the results are in. Follow the latest updates and reaction

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2019/nov/15/bird-of-the-year-2019-winner-poll-australia-result-vote-deadline-latest-updates-reaction-live

A lot of joy right now from the frogmouth camp, who it seems, did not expect to reach as high as second.
It’s a pure and uncynical emotion, gracious to the winner, but full of pride for what they have themselves achieved.

“A superb result for #teamtawnyfrogmouth,” says one, “given that the winner is essentially a protest vote.”

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