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Competitive bird calling revived by Bega Valley school students

They might not realise it, but school children from across the Bega Valley are playing their part in revitalising a lost art.

Back in 1910, the Gould League of Bird Lovers was founded to divert children from collecting the eggs of native birds and encourage them to observe birds and practise their calls.

Two years later, an annual bird calling competition began in Sydney.

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