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Sean Dooley is an Australian writer. He has written for TV comedies including Spicks and Specks . His first published book was 2005's The Big Twitch , an account of his attempt to break the Australian record for the number of birds seen in Australia in a single year. [1] [2] [3] [4] He has written for The Guardian , [5] the Sydney Morning Herald . [6] and The Age . [7] He is the editor of Australian Birdlife magazine. [8] [9]

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  1. McGreary, Grant (30 December 2006). "Review: The Big Twitch". The Birder's Library. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  2. "Big Twitch : One Man, One Continent, a Race against Time -- A True Story about Birdwatching By Sean Dooley" . Retrieved 3 February 2018.
  3. "Sean Dooley". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 7 August 2009. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  4. "The strange life of the twitcher". abc.net.au. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 October 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
  5. "Sean Dooley". The Guardian . Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  6. Dooley, Sean (28 July 2017). "Australian Bird Guide: A brilliant new handbook for twitchers young and old". Sydney Morning Herald . Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  7. Dooley, Sean (1 October 2015). "In a fight between an eagle and a hawk, which would win?". theage.com.au. The Age . Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  8. Twining, James (9 October 2013). "Ravens raid Camberwell for windscreen wipers". Herald Sun . Retrieved 5 February 2018.
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