The other race that stops the nation: watch contenders jostle for a top 10 spot in bird of the year

If you’re not watching the Melbourne Cup and you’d like to cheer on a kookaburra instead, check out the top 10 positions in our bird of the year poll animated over time

Voting is still under way in the Guardian Australia / Birdlife Australia bird of the year poll.

However, the voting leaderboard lacks a certain level of drama, so I’ve condensed eight days of voting into a two minute race – watch as the black-throated finch climbs to the top, and see if the magpie can catch up to the kookaburra.

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