I do not know if the comments on the fig parrot will make it more
difficult for birders to report sightings than it already is but it
shouldn't.
There seem to be some that take it to heart when their reported sighting
is rejected/not accepted and they go into a shell of "Well I know what I
saw and who are you to tell me otherwise." They then do not report
sightings, especially to the groups set up to assess sighting validity.
They do not realise that extending a range is a significant event and
there are many cases of mis-identifications getting into field guides etc.
As one who has had a few rejections I find the review comments
generally helpful in preparing future submissions and I know that some
sightings will not have the hard evidence to be accepted but I feel that
unless they are reported no one knows that there could be a chance and
if enough reports come in and some get verified then the earlier ones
often get accepted. So reporting unusual sightings through the
established channels is important as they say, the birds do not read the
field guides.
It is always good to take good field notes, pictures are great, etc. and
start by discussing it with some more experienced people before having
the sighting submitted or published as a "possible" sighting so that it
does get into the public domain for the good of the birds.
Cheers Chris
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