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Black Noddy ethics

To: "'David Stowe'" <>, "'Birding-aus Aus'" <>
Subject: Black Noddy ethics
From: "Steve Murray" <>
Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 09:00:43 +1000
Dave...It all comes down to how you define things. If you are talking about
a list of birds you have seen, then I definitely would not tick it. Just
because a bird has been in your field of vision doesn't mean you have seen
it. Imagine if you were with a group of birders and they later said to you:
"Did you see the Black Noddy?" and you replied, "No", and then they said:
"Well, you were looking right at it!" You wouldn't tick it on the strength
of that would you? I think that, semantically, saying you have "seen"
something implies a conscious perception at the time of seeing. You have
'seen' a Black Noddy in your photograph, that is all. My opinion.
Steve Murray

-----Original Message-----
From: 
 On Behalf Of David Stowe
Sent: Tuesday, 8 May 2007 9:46 PM
To: Birding-aus Aus
Subject: Black Noddy ethics

Some of you may have read my recent posts about a trip to Michelmas  
Cay last week and the fact that i didn't see any Black Noddy's.
Well I am just going through my photos in more detail and i have  
found a Black Noddy in a photo!!
Does it count as a tick or not??




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