Hi all,
Apologies to all those for whom this is old hat, but Illawarra Birders have
recently set up a Twitter account for the purpose of notifying unusual
sightings in the local area. This is a great service to members, getting the
word out about rarities via 'tweets' either directly to their smartphone
Twitter apps, or by text message to conventional mobiles. It is also a
useful promotional tool; we have acquired followers that are not (yet) club
members, including a local journalist and a Mayor. Of course ethical
considerations have to be borne in mind before tweeting a rarity; in
particular nesting site locations will not be divulged. User access to the
account is restricted to nominated committee members; local birdwatchers are
encouraged to report any rarities on our Twitchline.
We received some great publicity in the local press about this; as you can
imagine, headline writers can't resist a story about twitchers tweeting on
Twitter.
If your club is not already tweeting and would like to know more, I have put
up a few pointers on our website at
http://www.illawarrabirders.org/twitcherscorner1.html
It would be great when travelling across the country to a new birding
destination, to be able to sign up to the local Twitter account and get
details of the latest sightings. If you're visiting the Illawarra, please
feel free to follow @IllawarraBirder and we will tweet you!
Cheers,
Martin Potter
www.illawarrabirders.org
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