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Pizzey and Knight app

To: Guy Gibbon <>
Subject: Pizzey and Knight app
From: Peter Shute <>
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 18:24:05 +1100
Guy, is the one degree square based on "whole degree" coordinates, or is it 
half a degree either side of the chosen location? I.e could your location turn 
out to be close to the edge of the square?

How do I access birding site lists from the map? I worked out I can display 
their locations by tapping the binoculars symbol. What then?

Peter Shute

Sent from my iPad

> On 3 Dec 2013, at 5:47 pm, "Guy Gibbon" <> wrote:
> 
> Peter is correct. 
> 
> The bird lists are based on bird distributions within your selected
> one-degree square, and represent what you may reasonably expect given a full
> range of habitats and long period of observation. Vagrants are not included.
> I think of them as 'maximum potential' lists, as opposed to observed lists
> which represent limited areas, habitats and observation times. In an
> Australian context the degree square is quite a small area, but does mean
> that coastal areas may have a mix of inland, coastal and even sea birds on
> the list. The lists are however intended as shortlists to 'work from' in
> making your own list, and avoid having to scroll though 900 species when
> doing so. 
> 
> The birding site lists are also available from the My Location map, and
> these use a smaller area for the lists. I will however look into using a
> smaller distribution area for an app update. Perhaps we can refine those
> lists a bit more. And yes, you do have to select an area to get a bird list.
> This is done by either selecting 'current location', or using the drop pin
> for a new location. 
> 
> As an aside, the Windows PC app has additional functionality in that you can
> 'draw' a much smaller area, colour in a larger area, or trace a route.
> 
> Regards
> Guy Gibbon
> wwww.gibbonmm.com.au
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 
>  On Behalf Of Peter Shute
> Sent: 03 December 2013 06:30 AM
> To: 'John Leonard'; 
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Pizzey and knight app
> 
> I think it generates the list for the the one degree "square" of latitude
> and longitude of your position, which works out to about 100km square at
> that latitude, so you should certainly get more than coastal species listed.
> I think you also have to nominate the location of that "square", so perhaps
> something went wrong with that too.
> 
> Peter Shute
> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: 
>>  On Behalf Of John 
>> Leonard
>> Sent: Tuesday, 3 December 2013 2:40 PM
>> To: 
>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Pizzey and knight app
>> 
>> As I and tahini in ulladulla over Xmas I decided to use this app to 
>> generate a list to remind me of coastal species to keep a look out 
>> for.
>> 
>> The app generated a list of 183 spp, but early in the alphabet it 
>> listed
>> 
>> Bellbird, Crested
>> Bowerbird, Western
>> Buzzard, Black-breasted
>> 
>> I tried it again, and it returned a list of 0 species :-(
>> 
>> John Leonard
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