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Thanks to Ian for correcting me about who
elucidated the ravens. Yes I'm sure Ian was right about it being Rowley (instead
of Frith) and I don't know why I got that wrong, it just slipped my mind at the
time.
Thanks also to Geoffrey for having cleverly
elucidated the issue of flocks and how the word is used confusingly. He very
nicely developed exactly what I was referring to. As for seeing an Aust
Raven without specifically observing their long throat feathers. Well that is
possible, I don't know what stage they are at with moult right now and the
feathers fan out mostly when the birds are calling, so the feature is often
obvious but not always so. Though I would not say they weren't Little
Ravens.
As for the "reign" of a GBS coordinator or indeed
any other role in COG, it isn't mainly the duration that I was commenting on
although that was part of it. It is just that this is a task that someone does,
as a voluntary role, for the benefit of the club and its aims. Nothing more than
that and nothing royal or regal about it. At least that is the way I have always
viewed and performed it. (I'm not suggesting Martin actually feels
differently.)
Philip
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