Tawny Grassbird

[John Leonard <>]

What you describe as a strength sounds to me like a major design flaw. So am I to understand that the location field contains a mixture of real and conventional locations, how is that helpful? Shouldn't there be two fields, location and designated hot spot?

John Leonard

On 8 Jan 2017, at 9:39 PM, David McDonald (personal) <> wrote:

Hi. One of the strengths of eBird Australia is that it uses defined 'Hotspots'. One of them is 'Jerrabomberra Wetlands Nature Reserve' http://ebird.org/ebird/australia/hotspot/L921851 . That is what people are using for the Tawny Grassbird, and appropriately so.

eBird advises that 'Hotspots are public birding locations created by eBird users'.

Some Jerra eBirders are including additional info in their reports as to the exact location of their observations within the broader Hotspot.

David

On 8/01/2017 7:13 PM, calyptorhynchus . wrote:

I second that. I have noticed in following up the reports from eBirds that the coordinates given for sightings of the Tawny Grassbird are all the same and refer to a spot at the back of the main pond opposite Cygnus, which is not, presumably, where they have been seen. Does eBird automatically supply general coordinates for a known site?... if so this isn't very useful.

John Leonard

On 8 January 2017 at 18:31, Marnix Zwankhuizen <m("gmail.com","marnix.zwankhuizen");" target="_blank">> wrote:

I've been following the reports of the Tawny Grassbird/s on eBird but the reports generally don't describe where the bird/s are seen. I understand the initial sightings were between Kelly's Swamp and Jerrabomberra Creek. One of the latest reports mentioned Tadorna hide.

Any advice on the general area where the bird/s have been seen recently would be appreciated.

Cheers
Marnix