Gooday all,
Frank wrote the following in response to Atlas matters, making suggestions
on how to overcome the errors that occur and vetting etc.
In response to item number one didn't the Atlas Team set up a number of
SRO's to assist with checking Atlas records for the RO's. I can assure all
readers that this SRO is underworked or there is just a lack of sheets that
require vetting?
Item two, I need the extra hours in the day to achieve this goal, I have
still got to transcribe info from my notebook to the forms from earlier this
year.
Item three, I'm always double checking and no doubt this takes up some time
but results in more reliable info being submitted.
From:
final records in (we are still getting records from 9 months ago) and to
thoroughly vet the records for each species to clear up these sorts of
inconsistencies.
1. Volunteer to vet the records. One half day a month is a great help to
the regional organisers. You don't have to be an expert. 90% of forms
only have very common birds. Less than 1% have species worth an URRF.
These you can pass on the RO to follow up.
2. Send your records in ASAP, so that any queries can be followed up
quickly. It is very hard to send an URRF to someone for a record from 9
months ago.
3. Double check your forms. Even the very best make typos. And double
check your lats / longs as these sometimes slip through also. There is a
big difference between E118 and E128, or S22 and S32 etc!!
So don't be discouraged by these abnormal sightings. I am certain that
they will all be picked up by the time that the final report is created.
All the best & keep those Atlas forms coming in.
Jon Wren
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