BlankHi Birders,
No one seems to have commented on this subject,. And "as fools walk in where
angels fear to tread", I will have a go and say that the comment by Del
Richards could reflect two issues. One is that a genuine action to protected
the habitat of the exceptionally rare Buff-breasted Button-quail may have
been put at risk by the actions of some southern birders who went looking
for these birds without a guide. Alternatively, we might here have a
complaint by professional birders about some one coming onto their patch
without employing them!
In other parts of Australia there are certain species of hard to find birds
that appear to be the personal property of the local professional guide. So
as a person who in his spare time and at his own cost, organises camps and
outings for the benefit of members of his own bird clubs, the secrecy and
difficulty of finding out about locations for some species makes me wary of
Del Rchard's little item.
Alan Morris
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