Never be afraid to make an honest mistake. Most, if not all, the
experts have made their fair share of clangers in the past, so treat
all flames with the disdain they deserve. The flamers are a noisy
minority who are probably not representative of the wider group.
Regards, Laurie.
On Monday, July 3, 2006, at 10:17 PM, Val Curtis wrote:
Absolutely, Mike Simpson!!!! One of my first messages to this site was
treated with scorn. So I have posted very fairly since. Have had a few
glasses of plonk now so am feeling brave.
---- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Simpson"
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To: "'Edwin Vella'" <>; "'Birding-aus'"
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Sent: Monday, July 03, 2006 8:27 PM
Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Rarities
Hi Edwin,
I also wonder how many rarities are actually seen but not reported
because
reporting anything here unless you are one of the 'in crowd' will
bring you
nothing but scorn?
A few years ago I reported a small flock of 10 Tree Sparrows here in
Penrith
and got nothing but hate mail.
Yet, I am originally from England and am familiar with both Tree and
House
Sparrows.
I reported that all 10 were males (forgetting that males/females are
identical in Tree Sparrows), someone should have noticed this, as I
have
never seen 10 male House Sparrows at one time with no females, I
consider
this a good point in favour of Trees.
This small flock landed on our clothes airer and chattered away for
about 5
minutes while I checked them in my Pizzey and Knight and only flew
away when
I took my camera to the door.
Maybe I am wrong and everyone else was correct, but the reaction this
report
generated put me off reporting anything out of the ordinary until I
reported
an Osprey over the Nepean. This brought forth similar comments until 5
other
members also reported seeing Ospreys in the area.
Regards, Mike Simpson
Penrith, NSW, Australia
http://members.optusnet.com.au/ozbirds
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