Re: Eurasian Curlews at Labrador, SEQ?

[Carl Clifford <>]

Graham,

I think that there are several main reasons, some are; 1) They may be  
reluctant to post because there is a good chance that the bird might  
have gone by the time others get to the location, and no one likes to  
be called a stringer; 2) It often takes a bit of research to be sure  
of the I.D. ; 3) some people might not want the bird to be placed  
under stress from a horde of twitchers descending on it, and 4) they  
may just be misanthropic.
Cheers,

Carl Clifford
On 06/11/2008, at 12:17 PM, Graham Turner wrote:

I am often amazed at how long it takes for news of rarities to make it  
to birding-aus. There seems to be a reluctance to post such sightings  
to this list that seems to have  nothing to do with observers trying  
to avoid the embarrassment of a mis-identification.

Cheers
Graham Turner