Just to clarify the few minutes issue - I have been five times (an hour to
three hours each time) and only seen the birds once.
So in maybe 10 hours of observation I've had 20 minutes of viewing time. I
just don't want people to get the wrong idea and start planning long trips!
Alistair
2009/1/19 Nikolas Haass <>
> The Lewin's Rail could be a possible breeder at that location. So please
> DON'T bother it with playback and any other type of annoyance. Since there
> is a lot of exposed mud, it only takes a few minutes of patience and you
> will get great looks at a number of different rails (including 2 Lewin's)
> and crakes (Spotless)!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Nikolas
>
> ----------------
> Nikolas Haass
>
> Sydney, NSW
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Evan Beaver <>
> To: birding-aus <>
> Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 9:46:01 AM
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Lewin's Rail, Bicent Park and Call Playback
>
> Went with GT for a look at the Lewin's on Sunday morning, and,
> possibly fortunately (see below), I dipped on the Rail, but had
> cracking views of the Spotless Crake, a bird I'd only seen once
> before, and very fleetingly. For a plain bird they're quite
> interesting.
>
> Did a quick lap around the northern end of the big lake and the bay,
> turning up a Common Sandpiper and Striated Heron, along with the
> normal Teals, Stilts and Avocets. Not a bad haul. An even quicker turn
> around Mason park added Sharpies, Curlew Sandpiper and a lone Pacific
> Golden Plover. No Pectorals, but we were moving pretty quickly.
>
> Now, back to the Rail. As we've discussed here ad nauseum in the past,
> everyone has their own list, and their own ethics/rules governing
> their lists. I decided a long time ago that I would never use call
> playback to attract a bird. Impersonating the call myself is okay, but
> no recordings are permitted. Usually this is pretty easy to follow; I
> almost always bird alone, so as long as I remember not to play calls I
> should be okay. However, it gets a bit difficult when there other
> birders around with different opinions for their lists. So on sunday I
> was on the horns of a moral dilemna; others were using call playback,
> could I tick the bird if it did show? I decided that no, this would be
> cheating under my moral code. I'm not suggesting that everyone should
> stop immediately; as stated before this is my PERSONAl code, and
> no-one else is in any way obliged to take it seriously. However, if,
> as I believe is the case with most birders, you don't want to
> accidentally upset other people, there is a pretty good case for
> asking for permission before playing a call in the pressence of other
> birders. That's all really. I don't think there was any malicious
> intent, just a meeting of moral codes. So, if you're the type who
> likes a bit of playback with their birding, perhaps a quick "is this
> okay" would be nice before launching into it?
>
> EB
>
> --
> Evan Beaver
> Lapstone, Blue Mountains, NSW
> lat=-33.77, lon=150.64
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