I wonder how many genuine twitchers were there and how many stickie
beaks/gawkers?? It does not really matter how many were there, it only takes
one person to get to close or mishandle the bird. Somebody should have
called one of the rehab. services like out WIRES.
-------Original Message-------
From: Tim Jones
Date: 19/01/2009 6:46:25 PM
To:
Cc: birding aus
Subject: How not to behave when a vagrant species appears
All,
I don't know who's pleaded guilty and who hasn't but I've seen an account
from at least one 'eye witness' which rubbishes the story.
I've said it before about 'twitching bashers' but 999 times out of 1000
these stories are completely distorted just to make some news - even the BBC
And those 999 twitchers usually do 999 times more good for birds and
conservation than each of the one in 1000 that is detrimental on one in 1000
twitches. Which would mean that twitchers did 999,998,0000 more times good
than harm (or some kind of number like that - it doesn't matter, but you get
my logic).
Go birding on your own if you like, but twitching is fun and mostly benefits
conservation and promotes the interest in birds and their conservation. And
by the way 5 people in a car is better than one.
And there's no need to behave to the detriment of the birds - I for one
would shout if I saw anyone doing that. The whole thing about twitching is
that you're either lucky or you're not. You can't take it into your own
hands.
Cheers and happy twitching
Tim
> From: > To: > Subject:
Re: [Birding-Aus] How not to behave when a vagrant species appears> Date:
Mon, 19 Jan 2009 16:22:40 +1100> CC: > > Alan,> >
When one "pleads guilty" to something witnesses are not required:) The >
behaviour I referred to is harassing the bird. If you Google "rose >
starling dead twitchers", you will see that there are links to several >
sites with the same story, which is based on a item by the BBC ( from >
where The Sun no doubt lifted it.) The BBC item was based on a report > by a
member of the Royal Society for Protection of Birds (RSPB), in > whose
garden the bird ultimately expired. The RSPB member claimed to > have
witnessed the alleged harassment. The RSPB did not investigate > the matter
further, after all, what action could initiate the starling > was not a
native and the perpetrators of the harassment were unknown, > so the chances
of a court case getting up would be zero.> > I find the report quite
believable, having witnessed similar behaviour > myself.> > Carl Clifford> >
On 19/01/2009, at 3:28 PM, Alan Gillanders wrote:> > > Carl,> > by 'behave
in this manner' do you mean, writing sensational stories > > with unfounded
conclusions attributed to unidentified informants, > > driving huge
distances or harassing a bird to death?> >> > I would plead guilty to one of
them if you could dredge up the > > witnesses.> > Alan> > ----- Original
Message ----- From: "Carl Clifford" < > > >> > To:
Birding-Aus Aus" <>> > Sent: Monday, January 19,
2009 11:40 AM> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] How not to behave when a vagrant
species > > appears> >> >> >> Dear all,> >>> >> There is a down side to
all-and-sundry knowing about a vagrant > >> species turning up.> >>
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article65356.ece> >>> >> Not that
I am saying that any member of the list would behave in > >> this manner,
would they?> >>> >> Cheers,> >>> >> Carl Clifford> >>
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