Hi Dave
But what are the objectives of all these reporting/recording systems?
It would be great if you and other people managing them were to set up a
private blog or similar to work for greater clarity on what each of you is
trying to achieve.
For instance, Birdline Vic (on Eremaea) is ".....a site for the reporting of
rare or unusual birds outside their normal range, unusually high or low
numbers, early or late arrivals or departures for migrant species and
interesting behaviour or unusual habitat usage.'
So it's like the lists (also moderated and also unauthenticated) printed in
the Bird Observer.
Quite different from the Atlas which, to my mind, should be regarded as the
authoritative archive for monitoring bird distributions (and sites). It
also needs to be resourced properly (pay per view?), in the same way that
Simon Mustoe proposes an "instant" rarity reporting system would need to be
funded.
Michael Norris
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