That was a very entertaining article; I did enjoy the 'cold, clear and precise'
details and calm narration too.
As someone who interacts with birdos as well as fishos, especially in my
working life, just remember that the English fishermen in question are catching
'coarse fish' - carp and their cousins - in waterways that have been messed
around with for many years, often artificially stocked and highly managed. The
beastly cormorants are seen as fish predators that are devouring the (stocked)
fingerlings. The fishermens' associations often pay for this stocking - so they
think they are seeing their money go down a bird's throat.
Having seen Pacific reef egrets devouring my study fish on a coral reef flat -
it is not always fun to watch birds eating other animals.
Helen
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From: Tim Jones <>
To: birding aus <>
Sent: Thu, 14 January, 2010 21:27:06
Subject: [Birding-Aus] FW: [Surfbirdsnews] Derogatory article on twitchers in
latest AnglingTimes
Dear All,
Thought you might like to see the following (see link below in the chain). Just
shows that there it doesn't matter which side you are on, there are always
ignorant idiots who will stop at nothing to make a point. I like the clever
tactical mention of 'cold clear and precise detail' in the first paragraph.
It's possible that the second and third paragraphs are factually correct
(although 'almost certainly a birdwatcher' might be just a tad presumptuous).
After that? All cold, clear and precise detail? No wonder the guy hasn't got a
job with a real newspaper (well maybe I could think of a couple of rags who
would happily employ him).
If any of you rabid animal liberationist twitchers visit the UK, suggest you
watch out for the retaliatory attacks from the reactionary FFFFF (factionary
fascist fly-fishing front)!
Of course I am not personally condoning the attack itself...
Happy twitching!
Tim
http://www.gofishing.co.uk/Angling-Times/Section/News--Catches/General-News/January-2010/Steve-Partner-The-dark-heart-of-twitching/
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I'm a fisherman almost as much as I am a birder, I naively thought the two went
together as fundamentally its an understanding of nature, pursuing a quarry,
and the being out in the great outdoors but it looks like I'm the exception to
the rule!.
Note how there is absolutely no evidence that this assault was done by a
birdwatcher but they just presumed that the attacker was most probably a
birdwatcher. Why?? No mention made of a scope or bins, almost certainly not a
birder at all, and I will risk putting my head above the parapet and say that
most birders are not that passionate about the plight of a single Cormorant
either.
Back now to my little bubble world - its nicer there!
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