Well said Angus.
John Walter
Pittsworth SEQ
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> Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2010 12:27:31 +0000
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Birding Aus Format
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> As an Aus birder working in the UK, can I express my pleasure that the
> balance of opinion has come down in favour of maintaining the current format
> - and express deepest thanks those who maintain the site.
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> The eclecticism of the site makes it stand out from dozens of other birding
> sites that I access regularly. Birding Aus is not just eclectic but also
> egalitarian, the essence of Australia.
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> "New chums" are not overawed or deterred from posting, the country's most
> expert birders contribute, a regular picture of what is being seen around the
> whole country is given and topical items of general interest are posted.
> Inevitably some hobby horses emerge that turn on their riders but not
> necessarily all readers. The latter is life, we are not all turned on by the
> same items of discussion. Better to have the opportunity to ignore than not
> to know what other birders think are matters of importance. A little
> tolerance is necessary in life and birding.
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> Currently living in the most intensively served birding community in the
> world, the UK, I can access daily UK rarity lists (eg through BirdGuides),
> daily photographic lists of rarities (eg Surfbirds), sites for the UK RSPB
> reserves, Bird Observatory postings, UK Bird Mapping sites (eg Birdtrack),
> London Birders for daily sightings and discussion of the area in which I live
> and the websites of several other major UK birding organisations. However
> nothing corresponds to Birding Aus, nothing gives such a comprehensive
> glimpse of all aspects of a whole country's birding.
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> I read, or scan, all postings with interest - and some nostalgia. On my
> regular returns I feel that I have kept up with Australian birds and birding
> (aa well as birding in Tromso). I usually have new birding places in mind to
> visit in Australia when the opportunity arises, and old places to re-visit.
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> Part of my reasoning may reflect a far less than comprehensive knowledge of
> computer matters. (It is an age thing.) Scanning Birding Aus is like dealing
> with a comprehensive Index and selecting the topics that interest me, or
> might interest me, but knowing that I have access to all contents. I do not
> feel that my computer illiteracy is hiding important information from me. The
> managers of websites such as Birding Aus should never over-estimate the
> knowledge of their users, or aspiring users - and information as to the use
> of the site cannot be too basic.
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> Angus Innes
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> PS I am a volunteer guide at the Wildfowl and Wetland Trusts' London Wetland
> Centre. I would happily provide details of this magnificent facility,
> situated on the edge of Inner London, to any visitor from Australia who
> wanted to put in a few hours birding when passing through London.
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