Hi Simon,
I have a question about the workings of your Bird-Alert system. If I am not
a subscriber to it can I text in and lodge a sighting or do I need to be a
subscriber? For example, how would the person who found the Buff-breasted
Sandpiper get the sighting onto Bird-Alert if he was not a subscriber?
cheers
Jen
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Simon Mustoe <>wrote:
>
> Frank,
>
> That's not true. The bird was viewable very easily from a roadside. The
> initial report came out that it was on private land, so I followed up (I was
> the only one who did this). It only took a few moments talking to Steve
> Elson to know that he was happy to report it, he has expressed an interest
> in reporting things in future and that the bird was quite accessible to
> anyone who went there: http://birdo.wildiaries.com/trips/292
>
> So far from being wrong, I think this illustrates the point perfectly
> again. If anything, it makes it even clearer. By engaging with people in the
> field like Steve, who is a great guy and very very generous with his
> knowledge, we can provide a better service to birding overall.
>
> Regards,
>
> Simon.
>
>
>
>
> > Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:22:14 +0800
> > To:
> > From:
> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Bird Alert - Clearly something is not working....
> >
> >
> > I understand Simon's point, but he is very wrong to quote the example
> > of the Buff-breasted Sandpiper.
> >
> > 1. It was not reported until after it had left.
> > 2. The person who found it is not on the internet.
> > 3. The person who found it was doing a Hooded Plover survey.
> > 4. The bird was on private property, and there was a worry that if
> > others turned up, then there would no longer be access for the Hooded
> > Plover surveys.
> >
> > So whatever system you would prefer for reporting rare birds, this
> > bird would not have been reported.
> >
> >
> > _________________________________________________________________
> > Frank O'Connor Birding WA http://birdingwa.iinet.net.au
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