In researching my PhD topic I found that some American birders blame
photographers for such behaviour, while photographers blame hard core
birders. In my 28 years as a guide I¹ve seen both behave badly.
Denise
on 11/11/10 11:34 AM, at wrote:
>
> "Both nests had been the focus of attention of
> photographers, as visible from the trampling of vegetation"
>
> Do you know something that was not in the text Carl?
>
> It seems it is just not journalists that put 1 & 1 together to make 3 ;-).
>
> However chances are we will marvel at some wonderful close-up footage by David
> Attenborough & his professional mates on a Sunday night in the future.
> "How do they get those shots?"
> All the while maintaining the divisions; Twitcher good, Professional
> photographer good, Amateur photographer bad..
>
> Chris Charles
>
>
> On Thu Nov 11 8:09 , Carl Clifford sent:
>
>> Another case of bird photographers behaving badly.
>>
>> Carl Clifford
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
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>> From: Stanley Moore <
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>> Date: 11 November 2010 11:00:24 AM
>> To:
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>> Subject: [Raptor_conservation] photographers threaten endangered Hen
>> Harriers in Holland
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>> Notes: photographers threaten endangered Hen Harriers in Holland
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>> FN ISI Export Format
>> VR 1.0
>> PT J
>> AN ZOOR14611079940
>> DT Article
>> TI Disturbances at nests of hen harriers Circus cyaneus.
>> FT Nestverstoringen bij Blauwe Kiekendieven Circus cyaneus.
>> AU de Boer, Peter
>> SO Takkeling
>> VL 18
>> IS 2
>> PS 105-107
>> PY 2010
>> LA Dutch
>> ME Print
>> AB The Hen Harrier is a rare breeding bird in The Netherlands, nearing
>> its extinction rapidly. Only 19 pairs were recorded in 2009, of which
>> 17 on the Wadden Sea Islands; this is just 15% of the numbers
>> registered in 1994. On the island of Terschelling, two nests were
>> disturbed in 2009. Both nests had been the focus of attention of
>> photographers, as visible from the trampling of vegetation and the
>> creation of clearly visible paths to the nest. One of these nests is
>> supposed to have been raided for commercial purposes (chicks
>> removed),
>> at the other nest one of the chicks was found nearby, deliberately
>> trampled to death. Both nests may have been easier to find by people
>> with bad intentions because of the behaviour of photographers. Codes
>> of conduct for photographers are now available from several
>> organisations, and disturbances are therefore unnecessary.
>> C1 de Boer, Peter; Keerweer 23, 6862 CD Oosterbeek, Netherlands
>> EM
>> <javascript:>
>> SN 1380-3735
>> BD Animals and man; Conservation; Techniques; Behavioural techniques;
>> Ecology; Population dynamics; Land zones; Palaearctic region;
>> Eurasia;
>> Europe
>> DE Circus cyaneus [Disturbance by man / Nest destruction / ] [Endangered
>> status / / ] [Observation techniques / / ] [Population dynamics /
>> Local extinction / ] [Population size / Breeding population size / ]
>> [Netherlands / / ].
>> TN Birds; Chordates; Vertebrates
>> ST Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Aves, Falconiformes, Accipitridae
>> OR Circus cyaneus (Accipitridae).
>> UT ZOOREC:ZOOR14611079940
>> ER
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