Yes, well, I did qualify it by saying "possibly". It would be
interesting to see just how many people use Eremaea vs. how many use
Birding-Aus to keep up to date with accidentals. The one advantage
that Birding-Aus has over Eremaea is that the sightings appear in your
in-box, whereas Eremaea you have to go to the web site then check each
Birdline to see what has popped up. I guess that I am not anal enough
to do that, I would rather the "heads-ups" arrived in my in box. Not
that I am likely to go haring across the country after a blow-in.
Guess I am not kiasu enough either.
Carl Clifford
On 15/01/2011, at 1:56 PM, Dave Torr wrote:
I disagree with your last paragraph Carl - I think there have been
more reports on Birdline Vic about the Stilt SP than there have been
on Birding Aus - I may be wrong and can't be bothered to count, but
unfortunately both get used for this purpose. As to which is the
faster to appear - that probably depends on the moderators!
I think there is also a slight confusion between Eremaea (which is a
sightings database and intended for complete sightings at a location)
and the Bidlines - which happen to be run on the Ermeaea site but are
strictly for "unusual" reports.
And note that if you report sightings through Eremaea then they can be
added to the BA Atlas.
On 15 January 2011 13:51, Carl Clifford <> wrote:
Alastair,
You may have the stick by the wrong end here. Eremea, you will find,
if you visit the site, is the main site for posting unusual sightings,
by means of the various Birdlines it links to. As far as I remember,
Eremea has been thus since its inception. Birding-Aus is more of a
general news/discussion group. As is stated on the Birding-Aus home
page, it is "a place for everyone with an interest in Australia's wild
birds, their conservation and behaviour". Eremaea, on their home page
states that it is "a free birding atlas to which anyone can
contribute". As you can see, the two do have different purposes.
Birding-Aus is possibly the quickest way to give a "heads up" on
rarities sighted for Australian birders, and updates on where the
rarity is day-to-day ( or sometimes hour-to-hour) and so they appear
here. For general sightings, the best place to post them is on the BA
Birdata database or by sending in an bird atlas sheet to BA.
Carl Clifford
On 15/01/2011, at 12:38 PM, Alastair Smith wrote:
David,
I wonder whether this is true for non-Melbourne birders and does this
mean
that us interstate birding-aus 'traditionalists' need to visit two
websites. I see that my email has been duplicated (and corrected where
necessary) on Eremaea.
I think this topic may have been discussed previously on birding-aus
so I
don't want to rehash, but are you saying that eremaea is the primary
site
for Melbourne/Vic birding as the discussion forum canberrabirds is for
us
in the ACT? Certainly I was not aware of this and I restricted my
research
to birding-aus before coming to WTP.
Whatsmore, on finding the bird we were advised by Melbourne birders, we
met and conversed with, to post the finding to birding-aus. No mention
was
made of eremaea.
Regards
Alastair
On 15/01/11 10:24 AM, "Dave Torr" <> wrote:
Most people post on
http://www.eremaea.com/BirdlineRecentSightings.aspx?Birdline=1&BirdlineSho
wHighlights=0so
that is probably the place to look
On 15 January 2011 10:01, Fiona Anderson <> wrote:
Good Morning birders,
Three of us hope to go to WTP on Monday in the hope of sighting the
stilt
sandpiper so any help with its location over the weekend would be really
appreciated.
Regards,
Fiona Anderson
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