I wouldn't worry about impatient twitchers if you are unsure of your
identification, the bird is in a sensitive area or the bird cannot
handle the presence of people [e.g. because it is nesting].
Quiet education is probably the best approach to take with the
trampling tickers. You might like to consider the approaches taken by
Ken Shingleton (Lesser Yellowlegs) and Chris Barnes (Buff-breasted
Sandpiper) to managing keen twitchers.
Regards, Laurie.
.
On 10/02/2011, at 2:54 PM, Mark and Amanda Young wrote:
G'day everyone,
It's clear to me that I have made a grave mistake in my reporting of
the
current Wandering Tattler. As it has been pointed out to me by a
couple of
people that by my ignorant and selfish actions in not reporting this
bird
back in January when I first saw it, that I have indeed done the
wrong thing
and have denied people the opportunity to add a tick to their list. I
apologise to those who have taken offense at my ignorance and my
inability
to quickly differentiate one species to another. I may justify my
cause a
little by stating that less than a week after my first sightings my
wife and
I welcomed our first child into the world and I was somewhat pre-
occupied
with other matters, but that would seem self indulgent.
You may or may not remember but it was I that first saw and reported
the
Ruff at Pitt Town Lagoon in Jan last year, and then the Black Noddy
in April
of last year to this list and Eremaea. Both of those birds caused
joy for a
lot of people and the ability to tick a new species in the Sydney
region,
myself included. But the downside to both of those was hearing
reports of
birders trampling all over Pitt Town Lagoon with little care for the
other
birds there, and then seeing it happen again at Long Reef as people
did so
to see the Noddy. It appears that this may happen again now with the
Wandering Tattler. And now is a very critical time as the shorebirds
start
to build up reserves for the long flight northward.
Needless to say that I am concerned that the other birds at the reef
aren't
disturbed at all by people who wish to tick the Tattler. Being told
that
I've done the wrong thing in not coming forward with news of this bird
earlier by people in the birding community who seem to have a
reputation,
annoys me somewhat.
As far as any future reporting's of rare or exciting finds go at the
reef, I
will continue to do so at this location, but only publicly once the
bird has
left the reef. I will report them when found to those individuals
whose care
and monitoring of Long Reef as an important shorebird habitat
warrants it.
The rest can rest peacefully knowing that I will not upset them any
longer
with anymore reports of rarely seen birds at Long Reef.
Regards,
Mark
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