If I see a bird and I definitely know what it is, then it is in the
books.
On 07/05/2011, at 11:21 PM, robert morris wrote:
In the twitching scene in the UK it means this: you have positively
identified a bird - perhaps by call or a distinctive feature but the
bird is flying over high up or you see it for a split second. You
know what you've seen but for a new bird (a lifer) - most people
tend to want to 'grill' the bird i.e. watch it for 1/2 an hour in
the bins or scope and see every feature.
I for example only tick views of button-quail I see sitting on the
ground - watching them in my bins. Looking at thier feather detail,
see the glint in their eye. I have managed to see little, red-
chested, red-backed, painted and black-breasted in this way - but
have only had flight views (which I consider 'untickable') of
Chestnut-backed (flying away over tall dry grass in Kakadu!). So
this is not on my list; and don't even mention Buff-breasted!
Rob Morris
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Date: Sat, 7 May 2011 17:13:09 +1030
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] non tickable sightings
You could be right Mark. I understood it to mean an exotic or
perhaps a native artificially confined. I hadn't thought about your
definition.
Cheers
John McVictor Harbor
Date: Sat, 7 May 2011 16:09:29 +1000
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Subject: [Birding-Aus] non tickable sightings
Can anyone explain to me what an untickable sighting is? As an avid
birdwatcher of nine years,I have recently started my life list(to
those of
you who are feeling a little faint,sorry).I have heard this term
used a few
times now and am a little confused.I assume (never a good idea);
it to be a
bird that you are 99% sure of but not positive of.Surely this is a
probable
sighting,as if you know what species it is,it is tickable.I am not
trying to
be pedantic,but genuinely interested.Happy birding,Mark.
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