On the subject of twitching, my understanding is that southern
penguins that lob up on "mainland" beaches are often in trouble, and
are frequently taken into care. Unlike SIPOs etc, they aren't going
to join the daily routine of the other shorebirds and hang around for
extended periods. I don't know if anyone has kept records of cold
system penguins on "mainland" beaches, but it would be interesting to
know how many have been available for the ticking trickle for more
than 48 hours.
Regards, Laurie.
On 25/06/2011, at 2:22 PM, Andrew Bell wrote:
I certainly didn't interpret simons email that way-I took it as
tongue in cheek - twitchers laughing at themselves has become is an
established and entertaining literary genre - I don't know any
birdwatcher who would seriously wish a bird to be left to suffer in
order to get a tick...
Cheers
Andrew
Sent from my cracked iPhone
On 24/06/2011, at 6:34 PM, "Robert Inglis" <>
wrote:
As it turns out there was a very good reason why this Emperor
Penguin was “taken into captivity”. It was seriously suffering.
It should have been obvious to any thinking birdwatcher that an
Emperor Penguin very much out of its normal territory could be in
trouble.
However, it seems that some of our esteemed birdwatchers are more
interested in encouraging harassment of the bird rather than its
wellbeing.
It seems that twitching rules after all.
Bob Inglis
Sandstone Point
Qld
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