I've seen lists where each species has a code indicating abundance, e.g. C for
common, UC for uncommon, R for rare and V for vagrant. Using a code like that
would mean you don't have to leave an species off.
I like the idea of an annotated list, they're much more useful than a simple
list.
Peter Shute
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [birding-aus-
> On Behalf Of Graeme Chapman
> Sent: Tuesday, 19 June 2012 10:33 AM
> To:
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Lake Cargellico and Round Hill - Nombinnie
>
> Dear Chris,
>
> I read on Birding-Aus that you have offered to redraft the bird list
> for the Lake Cargellico area, and I read also some of the supplementary
> posts. Many of the birds listed in those posts are quite rare and
> unlikely to be seen by a casual birdwatcher to the area , so I think it
> would be wise to list them as such. If the existing list, which I
> haven't seen, is something the local Shire have produced in the hope
> that it will attract more tourists to the town, is simply an
> unannotated list, it would be wise to expand it to give people an idea
> just where each species is likely to occur. My only experiences with
> birding around the town itself are the two poorly positioned and
> inadequate hides that have been built, obviously on a shoestring
> budget. I assume you are helping the council to devise a brochure of
> local bird routes such as exist for several other shires in NSW, so I
> hope you can convince them to do a proper job of it.
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