For many people birding is a social activity - I am president of a small
club and I would say well over 50% come more for social interaction than
for birds. But it is rarely a problem - the serious birders quickly move
away from the less serious ones, who tend to be happy of they see a few
birds and catch up with their friends. And if I want to do really serious
birding I go by myself or with a few equally dedicated mates
On 12 July 2013 08:57, Tony Russell <> wrote:
> Whenever I go out birding with a talkative group I always find myself
> becoming impatient with their chatter and move out ahead of them. Their
> chatting is often nothing to do with birds or birding, just social, family
> or kitchen table stuff. No amount of shushing seems to have any effect - I
> often wonder why they have bothered coming out because they tend to miss
> lots of birds anyway even if they do quiet down briefly, the birds having
> moved on. Such chatting should be reserved for bird call time.
>
> Grumpy old Tony.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Alan
> Gillanders
> Sent: Thursday, 11 July 2013 3:54 PM
> To: Allan Richardson; Philip Veerman
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Chatting while bird watching in a group
>
> G'day Allan,
> I have a Golden Bowerbird which responds positively to my voice
> (sometimes).
>
> I do not feed this bird or offer him any enticements. One time when I
> approached the bower there was a group already there who informed me that
> the bird was not around. I new better as I had heard him quietly doing his
> not very good Crimson Rosella imitations. I got everyone set up around the
> bower at a distance which would not upset the bird and spoke loudly, "Good
> morning handsome." He came down to a nearby sapling before heading over to
> his favourite perch from which to watch his bower. All had good looks.
>
> On reflection it might have been, "G'day Stupid." It is not only this bird
> which is somewhat disturbed.
>
> Regards,
> Alan
>
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Allan Richardson
> Sent: Thursday, July 11, 2013 4:02 PM
> To: Philip Veerman
> Cc:
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Chatting while bird watching in a group
>
> Hi Phil,
>
> I reckon the chatting would mean your list for the day would be lower, not
> because of flushing birds (unless someone is unduly loud), but because of
> missing birds while your mind isn't on the job at hand.
>
> Nevertheless - birds do have a way of being obvious sometimes when folk are
> relaxed.
>
> Allan Richardson
> Morisset NSW
>
> On 11/07/2013, at 3:17 PM, Philip Veerman wrote:
>
> > Peter wrote: "I'm also wondering if making voice notes ever spooks
> birds."
> > That struck me as amusing. Mainly because my formative birding years
> > were as a young teenager with the BOCA in the early 1970s. I recall
> > many loud chatterings among excited people looking at birds. Amusing
> > chat of people talking not just amongst but to themselves. Social
> > groups are still like that. Surely Peter has also been with a group of
> > birders looking at birds and discussing what it is - or discussing the
> > weather or football or anything else. And been able to see the
> > reaction. Then again it is hard to know if people talking is what
> > would make a bird move away. Yes of course for some birds quietness
> > helps but I doubt that one person discretely talking into a machine
> > held a few cm from their face is a problem.
> >
> > But thanks to Peter for adding a subject line........
> >
> > Philip
> >
> > -----Original Message-----From:
> >
> > On Behalf Of Peter
> > Shute
> > Sent: Thursday, 11 July 2013 3:35 AM To: Carl Clifford Cc:
> > <> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Recorders for
> > note taking - was (no subject)
> >
> >
> > Has anyone tried these small recorders in the wind? It would be
> > disappointing if you couldn't hear your notes later because of wind
> > rumble.
> >
> > I'm also wondering if making voice notes ever spooks birds.
> >
> > Peter Shute
> >
> > Sent from my iPad
> >
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