G’day Tim,
Thanks for the link.
I think you may be over stating things a bit. I have followed Olaf since 1
January and nothing that I have read has slandered John. Like anyone doing a
big year Olaf wants to know who the competition is. That said, I assume John
(like me) is a fairly novice North American birder and therefore he should
expect to have his sightings queried. Great that he has the photos and
hopefully he’ll find time to blog.
Regards
Alastair
On 18 May 2016, at 20:17, Tim <> wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> As some are aware but others may not be John Weigel is doing an American big
>> year in true Weigel fashion. He has not been home since late December and
>> won't be until January 17. You can follow his blog here although at present
>> it's simply a running list as his time is consumed by chasing rarities that
>> has not stopped http://www.birdingfordevils.com/?m=1 !
>>
>> He hadn't published his list until several days ago and since doing so it's
>> fair to say he has been slandered by his competition who wasn't aware John
>> was doing the big year 2016 and Is perhaps caught a little by surprise. He
>> has even had his sightings questioned! See here
>> http://olafsbigyear.blogspot.com.au/2016/05/free-nipple.html?m=1
>>
>> Johns previous Australian 'big years' have left no doubt about his
>> credibility. He photographed almost every single bird! He has done the same
>> this year but has been unable to edit his 40,000 photographs and post them.
>> He will in due course.
>
> The year is shaping up to be the stuff movies are made of!! He's also raising
> funds for Devil Ark (Tasmanian devil breeding facility) throughout the year).
>>
>> John is currently on the world famous Attu chasing Megas and cannot respond
>> at present. I encourage Australian birders to follow the action and support
>> John!
>>
>> He is a great bloke and I trust this group will enjoy following and Aussie
>> take it internationally!
>>
>> All the best!
>
> Sincerely Tim Faulkner
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