Re Big Listers:
I imagine that if people doing a Big Year put their lists in to the
BirdLife Portal or eBird, for example, the lists are useful to others who
might be looking for a particular bird, or going to a particular spot.
The might also be useful to "science" since one would imagine that someone
doing a big year would try to see as many species in one place to save
time, thus providing a fairly complete list for a sight, although on
thinking more about this, maybe not!
On 6 January 2017 at 08:54, Tony Russell <> wrote:
> I agree with Niven on this issue. I'm something of a big lister but I
> recognise it has little to do with anything except satisfying an
> indulgence.
> -- Oh, and spending lots of money and helping the tourism industry along.
>
> Tony.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Birding-Aus On Behalf
> Of
> Niven
> Sent: 05 January 2017 21:50
> To: Birding-Aus
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Congratulations to John Weigel
>
> Yes, John saw more birds in a year than others in the ABA Big Year
> competition. Well done!! For him.
> But what does "in Australia the goodwill between birders has been fostered
> from the top of the big listers" mean?
>
> **In fairness to those who see big listers as "great" achievers, I
> acknowledge that I'm not emotionally/religiously/philosophically inspired
> by
> birders' big lists. Indeed, truth be known, I see listing as simply
> indulging one's hobby, and no more important or significant than any other
> person indulging their hobby.
>
> I haven't intended to upset anyone, or to belittle the fact that John went
> to the USA and saw more species in 12 months than others, but I rather feel
> that science is the big loser if this is where our admiration is to be
> directed.
>
> Cheers
> Niven (obviously not a twitcher, lister, big yearer etc)
>
> On 5 January 2017 at 20:46, Peter Marsh <> wrote:
>
> > Dear Birders,
> > The ABA announced today that officially John Weigel holds the ABA big
> > year record. It is the result of an unbelievable effort. I offer my
> > congratulations to John not only for achieving such an amazing outcome
> > but also for the goodwill and fine spirit that he has shown throughout
> > the project and in his acknowledgement of his record.
> > I believe that in Australia the goodwill between birders has been
> > fostered from the top of the big listers. It is wonderful that John
> > has picked up on this and continues to bird with that same spirit. Well
> done!
> > Peter marsh
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