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  1. Farnboro John

    What makes a birder...well, a birder?

    We had a lot of fun though.... and some of our elders and betters made some howlers that gave us laughs as well! John
  2. Farnboro John

    What makes a birder...well, a birder?

    You are right on all counts. But there are two important types of birder that people need to decide between for themselves: those who want birding to be a community, recognising like-mindedness, exchanging information, anecdote and humour; and those who identify cadres and raise divisions and...
  3. Farnboro John

    What makes a birder...well, a birder?

    But unless you are a videographer (and I'm not, I do stills almost to exclusion of video: the requirements are different, I want a bird to be still or some decent light to freeze movement, a videographer wants movement) recording behaviour that takes time still requires a note, and my notebooks...
  4. Farnboro John

    What makes a birder...well, a birder?

    This is simply not true and I am really tired of seeing it purveyed as fact. Over the years I have been on Scilly when crowds have been shrieking at birder photographers that they will flush (the Dotterel, a species one can generally walk up to, or the Isabelline Wheatear that has then flown...
  5. Farnboro John

    What makes a birder...well, a birder?

    That also influenced me (though in my case I failed at the qualification stage) - I never tried any route into a bird related job as I didn't want to spoil my hobby. Forty years of sheer delight says that was right for me. John
  6. Farnboro John

    What makes a birder...well, a birder?

    In my view (other opinions are available) an ornithologist has qualifications and perhaps peer reviewed papers to their name. A very skilled birder is not an ornithologist and without commitment to academia never will be (though they may well be better fitted to answer questions on birding...
  7. Farnboro John

    What makes a birder...well, a birder?

    I did say it was tongue in cheek... Obviously many ornithologists and ringers go birding, but I suspect not all, and there is no intrinsic link between the activities. John
  8. Farnboro John

    What makes a birder...well, a birder?

    On the understanding that this is tongue in cheek: There is a hierarchy of birders. Mind you, those in or preferring particular modes will stack it differently.... Below birder: robin strokers ("birds are nice but I don't know which are which") Birder: Raspberries (members of RSPB local...
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