devilbirder
Well-known member
Hello there everyone!
Seeing the success of the original 'Bird Points Game', I have decided to create a new version- and I am proud to announce the 2007 yearlist version. This version is fully revised and all the errors made in the first game have been corrected.
This game will start on Wednesday 20th June 07. To reduce the number of late starters (If you do start late on this one then don't worry you can still play) can you please PM me in advance to let me know that you might play or just remember its starting on Wednesday.
Here are the rules:
It basically works like this:
Here is the pointing system:
Thanks,
David
Seeing the success of the original 'Bird Points Game', I have decided to create a new version- and I am proud to announce the 2007 yearlist version. This version is fully revised and all the errors made in the first game have been corrected.
This game will start on Wednesday 20th June 07. To reduce the number of late starters (If you do start late on this one then don't worry you can still play) can you please PM me in advance to let me know that you might play or just remember its starting on Wednesday.
Here are the rules:
It basically works like this:
- On each bird, at the end there is a number. This is the amount of points it is worth (rarer the bird the more points). For each bird on your life list you add the number you see at the end up to make your total.
- For example here would be the first section of the game (don't start playing it from this):
- Mute Swan Cygnus olor AC2 10p
- Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus A 30p
- Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus A 25p
- Bean Goose Anser fabalis A 30p
- Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus A 25p
- Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons A 20p
- Lesser White-fronted Goose* Anser erythropus A 35p
- Greylag Goose Anser anser AC2C4 15p
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens AC2 35p
- Greater Canada Goose Branta canadensis C1 10p
- Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis AC2 25p
- Brent Goose Branta bernicla A 25p
- Red-breasted Goose* Branta ruficollis A 60p
Here is the pointing system:
- 10p= Really common
- 15p=Common
- 20p=Fairly Common
- 25p=Uncommon
- 30p=Localized
- 35p=Scarce
- 40p=Minor Raritee
- 50p=Vagrant
- 60p=Smaller National Raritee
- 70p=National Raritee
- 80p=Mega
- 90p=Super Mega (only recorded two to 20 times in Britain before)
- 100p=First for Britain
- The game is posted in sections- there are ten of these, each consisting of 60 birds.
- If you see a new bird for the year (which is very likely seeing that it is only half way throught the year) then let me know and I will add the points for you.
Thanks,
David