Re:
KP - i suppose it depends on how much of a pedant one is?
'attempted breeding' could be any activity from nesting to egg-laying and then
'breeding' could be the hatching of young to the fledging. The '83 record from
Moss Taylor (who ran a local ringing site) would be the one. An enquiry to the
Castle Museum @ Norwich could be interesting, are the eggs on show, stored or what? The record and details should have been included in the relevant RBBP report, imo, but perhaps i was cursed not to have my name included in any Norfolk records? At least i was fortunate enough to have the place to myself for 2 Summers and still have a charcoal drawing of
Bean Geese in the distinctive style of
Richard (RAR) Richardson which will grace my narrowboat - one day!
Far from attacting birds i have always been troubled by the fact that we might have scared the birds off altho we only made a couple of visits adjacent to the roped-off areas to ascertain whether the female was sitting, which she was, and one visit to check for eggs when the birds had'nt been seen for a while. This is why i take a very dim view of un-warranted viewing, nest-searching and handling of birds whether it be common breeders, migrants or rarities for 'ringing' purposes but that's just me
We did not bother putting any news out but if birders coming up spotted a KP then it would make the log book @
Nancy's. When we retrieved the eggs i just put a cryptic note in the logbook -
KP AT BP AM OK as i had seen a male earlier on that day................I would love to have a perusal of those books again they should be at the museum as well:eek!:
With regard to a
FACEBOOK page - altho well-intentioned i agree with
Phil in that everything UW (and a bit beyond) is already on this site, most birders that i personally know do not use FB for bird info as this purpose is well-served on the relevant forums. The observers finding and identifying the bulk of the stuff @ UW use and post here and i do not think it needs re-telling on a site that is more about 'social networking', flaming and gossip.
And i do'nt even visit the place
ATB Laurie:t: