'British Birds' Rarities issue (1 Viewer)

Adey Baker

Member

• Nov 4, 2004

• #1

Got the 'British Birds' November issue the other day with the 'Report on Rare Birds in Gret Britain in 2003.'

With all the photos of rarities now being posted routinely on various websites it may not be quite so eagerly awaited as formerly, but it's always good to read the 'official' report and it will increase in value (I don't mean financially) in years to come.

Haven't checked all the rarity finders, but it's nice to see at least four BF members' photos being used, including Nigel Blake's shot of the UK's second Black Lark.

Best bit though, is past the rarities feature, in the 'Notes' - a Pied Wagtail that has 'learned' how to activate the automatic doors at Reading Services (West) on the M4 motorway, in order to get inside to pick up scraps of food from the floor between the dining-tables!

 

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Edward woodwood

Member

• Nov 4, 2004

• #2

always a top read Adey

some good stuff in there - would like to see more field notes though...

noticed my name was omitted from a Dusky Warbler at Waxham despite finding it and sending in a full set of notes.....

ho hum....we're not in it for the fame!!!

 

Adey Baker

Member

• Nov 4, 2004

• #3

Tim Allwood said:

always a top read Adey

some good stuff in there - would like to see more field notes though...

noticed my name was omitted from a Dusky Warbler at Waxham despite finding it and sending in a full set of notes.....

ho hum....we're not in it for the fame!!!

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Perhaps the 'et al' is a shorthand version of your name, Tim!

 

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ground-roller

Well-known member

• Nov 4, 2004

• #4

Includes my first BBRC rare (and it was single observer).
Hope I find several more just need to get some other people on to them.

 

James Eaton

Trent Valley Crew

• Nov 4, 2004

• #5

Sadly I no longer get BB (cost!), could anybody tell me if there is a Ferruginous Duck accepted for Willington GP in Derbyshire please, still haven't heard from the BBRC about it!

Cheers anybody who can help!

 

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Edward woodwood

Member

• Nov 4, 2004

• #6

Yes James

in the back

under List of Records Not Accepted

no, it's there mate

well done

bout the only mention Derbys gets!

Tim

 

Docmartin

Thought Police

• Nov 4, 2004

• #7

Tim Allwood said:

always a top read Adey

some good stuff in there - would like to see more field notes though...

noticed my name was omitted from a Dusky Warbler at Waxham despite finding it and sending in a full set of notes.....

ho hum....we're not in it for the fame!!!

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Well I got my name against the Blyth's Reedie in my avatar in spite of not sending in a description. You obviously don't shmooze enough, Tim.


For James... yes your Fudgie duck is in with you as first name.

 

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Edward woodwood

Member

• Nov 4, 2004

• #8

Docmartin said:

Well I got my name against the Blyth's Reedie in my avatar in spite of not sending in a description. You obviously don't shmooze enough, Tim.
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Watcha Doc

Don't schmooze at all I'm afraid

I like the low profile

Bird Forum is kool - the UK birding scene i don't much care for I'm afraid

Ciao
Tim

 

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Bluetail

Senior Moment

• Nov 4, 2004

• #9

Any gems in the "records not accepted"?

 

Docmartin

Thought Police

• Nov 4, 2004

• #10

Bluetail said:

Any gems in the "records not accepted"?

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Depends. No California Gulls this year, but July Nutcracker has 'starling' written all over it.

 

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Edward woodwood

Member

• Nov 5, 2004

• #11

Eyebrowed Thrush in Northumberland April
loadsa Black Kites
a few Red Foots
Buff-bellied Pipit Suffolk November
Nutcracker in Herefordshire
Eleonoras Suffolk May

all possible of course
nothing drastic

 

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Bluetail

Senior Moment

• Nov 5, 2004

• #12

Tch tch. This won't do! 'Sno fun without a few outrageous claims! Maybe the general standard of birding is improving? (I'd better retire then...)

 

DJ Sideboard

Well-known member

• Nov 5, 2004

• #13

It would be funnier if they put a one line reason next to rejections, eg:

Lesser Kestrel, Watford Gap, January 14th. Observer is known stringer.
Black Kite, Dungeness, Kent May 20th. Field sketch traced from the shell guide.
Pathological Shearwater, Flamborough, August 12th. We didn't even bother reading the description.
Rustic Bunting, Cley, May 2nd. Description does not eliminate Turnstone.

Naming and shaming would be good too.

 

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mountain man

Guest

• Nov 5, 2004

• #14

Tim Allwood said:

Buff-bellied Pipit Suffolk November

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Really? Was told that was really good (well observer really good)...

 

CJW

Hit-and-run WUM

• Nov 5, 2004

• #15

tom mckinney said:

Really? Was told that was really good (well observer really good)...

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Just because a bird gets rejected, doesn't mean it wasn't so.
BTW is my shot of the IOM Steppe Grey Shrike in there? They asked me for a copy and said they would send me a complimentary issue, but I haven't received it.

 

nigelblake

don't re member

• Nov 5, 2004

• #16

CJW said:

BTW is my shot of the IOM Steppe Grey Shrike in there?

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Yep on page 616.

 

CJW

Hit-and-run WUM

• Nov 5, 2004

• #17

Thanks Nigel.

 

Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Nov 5, 2004

• #18

I only got my initals in once this time .. but I was stark naked at the time I found said bird which I reckon is worth a bit of kudos..

The Dutch... being more brusque then Brits do put reasons for rejections in their report.. its one of the reasons I love Dutch Birding!

Must go and see what happened to Darell's pipit

 

edenwatcher

Well-known member

• Nov 5, 2004

• #19

Jane Turner said:

I only got my initals in once this time .. but I was stark naked at the time I found said bird which I reckon is worth a bit of kudos..

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Who was more surprised, you or the tern?

Like Martin, I got in via my avatar. The lack of outrageous claims this year is a sore disappointment - one of the first bits of the report I look at!

Rob

 

Jane Turner

Well-known member

• Nov 5, 2004

• #20

edenwatcher said:

Who was more surprised, you or the tern?

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I was for sure... I'd scoped a gull roost before my shower.... so when I looked through the scope post shower.. while picking a towel off the radiator.. I was more than a little surprised to find it pointing directly at the tern.... full summer plumage adult so it took about half a pico second to identify.

The lack of clothes did cost a few other local birders the record though... no mobile phone and I spent the time it was in view watching it rather than getting dressed abd going down for the mobile... at least it hung about, though not in Cheshire!