Birding on Google Streetview, a new frontier? (1 Viewer)

Ruff

Two birds in one.

• Aug 26, 2019

• #1

I caught this on a CBC radio broadcast yesterday. One of the stranger birding pursuits I've come across, strange for me I mean but others are really into it, often as the man says those who are in front of a monitor at work all day. The idea is to list as many birds as possible by touring landscapes using Google Streetview, something that I myself can only stand for a very short time on the rare occasions I open Google anymore. At any rate, here's the link to the show in question:

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/spark/is-t...birders-flock-to-google-street-view-1.4945343

 

Nutcracker

Stop Brexit!

• Aug 26, 2019

• #2

The person who ran this twitter account lost interest a while back, but not before building up quite a decent list from UK with help from various followers:

https://twitter.com/GoogleBirdwatch

 

Ruff

Two birds in one.

• Aug 27, 2019

• #3

Nutcracker said:

The person who ran this twitter account lost interest a while back, but not before building up quite a decent list from UK with help from various followers:

https://twitter.com/GoogleBirdwatch

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There's still the active Facebook page though, as described in the radio interview.

 

Ruff

Two birds in one.

• Aug 28, 2019

• #4

Cornell Labs has taken notice and has this on their FB page, which makes me think the hobby's organizers are making a major media push for recognition:

https://www.allaboutbirds.org/the-n...k0CxeU1cdsLniXxOtAJkFpSgAwstuInYdLoS_u0lvm6Dc

 

Paul Longland

Well-known member

• Aug 30, 2019

• #5

some people obviously have far too much time on their hands and need to get out a bit more.8-P

That said I will probably check out my street now.

Edit: So a quick scan up my street produced a total of 4 woodpigs and a crow sitting on TV ariels. Had hopes of at least one of the regular Mistle thrush on the park across the road but at the time of the pictures there was lots of people out and about. (did date the images to about two to three years ago due to the fact that my old car was still in the drive and my newly built Bin store in the front garden was not there)

 

Last edited: Aug 30, 2019

temmie

Well-known member

• Aug 30, 2019

• #6

some people keep a list of birds seen or hear on TV, but I don't know if that includes nature documentaries (if so, it's a bit too easy for me).

 

Warixenjalka

Birdwitcher

• Sep 4, 2019

• #7

I checked our street and found one dragonfly, 3 Magpies (might be same bird(s)) and one bird what I'm think is Pigeon - Wood or Feral. Feral is more possible cos it is photoed on October. Quite interestingly, the lower street had photographed at August (Dragonfly was there). House on 3rd and last photos left side is ours. :king:

 

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