locustella
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I don't know exactly what these words mean, but it seems that competition to spot as many species as possible / year or lifespan sometimes kills birding.
In my opinion results of such spotting sometimes can be not dependable, confabulation aimed to defeat rivals, can be also dangerous to birds ...
http://feeds.theguardian.com/c/3470...british0Ebirdwatching0Ewild0Eside/story01.htm
Twitching – British birdwatching goes bad as spotters ramp up competition
Environment news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk|Anthony Faiola
They mention the obsessive crowd halted by police, attempting to spot a rare Spanish sparrow in Hampshire in 2012.
They write also about film "The Big Year" about three birders in North America:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyrgXRnHVd4
Here is another film - "The Hound Of The Baskervilles":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKnZ8etir6E
Notice, what Sherlock Holmes says about one entomologist:
Notice also this behaviour in "Wyvern"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaU8wqmqA5k
(0:27:56 - 0:28:48)
Such birdwatching in turn wouldn't be damaging to the environment at all.
In my opinion results of such spotting sometimes can be not dependable, confabulation aimed to defeat rivals, can be also dangerous to birds ...
http://feeds.theguardian.com/c/3470...british0Ebirdwatching0Ewild0Eside/story01.htm
Twitching – British birdwatching goes bad as spotters ramp up competition
Environment news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk|Anthony Faiola
They mention the obsessive crowd halted by police, attempting to spot a rare Spanish sparrow in Hampshire in 2012.
They write also about film "The Big Year" about three birders in North America:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyrgXRnHVd4
Here is another film - "The Hound Of The Baskervilles":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKnZ8etir6E
Notice, what Sherlock Holmes says about one entomologist:
(1:21:40-1:21:58)claim to fame (...) that was his fatal moment. There can be only one discoverer of the species. That pinpointed him.
Notice also this behaviour in "Wyvern"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaU8wqmqA5k
(0:27:56 - 0:28:48)
Such birdwatching in turn wouldn't be damaging to the environment at all.
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