dantheman
Bah humbug
In the UK at least ... Comments on this thread ( http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=293724) , and earlier set me wondering ...
... would a vagrant Grey Wagtail turning up on the eastern seaboard of the US become a Gray Wagtail? Isn't that just a bit 'wrong'?
A few further questions -
How long has it been the Grey-cheeked Thrush in the UK? (I note eg both BOU and Collins call it 'Grey')
How many other N. American birds have a different English/UK name?
Does anybody care?
I could understand species native to both sides of the Atlantic having different names, but a vagrant, having to change it's name to fit in with spelling usage, seems a bit odd imo.
... would a vagrant Grey Wagtail turning up on the eastern seaboard of the US become a Gray Wagtail? Isn't that just a bit 'wrong'?
A few further questions -
How long has it been the Grey-cheeked Thrush in the UK? (I note eg both BOU and Collins call it 'Grey')
How many other N. American birds have a different English/UK name?
Does anybody care?
I could understand species native to both sides of the Atlantic having different names, but a vagrant, having to change it's name to fit in with spelling usage, seems a bit odd imo.