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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steve Lister" data-source="post: 1241538" data-attributes="member: 4471">As far as I am concerned it does not matter about the circumstances - if somebody is making a mistake they should be helped out. Obviously it should be done tactfully and politely, but it definitely should be done.99 times out of a 100 the person will appreciate it and thank you. Occasionally you will be correcting someone who refuses to accept they are wrong - I have written on here before about 'Wood Sandpipers' at Eyebrook Res and an 'Icterine Warbler' at Wells.Imagine this...Six people in a hide. One identifies a juvenile Arctic Tern as a White-winged Black Tern. The other five do not correct him - maybe they do not know the difference, maybe they are just happy to let him think he is right. Anyway he reports the bird to one of the information services, who put the news out. Loads of people travel to see the bird, but all they see is a nice juv Arctic. Later the county recorder gets an angry letter demanding to know why the White-winged Black Tern is not mentioned in recent reports anywhere.Why didn't someone put him right and save all the time, money and angst?Steve</blockquote>