Stephen Dunstan
Registered User
Apologies if this has been done before but for those who like to find their own birds do you prefer the stunning and unmistakable or the subtle?
It feels a bit counter-intuitive to me. The best self-finds ought to be the birds that are difficult IDs that reflect on the skills and experience of the observer. In practice the kudos seems to attract most to stonking birds which aren't difficult to ID. Yes the Varied Thrush is a good recent example but it generally feels that way. And personally I would rather find a bird that gives that instant rush of adrenaline rather than be depending on sonograms or even faecal samples. So I am as guilty as anyone.
What do others think?
It feels a bit counter-intuitive to me. The best self-finds ought to be the birds that are difficult IDs that reflect on the skills and experience of the observer. In practice the kudos seems to attract most to stonking birds which aren't difficult to ID. Yes the Varied Thrush is a good recent example but it generally feels that way. And personally I would rather find a bird that gives that instant rush of adrenaline rather than be depending on sonograms or even faecal samples. So I am as guilty as anyone.
What do others think?