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Message: <blockquote data-quote="metcow333" data-source="post: 2139736" data-attributes="member: 45881">Hi LeeAs you know, I haven't seen the birds, but was wondering where the site is going to be published in a forthcoming publication? I realise it is a less than ideal situation with a small group of people having seen the birds and everyone else 'in the dark' as it were, but surely the conservation of the species should come first, and would that not be inhibited by the location becoming public knowledge, especially given how sensitive the species is, and that it would presumably require entering private fields to be seen? It would be a shame if the release of a very sensitive site was precipitated by (in the larger scheme of things) a petty squabble amongst twitchers/birders.As i said, I don't know the details, and if it is the case that some august conservation body has decided that the best way of conserving the species is to make it public knowledge, then that's great, it will give me a chance to see a fantastic species in a great country. If it is a unilateral decision by upset individuals, that seems to be a very sad situation.Would be great if you could enlighten me/us all to the situation.Cheers Ollie</blockquote>