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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wolfbirder" data-source="post: 3627122" data-attributes="member: 28091">That's good, I respect your views Andy :t:I certainly don't expect any rules to change simply because I want to add Nubian Nightjar to my list, but it simply got me thinking, asking why a freshly dead, wild bird, seen in the wild wouldn't count. Nothing more, nothing less. I do appreciate it isn't the standard view.I sometimes simply like to question the status quo.I must admit I like keeping a list of birds I have seen, must be the 'geek' in me, but I must be the only one on BUBO who describes each sighting on there. So it acts as a concise sort of diary for me.Perhaps its me who needs to get more of a life <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />-</blockquote>