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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Paul Chapman" data-source="post: 3256638" data-attributes="member: 69491">While I personally don't, I have two friends who will tick on call.One out of practicality as he has mobility issues so when we climbed down into a wadi to see Hume's Owl (err actually the thing that used to be called Hume's Owl after the new thing turned out to be Hume's Owl or the thing that is still Hume's Owl after the new thing turned out to be a new thing after all), he stayed in the car park and was pleased to hear and tick the birds on call.For the other though, it's a point of principle. He relies very heavily on vocalisations in his birding and enjoys that aspect. So this year, he ticked Blyth's Reed Warbler on song in Estonia and saw his first Corncrake having ticked it many years before and heard it in many countries thereafter. He was involved in finding Britain's Least Tern. You definitely needed to hear that one!!All the best</blockquote>