Richard Klim
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Birdwatch news item: Top lister reaches landmark total.
Well, I assume that he counts using Clements taxonomy: v6.6 (2011) = 10,157 spp. So, with 9,047 spp, he's on 89% - which is quite an achievement!...where are the other 2 or is it 3 or 4 thousand other species he hasn't seen?!
Well, I assume that he counts using Clements taxonomy: v6.6 (2011) = 10,157 spp. So, with 9,047 spp, he's on 89% - which is quite an achievement!
British Birds, letters: World listing – congratulate or condemn?
British Birds, letters: World listing – congratulate or condemn?
British Birds, letters: World listing – congratulate or condemn?
British Birds, letters: World listing – congratulate or condemn?
I wonder who pi#sed in his cornflakes?
This attitude is something that I blame the RSPB for although they are not alone and I pulled the WWT up for it recently as well. The CO2 contribution of aviation is a third of that produced by motoring and not only is this true on a global level, it holds for pretty much every reasonably civilised country/region in the world. The real shocker is when we look at how travel stacks up against industry and it is often less than 10% of the total emissions. The figures have been out there on the Internet for years and I have been trying to get conservation organisations to be a bit more truthful about the full story. However, I suspect it is political insomuch as there is a desire to treat air travel as frivilous and the letter-writer has fallen right into the same trap.
Well, petrels are expensive I guess, especially storm petrels (or was it assault petrels?). Plus, if you follow that particular gem of advice, you can save on English classes. Who needs language skills and proper grammar, anyway - such a waste of carbon dioxide.I love this mosprunt from one of the replies:
People should find there own patches and bird there a lot-you can keep lists and all that stuff but save driving and you also save on petrel costs.