When it comes to year listing in Britain the building of a big list seems to be mainly down to ticking off the vagrants and blow ins. With dedication and a RBA subscription one can gather a bird list nearly as long as ones credit card statement. Such listing doesn't appeal to me in the slightest.
What does appeal however is trying to see all the native British birds as a planned venture. But I appreciate that "native British birds" is a poorly defined concept. The "British List" is merely a list of birds seen in Britain and has no concept of nativness. My starting point would be the current Collins guide, including everything with a W, P or B next to its name. But that would need updating, for example the Cattle Egret is marked V** but would now justify a rB5.
I would appreciate anyone's thoughts on such a concept and on the basis for a list or if there are any such lists out there.
Thanks
What does appeal however is trying to see all the native British birds as a planned venture. But I appreciate that "native British birds" is a poorly defined concept. The "British List" is merely a list of birds seen in Britain and has no concept of nativness. My starting point would be the current Collins guide, including everything with a W, P or B next to its name. But that would need updating, for example the Cattle Egret is marked V** but would now justify a rB5.
I would appreciate anyone's thoughts on such a concept and on the basis for a list or if there are any such lists out there.
Thanks