tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post8262891496769072811..comments2024-03-28T04:48:44.470-07:00Comments on birdingexmouth: Dodgy fly-oversmatt knotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08046950873625960430noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post-29754742982612037902013-12-09T11:36:05.202-08:002013-12-09T11:36:05.202-08:00Great Site Matt- I love the sketches – hope you ad...Great Site Matt- I love the sketches – hope you add many more to the site, it’s a dying skill and art form!<br />I am also very wary and sceptical of scarce /rare flyovers there are too many common species that can make some very odd calls. Some recent examples I ‘ve heard – and luckily nailed - were Great Tit calling like a Pallas’s Warbler, Robin giving a Common Sandpiper call and even a distant dog whistle sounding like a Bee-eater. <br />A rare scarce flyover really has to be seen and in some cases seen well. Personally I’d always let something go than count it if not seen properly – I get no satisfaction from adding to my personal list something I did not see well. Competitive listing of many kinds has a lot to answer for - it encourages birders to push their limits just to add to the list. It can be very easy to claim a poorly seen (or heard only) scarce/rare flyovers as they rarely leave room for re-evaluation or hard proof! <br />Seawatching could be labelled as another activity ready made for easy claims, letting something go as a possible/ unidentified/ one of two species, must always be an important part of the observers philosophy. <br />Mike Langmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10769021137483993740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post-43497034394424555352013-12-08T10:12:29.962-08:002013-12-08T10:12:29.962-08:00Hi Matt and welcome to the world of blogging!
I co...Hi Matt and welcome to the world of blogging!<br />I couldn't agree more about fly-overs - Personally I don't believe you can do Lap Bunts on call only unless they give the rapid "mini machie gun" trill call as the "tew" cal is too similar to Snow Bunting. As for Richard's Pipit, the bird I had on the Otter actually responded to the very similar Blyth's Pipit call(!) so always wary unless seen in flight like yours.Chris Townend (Jaffa)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13017435496784035951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post-6870576380889596082013-12-07T22:08:10.763-08:002013-12-07T22:08:10.763-08:00Hi Andrew. Thank you!Hi Andrew. Thank you!matt knotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046950873625960430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post-19566064221119744282013-12-07T11:20:56.927-08:002013-12-07T11:20:56.927-08:00Glad you have started this blog. I shall follow th...Glad you have started this blog. I shall follow this one keenly.Andrew Cunninghamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12936003372058916499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post-42678752596879119212013-12-06T17:08:11.231-08:002013-12-06T17:08:11.231-08:00Thanks Matt not the reported Warren Snow B then. ...Thanks Matt not the reported Warren Snow B then. Agree there are likely many more Laps out there but certainly a recent increase, I had my first DW bird in 91 but had to wait until 2003 for the next but now 6 in the last four years.Dawlish Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09909796189958856077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post-45511823801994013642013-12-06T14:20:54.645-08:002013-12-06T14:20:54.645-08:00Hi Kev - it was November 15th - had me going at fi...Hi Kev - it was November 15th - had me going at first I must admit. I can't see our laps being the same but I suppose it's possible. I reckon there are many more laps out there on suitable Devon farmland judging by the frequency with which they seem to turn up on Orcombe. Good birding.matt knotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08046950873625960430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7954321689092627929.post-71402161578195243482013-12-06T12:39:06.377-08:002013-12-06T12:39:06.377-08:00Ah the joys of the un/poorly seen flyby! The Lap B...Ah the joys of the un/poorly seen flyby! The Lap Bunt is interesting, I presumed your bird was the one I had at the Warren a day or two previously, that also called oddly and was only nailed on views! As an aside what day was the 'snow b' photo taken? Dawlish Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09909796189958856077noreply@blogger.com