tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post4181652088454057973..comments2024-03-27T13:34:10.184+00:00Comments on NORTH DOWNS & BEYOND: Take note...Steve Galehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-10995296674791471702013-02-20T09:27:34.419+00:002013-02-20T09:27:34.419+00:00Tim, I look forward to being invited to the drinks...Tim, I look forward to being invited to the drinks reception on publication day of 'The Birds of TG42'. I welcome the number of birders who are publishing very local, and sometimes totally personal avifaunas - long may that continue.Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8802206289996500659.post-83438349698634989572013-02-19T22:55:03.302+00:002013-02-19T22:55:03.302+00:00Fairly similar to you Steve:
Field notebook, then ...Fairly similar to you Steve:<br />Field notebook, then written up neat into an annual daily narrative diary including descriptions of all rarities and scarcer species, photos etc. Also have a Birds of TG42 10km square in the making including all available historical records with max monthly counts of seabirds, skuas and wildfowl etc, wader counts, passage migrants etc. That way we know when a good count is on / or at least potential during a seawatch etc. The aim is to produce a publication for the patch similar to a county avifauna but on a smaller, more personal scale, containing all accepted rarity records, notable movements, max counts over the years.<br /><br />The actual notebooks are pretty scrappy but vital as you can't remember all the details of everything you see. They're essential for seawatching.<br /><br />If I didn't record it all and set it in context it would seem pretty pointless in the long run. Tim Allwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721253316151073487noreply@blogger.com