Hi all, Having recently moved to NY from Britain, I am quite familiar with the British birding scene. Aside from a few imfamous incidents and chartacters (such as those featured), twitching in Britain can be a largely sedate and enjoyable affair. Having said that, there are some large egos amongst the "top twitchers" and a lot of self-publicising goes on.
Hugh's point that the digital age has improved birding here is interesting. It is the opinion of some that the accessibility of up to the minute rare bird news and general affordability of digital cameras is in danger of making British birders lazy in their observations. All the best, Pete On Sunday, December 15, 2013 8:14 AM, Hugh McGuinness <[email protected]> wrote: Dear NY Birders, This is a tremendously funny story. It does remind me of the un-pleasantries of birdwatching when I was a kid, when there were so many rivalries. The digital age has had the effect of changing the tenor of birding watching in NY for the better. Hugh On Sat, Dec 14, 2013 at 10:54 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: If you thought birding was competitive in the "States"take a look in Great Britain: > > > >http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-britain-bird-watching-gone-wild/2013/12/14/87d5766a-61a3-11e3-a7b4-4a75ebc432ab_story.html?hpid=z1 >-- >NYSbirds-L List Info: >Welcome and Basics >Rules and Information >Subscribe, Configuration and Leave >Archives: >The Mail Archive >Surfbirds >BirdingOnThe.Net >Please submit your observations to eBird! >-- -- Hugh McGuinness Washington, D.C. -- NYSbirds-L List Info: Welcome and Basics Rules and Information Subscribe, Configuration and Leave Archives: The Mail Archive Surfbirds BirdingOnThe.Net Please submit your observations to eBird! -- -- NYSbirds-L List Info: http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES http://www.NortheastBirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm ARCHIVES: 1) http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html 2) http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L 3) http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html Please submit your observations to eBird: http://ebird.org/content/ebird/ --
