I'm not sure it has made the birding better, but it has certainly made the camaraderie better.
Hugh On Sun, Dec 15, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Peter Morris <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird*<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> > *!* > -- > > > > > -- > Hugh McGuinness > Washington, D.C. > -- > *NYSbirds-L List Info:* > Welcome and Basics <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsWELCOME> > Rules and Information <http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsRULES> > Subscribe, Configuration and > Leave<http://www.northeastbirding.com/NYSbirdsSubscribeConfigurationLeave.htm> > *Archives:* > The Mail > Archive<http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html> > Surfbirds <http://www.surfbirds.com/birdingmail/Group/NYSBirds-L> > BirdingOnThe.Net <http://birdingonthe.net/mailinglists/NYSB.html> > *Please submit your observations to **eBird*<http://ebird.org/content/ebird/> > *!* > -- > > > -- Hugh McGuinness Washington, D.C. -- 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/ --
