Canada Warbler

[scholesy]

If anyone was watching AutumnWatch the other night, Wednesday i think, you may have heard Bill Oddie mention a bird by the name of a Canada Warbler. One has been present this week at Kilbaha, Co Clare in Ireland. I think its the first time or maybe only the 2nd ever recording this side of the Atlantic.

Well if you were wondering what the fuss is about take a look at the following:

http://www.birdguides.com/birdnews/d...?thread=359390

Smashing contrast of colouring.

[aeshna5]

First record for Britain + Ireland, but there's a previous western Palearctic record from Iceland for Canada Warbler. There's a handful of Nearctic passerines at present/recently, with Blackpoll also Ireland, Red-eyed Vireo + an American Robin on Tresco- enough to get the twitchers salivating!

[Dan Salter]

Wow that really is a beautiful looking bird..much nicer than bills illustration made it out to be

[Nick Robinson]

Flew over to Shannon at the weekend to see this bird. I found out that a couple of photographers had broken down some of the fence and gone into the farmyard to get closer photographs. Needless to say the bird was no longer there that morning. I did manage to refind the red-eyed vireo that was quite a bit further down the road... but, if I find out who those photographers are they'll be carrying their equipment internally...

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by Nick Robinson

if I find out who those photographers are they'll be carrying their equipment internally...

LOL hee hee!!!
I can't help but wonder though with the level of competition amongst twitchers at the top and the amount of money spent travelling to tick birds, that they get someone to fly over to the states or Russia or wherever and stick a couple of such species in a box and release them over here!

[Alan]

Originally Posted by Nick Robinson

Flew over to Shannon at the weekend to see this bird. I found out that a couple of photographers had broken down some of the fence and gone into the farmyard to get closer photographs. Needless to say the bird was no longer there that morning. I did manage to refind the red-eyed vireo that was quite a bit further down the road... but, if I find out who those photographers are they'll be carrying their equipment internally...

So there's no chance they could have been twitchers with photographic gear then!

[Nick Robinson]

Alan,
What's your point? If you are trying to say that all twitchers are all the same then you are well wide of the mark. I've been twitching for many years now and I've witnessed some apaling behaviour. But this is few and far between and is usually the result of frustration and happens as a result of 'crowd mentality.' However, one thing that I have seen twitch after twitch is the constant disregard for the bird, the locals and the fellow birders / twitchers by photographers. They have to be at the front and be as close as possible every time, no matter the result. I suppose it's our fault, 'cos we all look at the photo's, through magazines or on the interweb... Oh well. I'll probably still see you's all at the next one!

[Gill Catton]

Originally Posted by Nick Robinson

Alan,
What's your point? If you are trying to say that all twitchers are all the same then you are well wide of the mark. I've been twitching for many years now and I've witnessed some apaling behaviour. But this is few and far between and is usually the result of frustration and happens as a result of 'crowd mentality.' However, one thing that I have seen twitch after twitch is the constant disregard for the bird, the locals and the fellow birders / twitchers by photographers. They have to be at the front and be as close as possible every time, no matter the result. I suppose it's our fault, 'cos we all look at the photo's, through magazines or on the interweb... Oh well. I'll probably still see you's all at the next one!

I think Alan's point was merely that they could be twitchers with cameras rather than pure photographers...... if indeed a clear line of distinction can always be drawn

[Alan]

Thanks Gill I did mean something like that!

Those photographers that do rarity hunt - whether it’s to sell the pics to the mags or just for their own use, are in my opinion a form of twitcher also – or both! Don’t many photographers record the birds as twitchers do, and don’t many twitchers take photographs of those same rarities? Whether you’re a photographer or twitcher, they’re all there for the same thing so unless it says photographer or twitcher on your back, where’s the distinction?

Or maybe I’m wrong, and if you kick a fence down you’re a photographer, and if you don’t you’re a twitcher – or maybe the other way round! … or maybe that just could be an over generalisation?

[yvonne]

although im no twitcher or a photographer i do believe that generalising people is not the right way to go i think people are all different and u always get the ones who spoil it for the rest of us im sorry nick that you didnt get your pick better luck next time yvonne

[Deer Stalker]

I would say the people that broke the fence were flippin' idiots.

[yvonne]

i agree dearstalker and i hope they have splinters in there backsidelol