tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712676654133721000.post4013587201475194729..comments2024-01-13T19:58:05.175+00:00Comments on The Lyons Share: Red-headed StepchildGraeme Lyonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07105938845237816643noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712676654133721000.post-72496331332981942812011-11-10T20:16:16.914+00:002011-11-10T20:16:16.914+00:00Hi Graham, I've just posted on this subject, p...Hi Graham, I've just posted on this subject, prompted by yourself (full credit given!!!)Steve Galehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09459545933323958452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712676654133721000.post-26364338697166395412011-11-10T12:27:42.004+00:002011-11-10T12:27:42.004+00:00Generally I only record things I've found myse...Generally I only record things I've found myself, e.g. if I'm running a moth trap with a group of others also running traps I'll only record the moths that come to my trap. But it's difficult to be entirely consistent, e.g. if there beetles or flies in someone else's trap and they don't record those groups then I will do so, and when doing collaborative fieldwork with one or two other people it can be difficult to define who is responsible for what. But on the whole, if I didn't play any find in finding the species then I don't count it.<br /><br />Somebody showed my an Edible Dormouse recently, a species I'd not seen in the wild before. It was great to see it, but I know I wouldn't be able to record it as 'mine' until I'd spent some time tracking down another individual nearby. <br /><br />This is of course absolutely daft behaviour on my part, but fortunately none of this really matters, the only rule of wildlife-watching club is to enjoy seeing wildlife!Martin Harveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02548201025682845702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712676654133721000.post-39831643007596254972011-11-10T07:53:06.371+00:002011-11-10T07:53:06.371+00:00More recently I was part of a BioBlitz at a friend...More recently I was part of a BioBlitz at a friend's college. I went on an organised fungus foray and several tricky specimens were brought back indoors for ID. I added quite a few species to my fungi list. I later realised that several extra specimens were added to the collection by somebody else - I never saw these extra ones growing in the wild, only lying in a tray on a table top. So should I add them to my list, or leave them off??? Phew, tough choices LOL.Gibsternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5712676654133721000.post-9285899327276512872011-11-10T07:45:18.997+00:002011-11-10T07:45:18.997+00:00Agreed, moths in pots are non-ticks. But we all ti...Agreed, moths in pots are non-ticks. But we all tick moths in traps. What about birds in the hand? I had Eastern Oli Warbler brought to me from an out-of-sight net. Saw it down to 18". Then it was released nearby. I gave it an hour, went looking, refound it (along with other birders!) and then ticked it. Funny old game innit...Gibsternoreply@blogger.com