The Royal Society for the Psychology of Birders has released details of a proposal to place electronic tracking devices on a number of twitchers.
Some twitchers are rumoured to undertake incredible journeys each year, with many individuals believed to clock up in excess of 50,000 miles.
Despite being locally common when a rarity appears, very little is known about where they go when they complete the return migration home.
Thor Undrath from the RSPB who is leading the study added:
“Many people regard them as a pest - especially the subspecies photographus – but to me they are a much misunderstood species.”
“By learning more about their movements, we can seek to protect their habitat and ensure their future survival.”
Thor plans to catch the Twitchers when the next major rarity – known in Twitching polari as a “MEGA” – appears in Scotland.
“Myself and a colleague will simultaneously place mist nets across the M6 and the A1. Any twitchers caught will then be weighed and measured before having an electronic tracking device attached to their person.”
“Hopefully people will be able to follow their movements on the Internet.”
Until later.
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Are they called lesser spotted twitchers?
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Is one known as 007?
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Many of them certainly are a pest and totally irresponsible. They are like flies around s*** as soon as a good "tick" is spotted by some idiot who wants to bask in the "glory" and doesn't know when to keep quiet! (see the North Wales Birding site!)
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ReplyDeleteNorth Wales Birding has now been turned into a photographic website,and not a Birding website.
Even if you click onto 'Your Birding Day Sightings'you don't get any reports of the kind of day anyone has had,or a list of all the species recorded,but instead all you get is 100 different photos of the same bird..............or an argument !!!
Re: below. You're right, the NWBF is now essentially a vehicle for people to publish photographs.
ReplyDeleteI no longer use it to post sightings, and I notice that many people have deserted the site and now publish sightings on the 'We Bird North Wales' blog.
In defence, I think the website was origianlly set up by at least one photographer, so it is natural that it has that bearing.
However, it does not excuse the 4,987 pictures of Snow Buntings and the most cliched image ever - a Waxwing eating a berry!! How original.
I think the arguements - although pathetic - are probably the most entertainng aspect of the website at the moment!!
That and the nauseating and sycophantic Alan Davies worship!!
Paul.