tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post6370374473275885967..comments2024-03-29T08:37:59.411+00:00Comments on Not Quite Scilly: How to Count Birds. Lesson 1: FlocksGavin Haighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-77495029081044145982017-05-10T13:18:18.317+01:002017-05-10T13:18:18.317+01:00You're right. As far as Derek is concerned, ex...You're right. As far as Derek is concerned, extrapolation is for the weak.Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-12485506473981774862017-05-10T08:57:19.394+01:002017-05-10T08:57:19.394+01:00I think we've all met a Derek or two in our bi...I think we've all met a Derek or two in our birding careers, fascinating people! To be fair to Derek, Bird Reports need people like him more than they need the many Mr Ballparks. <br /><br />Derek would be appalled at your last post btw.Jonathan Lethbridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12791327377479687655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-56988678674932247042017-05-10T07:48:09.183+01:002017-05-10T07:48:09.183+01:00Mike, the highest count I got while they were stil...Mike, the highest count I got while they were still loafing on the beach was 52 - all Whimbrel - and I was pretty confident I'd seen every bird. When the were eventually pushed off a handful of others joined them from the upper beach, again all Whimbrel. Perhaps surprising, but the flock held no Barwits. Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-60963731467357469112017-05-10T06:21:00.516+01:002017-05-10T06:21:00.516+01:00What I'm thinking is that most patch Barwits o...What I'm thinking is that most patch Barwits occur 'carried' by Whimbrel flocks. I'd be amazed if a flock of 60 didn't have at few in there...but there doesn't seem to be any tucked away does there...Mike Morsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13906712010536383936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-35030328618953323482017-05-09T22:40:40.014+01:002017-05-09T22:40:40.014+01:00If you're thinking what I think you might be t...If you're thinking what I think you might be thinking, well, the photo is deceptive. I'll add an edited version as a PPS.<br /><br />If that's not what you're thinking, then I couldn't say exactly. But approximately none.Gavin Haighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242398421328525578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824385241230348874.post-55166353073120364682017-05-09T22:20:45.494+01:002017-05-09T22:20:45.494+01:00Yes, but how many of those dots were Barwits? ��Yes, but how many of those dots were Barwits? ��Mike Morsenoreply@blogger.com