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Author:  Roy Harvey [ Tue May 28, 2013 8:32 pm ]
Post subject:  White-throated Sparrow
A report of White-throated Sparrow in a Spalding garden at 3.50 this afternoon,
Anyone have further information?

Roy
Author:  Anthony Bentley [ Tue May 28, 2013 10:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: White-throated Sparrow
No access acording to my social networking sites. What a shame!
Author:  John Badley [ Wed May 29, 2013 10:48 am ]
Post subject:  Re: White-throated Sparrow
Well no one has informed the county bird recorder (south) as yet.

Of course if they did inform him and asked for confidentiality/anonymity that's exactly what they'd get.

John
Author:  Stuart Britton [ Wed May 29, 2013 12:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: White-throated Sparrow
According to my memory if this one is authenticated, that's 3 in the past 22 years in the county - they're getting quite common!!!
Author:  Graham Catley [ Wed May 29, 2013 2:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: White-throated Sparrow
Oddly there were very few at Pelee this spring in contrast to White-crowned Sparrows --WTS maybe went through earlier but its a long sea crossing on a slow boat to Boston Docks
Author:  Gerv Orton [ Wed May 29, 2013 3:22 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: White-throated Sparrow
I live in Spalding and I have heard nothing at all about this bird.
Author:  Katherine Birkett [ Wed May 29, 2013 4:09 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: White-throated Sparrow
If it were to arrive in my garden and I wanted to arrange some sort of public viewing area, who would I get in contact with, and what would happen?

PS - it's NOT in my garden but I am keeping a wildly optimistic eye out!
Author:  Alex Lees [ Wed May 29, 2013 4:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: White-throated Sparrow
Katherine Birkett wrote:
If it were to arrive in my garden and I wanted to arrange some sort of public viewing area, who would I get in contact with, and what would happen?

PS - it's NOT in my garden but I am keeping a wildly optimistic eye out!


H Katherine, the information in the appended webpage might be of some use on what to expect for dealing with a significant twitch in a suburban area, at least I presume the folk that kept quiet about the Noar Hill WTS had read this:

http://skills-bills.co.uk/2006.archive.scops.htm

:wink:
Author:  Grahame Hopwood [ Wed May 29, 2013 5:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: White-throated Sparrow
There's more info on this WTS on Birdforum........

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=258269

There's a link to a Twitter account from someone called 'Spadgebirder' including a photo apparently, BUT its a locked account so unless you follow 'Spadge' (which I don't before anyone asks!) then the info is not viewable.

The county bird recorder (south) might like to know that 'Spadgebirder' according to his Twitter page is an RSPB LG webmaster and a SL RSPB Committee Member.

Again according to Birdforum still there today.

Regards

Grahame
Author:  John Badley [ Wed May 29, 2013 5:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: White-throated Sparrow
I suggest the county bird recorder. In this case he also works for the RSPB, has experience in managing such situations and has written rare bird contingency plans!

Thanks Grahame, I've spoken with one of the two local birders who have been liaising with the finder, clearly he doesn't want to put the news out, so that's that as it stands.

John
Author:  John Badley [ Wed May 29, 2013 6:00 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: White-throated Sparrow
Photos here; https://plus.google.com/photos/10205371 ... 0804614065

John
Author:  Graham Catley [ Wed May 29, 2013 8:12 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: White-throated Sparrow
some interesting photos on your link John -- it says members photos -- members of what? sorry for being dim on this one -- are all the photos in that link by the same person ie someone who has had info on the Caper site etc - maybe a location clue in the snowy garden photo -- detective work from google earth should tie it down in a few seconds if TV crime dramas are to be believed -- I obviously need a good sleep and a new hobby

WTS's are notably frequent feeder birds in the Nearctic but you need to keep them well stocked through May to get a visit -- my wife is running ours down for summer which is clearly why we don't have any nearctic sparrows in our garden
Author:  Graham Catley [ Wed May 29, 2013 8:21 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: White-throated Sparrow
Grahame Hopwood wrote:
There's more info on this WTS on Birdforum........

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=258269

There's a link to a Twitter account from someone called 'Spadgebirder' including a photo apparently, BUT its a locked account so unless you follow 'Spadge' (which I don't before anyone asks!) then the info is not viewable.

The county bird recorder (south) might like to know that 'Spadgebirder' according to his Twitter page is an RSPB LG webmaster and a SL RSPB Committee Member.

Again according to Birdforum still there today.

Regards

Grahame



He is also claiming to be a Lincs Lister so that narrows it down seriously!!!!!
Author:  Andrew Vaughan [ Wed May 29, 2013 8:39 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: White-throated Sparrow
Spadgebirder posts regularly on lincsbirders.org.uk. Which is interesting as he has a thread there Spadge's Garden Birds, that the WTS not mentioned.
Author:  Graham Catley [ Wed May 29, 2013 9:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: White-throated Sparrow
Alex Lees wrote:
Katherine Birkett wrote:
If it were to arrive in my garden and I wanted to arrange some sort of public viewing area, who would I get in contact with, and what would happen?

PS - it's NOT in my garden but I am keeping a wildly optimistic eye out!


H Katherine, the information in the appended webpage might be of some use on what to expect for dealing with a significant twitch in a suburban area, at least I presume the folk that kept quiet about the Noar Hill WTS had read this:

http://skills-bills.co.uk/2006.archive.scops.htm

:wink:


I have just had a real spring lifting moment reading the link -- eyes running - a classic cheers Alex
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