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er the last 40 odd days many of us have been confined to our homes by the covid19 virus i decided to try to spend some time outdoors every day to see what birds are around my home i have fairly recently moved house at the beginning of the period everything was new everything was interesting but after 6 weeks of seeing more or less the same species in more or less the same places at more or less the same time of day it is the chance of the thrill of finding a new bird for my patch which keeps me going out it s the same with birding your local area your state your country or even for some people the entire planet everyone loves to see something new the fact that seeing something new is desirable can itself be a problem the desire to see a new bird can mess with our head and mistakes can be made because we have a natural bias to want it to be something rare rather than something common so there s a need for caution when i come across something which looks a bit different i can feel it physically the heart starts to beat a little faster and the adrenaline starts flowing nine times out of ten that excitement is short lived as i realise on closer inspection or with a clearer view that what i thought might be something rare is in fact something common spoon billed sandpiper is the holy grail of east asian wader watchers so it s natural that the lowest bird in this frame would make the heart leap but is it one this process of re evaluation and admitting when one has made a mistake is healthy and should not be a cause for shame everyone makes mistakes it s just that most of us don t want to admit them if i am birding with someone else i would much rather they call my attention to a bird they think is rare even if it turns out not to be than for them to say nothing until they are sure and it has disappeared from view so first impressions can be mistaken and that s ok rarities are called rarities because they don t come along very often another angle reveals that the spoon at the end of this bird s bill is actually a lump of mud if i think i might have found something unusual here are the first things i try to do stay on the bird the temptation might be to immediately look away try to get others onto the bird and in the excitement it s easy to lose it altogether so i try to fix the position of the bird in my mind by noting its position relative to other birds or bits of vegetation etc until i am pretty confident i can refind it again if i don t think i can confidently refind it i will keep watching the bird while trying my best to describe where it is to others present i will try to keep watching it until i am as certain as i can be of what i am seeing or at least until i am sure it s something new making mental notes of the key identification features i can see as soon as i have these if it s feasible i will switch to the camera to try to get some photos or to a recording device if the bird is calling and its vocalisations are distinctive even as i switch to the camera i will keep trying to notice things like its size relative to other birds its behaviour etc and i will be asking myself why is it not a whatever the common alternative is once i think i have enough data to have nailed the identification which may be a combination of getting decent enough photos sound recordings and mental notes i will try to make a record of my observations usually via the voice recorder on my phone these days and i will continue to do this while simultaneously watching the bird for as long as i can by this time if the bird is still present things will have calmed down a bit internally and i can start to enjoy watching the bird it s also time to think about getting the news out letting others who are not present know about the bird there a few things to consider in this regard the welfare of the bird and other birds wildlife in the vicinity how would they be impacted by large numbers of people visiting are there nesting birds in the area every situation is unique so you have to make a decision based on the information you have the local human community how would large numbers of visitors affect them in their privacy or ability to earn their livelihood will parked cars block access roads or be a traffic hazard might crops be damaged consider asking local people about these things and respect their views if large numbers of birders arriving simultaneously would create problems consider a phased release of the news so that only small numbers of people come at any one time this is difficult to manage as it relies on others respecting confidentiality but i have seen it work well in some situations as soon as the bird has definitely gone or as soon as i take a break from watching it i will try to write down or record more detailed notes to be transcribed later these notes will become the basis of a more formal written description which i will write up later to document the sighting most countries have a national records committee which assesses rare records and they usually have a standard record submission form to be filled in the one for malaysia can be downloaded here the same page gives more hints and details about how to complete the form i will usually wait till the bird has left the area before submitting the form so that i can fill in the last date seen with more challenging identifications some sightings may not be identified to species level immediately or even ever even in such cases the discipline of observing and documenting well is rarely wasted for example during this lockdown period i have revisited an observation i made 7 years ago which it turns out may have been something a lot rarer than i thought at the time fortunately i still have my notes and photos posted in uncategorized tagged description documentation documenting field notes leave a reply 9 fieldnotes what else to note posted on april 27 2020 by digdeep1962 2 for the last few posts i ve been focusing on describing what a bird looks like specifically plumage details but to get a good full description there are several other aspects we must also pay attention to these include behaviour size shape perched and in flight vocalisations habitat behaviour what is the bird doing e g flying foraging etc is it doing anything distinctive with its body e g wings tail etc is it calling or singing see below can its behaviour be compared to other species nearby e g it feeds more actively or more sluggishly than x does it appear to be shy or confiding fieldnotes on temminck s stint including notes on feeding behaviour shape and call shape and size both shape and size are best described in comparison to something else for example slimmer than a sparrow longer winged than a swallow shape and size should be estimated live rather than from still photos in different groups of species there are certain parts of the bird to pay special attention to for example the primary projection in warblers e g two thirds of the exposed tertial length the length of the wings relative to the tail e g slightly shorter than the tail bill length e g 1 5 x the head length and leg length in waders the wing shape in flying raptors etc a word of caution about describing size when viewing a single bird or group of the same species particularly in the absence of other size referents something of known size it can be very difficult or impossible to make an accurate estimate of size this is particularly true of a bird against the sky or sea even when there are other species present for direct comparison ensure that you compare them when they are as close together as possible and at similar distance from you size illusion is such a big deal in birding that there have even been several scientific papers written about it here s the seminal paper by peter j grant size is particularly difficult to estimate in the case of birds in a clear sky at differing distances from the observer the posture and angle of the bird from the observer can also affect size perception so it is important to check one s first impressions for example this nightjar looks much larger than this one but they are both the same species because of the posture of the bird in the second photo eye wide open fluffed up our mind can make the assumption that the bird is small whereas in the first where the bird has pressed its feathers close to the body it looks long and slender and large vocalisations calls contact calls threat calls alarm calls flight calls etc tend to be short and simple songs generally but not always made on or near the breeding grounds are usually more complex and tuneful the simplest and best way to make a note of them is to record them on a device such as a sound recorder or a mobile phone failing that it is possible to make written notes on vocalisations one can use comparison sounds similar to description e g a musical trill a series of staccato notes slowing and descending at the end etc writing what the call sounds like e g cuckoo ko el caw etc or your own personal symbols to mimic the sound my efforts at writing down the calls of bornean green magpie and bornean whistler habitat where a bird is found is a very important aspect of identification both the macro habitat type e g montane mossy forest mangroves bordering rivermouth etc and the micro habitat in the canopy in tangled undergrowth near the ground etc should be noted practice write down a description of differences in size shape and behaviour of the two species in this video write a description of the vocalisations of the bird in this video posted in uncategorized tagged description documentation field notes 2 replies 8 field sketching avoid getting bogged down by details posted on april 24 2020 by digdeep1962 reply in his reply to my last post mark wrote the initial drawing of the outline is very manageable but once it comes to filling in the details just somehow can t get it right need to do more practise mark you are right about practice that s key but perhaps there are a couple of other ways i can suggest to avoid getting overwhelmed by details a really simple one i have mentioned already with field sketching bigger is better a field sketch of a probable puffin but with a sketch this small the slightest slip of the pencil can make a huge difference and it s hard to add any details later i learned to sketch bigger 2 if patterns on feather tracts are complex just focus on a feather field sketching is always a trade off between accuracy and speed you have to be fast because you don t know how much longer the bird will pose for you but you need details as well this is where a knowledge of feather tracts comes in useful rather than sketch the whole wing just draw one greater covert one median covert etc assuming they are all similar patterned watch this video of a spotted dove the head and breast are rather straightforward but when the bird turns sideways the amount of information on the wing can be overwhelming what i try to do if i have time is to sketch one feather from each of the relevant feather tracts then once the bird flies away at least i have some basic information to fill in the gaps 3 sketch the same species more than once the more familiar you become with the patterns on a particular species the easier it will be to take in details 4 don t feel the need to sketch the whole bird try concentrating on the parts that you can see i find it helpful to have several sketches on the go simultaneously as the bird shifts position you can keep adding information to your sketches you can maximise your time by having several sketches in process don t worry if you cannot finish all of them drawing the head at several angles means you can keep adding bits as a bird shifts position i hope this helps posted in uncategorized tagged description documentation field notes sketches leave a reply 7 field sketching birds come from eggs posted on april 22 2020 by digdeep1962 3 well done to michelle for having a go at this on facebook for you and anyone else who had a try here are the answers for some reason there is quite a bit of resistance from some folks when they are confronted with a list of terms like this but really many of them are common sense and in general use already it s not that much to learn and doesn t require a great deal of effort soon they will become second nature and i guarantee you they will help you get a lot more out of your hobby and become a better birder now back to sketching later we will explore other ways to take notes which don t involve sketching but for now i want to encourage you to give sketching a go as i said in an earlier post most people can they just don t if you ve ever attended any kind of birding for beginners course you re probably already familiar with the egg method but for those who are not draw an egg fairly large and somewhat centrally on your paper 2 draw a smaller egg where the head is 3 add lines for for the bill wings and tail paying attention to length and shape and an eye 4 join the head and body and add legs gradually fill in the details focusing on whichever part of the bird is visible for example if the bird turns its head away work on the body till the head turns back i find it helps to put a few lines in to indicate the position of different feather tracts complete as much of your sketch as you can while actually watching the bird if it moves out of view quickly add in whatever details you can remember leave blank anything you are not sure of you can add notes about size shape calls behaviour etc by varying the proportions of your drawing you can draw many different types of birds a flying raptor an egret heron or stork a woodpecker and a shorebird wader to give you an idea of how this works in real life click on this video i hope this post gives you some idea of how to get started before too long you ll probably be able to dispense with the eggs if you keep at it you will find that not only are your sketching skills improving but more importantly your observational skills will become sharper you ll find it easier to identify the commoner birds and you ll be quicker to spot something which isn t quite as common here are few examples to whet your appetite field notes on a dusky warbler chris gibbins field notes on a white rumped sandpiper chris gibbins field notes on a caspian gull chris gibbins field notes on a booted warbler chris gibbins as you can see chris doesn t actually need to draw the eggs any more but you can still see the egg shapes in his drawings the skill of field sketching is a basic building block that will develop you from someone who just looks at birds to someone who really knows their birds start today and keep at it posted in uncategorized tagged description documentation field notes sketches 3 replies 6 field notes getting down to details posted on april 20 2020 by digdeep1962 reply what s wrong with this picture well too many things to mention but the one i want to draw your attention 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