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Re: Obviously incorrect reports on eBird
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 9:40 am
by Wrybill
https://ebird.org/atlasnz/checklist/S140630245Common-Wood Pigeon, Taranaki misidentified from Kereru?
Re: Obviously incorrect reports on eBird
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 1:44 pm
by AngryBird45
Wrybill wrote:https://ebird.org/atlasnz/checklist/S140630245
Common-Wood Pigeon, Taranaki misidentified from Kereru?
Almost certainly 100% Kereru misid, but it's weird that New Zealand Pigeon is already listed there.
Re: Obviously incorrect reports on eBird
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 4:50 pm
by Wrybill
I hadn't even noticed there was New Zealand Pigeon (kereru) on the list at all!
Interesting though that both species are on there.
Very Unobservant of me
Re: Obviously incorrect reports on eBird
Posted: Wed Jun 07, 2023 10:08 pm
by Oscar Thomas
https://ebird.org/checklist/S140057883Kiwi, daytime, lake Wairarapa wetland...
Re: Obviously incorrect reports on eBird
Posted: Thu Jun 08, 2023 6:06 am
by SomesBirder
Remember that time when a bittern in Russia was reported to be a kiwi?
Re: Obviously incorrect reports on eBird
Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2023 4:22 pm
by Wrybill
SomesBirder wrote: Remember that time when a bittern in Russia was reported to be a kiwi?
Good grief!
Re: Obviously incorrect reports on eBird
Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2023 11:49 pm
by tom.b
Brown Creeper recorded as American Brown Creeper
https://ebird.org/checklist/S143516475
Re: Obviously incorrect reports on eBird
Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2023 7:56 am
by Wrybill
There Has been a previous report of a American-brown creeper, it seems a common confusion (we aren't in America)
Re: Obviously incorrect reports on eBird
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2023 9:26 am
by RussCannings
Yes, if one uses the default language settings, then "Brown Creeper" is the American one, whereas ours is "pipipi". Similar issue with Rock Wren, "Spur-winged Lapwing", and "Black-backed Gull." Luckily these all get flagged and eventually fixed
So for any Kiwi ebird users who haven't realised this yet, it's a good idea to go into Settings and select NZ English to avoid confusion.
Russ
Re: Obviously incorrect reports on eBird
Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2023 9:59 am
by phil hammond
We all know how easy it is for visitors or novices to confuse non-breeding Red-billed and Black-billed Gulls. Have a look at the ebird records for Black-billed Gull in North Shore City. 2 things are apparent ;
1 none of the top Auckland birders have recorded a Black-billed on ebird in North Shore City
2 lots of other people have
There may be an exception or two and I apologize to anyone in that category, but the overall pattern is clear