<p><strong>Some Ornithological Chat with Paul French</strong> </p><p>Mark talks to Paul French (who was wearing his British Birds Rarities Committee hat) about rarity assessment, hundreds of different trips in a time machine, and being reincarnated as an Eleanora’s Falcon for some dubious reasons…</p><br><p><strong>SOC</strong></p><br><p><strong>CONFERENCE - </strong><a href="https://www.the-soc.org.uk/support-us/events/events/the-2022-annual-conference" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.the-soc.org.uk/support-us/events/events/the-2022-annual-conference</strong></a></p><p><strong>DIGITAL MEMBERSHIP - </strong><a href="https://www.the-soc.org.uk/support-us/join-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>https://www.the-soc.org.uk/support-us/join-us</strong></a></p><p>SOC website - <a href="https://www.the-soc.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.the-soc.org.uk/</a></p><p>Branches – what’s going on near you? <a href="https://www.the-soc.org.uk/local-branches" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.the-soc.org.uk/local-branches</a></p><p>What’s coming up at Waterston house? <a href="https://www.the-soc.org.uk/about-us/art-gallery" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.the-soc.org.uk/about-us/art-gallery</a></p><p>Online Scottish Bird Report - <a href="https://www.the-soc.org.uk/about-us/online-scottish-bird-report" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.the-soc.org.uk/about-us/online-scottish-bird-report</a></p><p>Where to watch birds in Scotland app - <a href="https://www.the-soc.org.uk/about-us/app" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.the-soc.org.uk/about-us/app</a></p><p>Scottish Birds - <a href="https://www.the-soc.org.uk/about-us/scottish-birds-soc-s-journal" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.the-soc.org.uk/about-us/scottish-birds-soc-s-journal</a></p><br><p><strong>Credits</strong></p><p>Many thanks to Xeno Canto for allowing access to the library of recordings, and in particular, the following recorders whose mega rare chat and Hume’s Warbler calls were used.</p><p>Xeno-canto - <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://xeno-canto.org/</a></p><p>Siberian Blue Robin – Yong Ding Li - <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/115946" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://xeno-canto.org/115946</a></p><p>Siberian Blue Robin – Hans Matheve - <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/154622" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://xeno-canto.org/154622</a></p><p>Rufous-tailed Robin – Per Alstrom - <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/154622" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://xeno-canto.org/154622</a></p><p>Rufous-tailed Robin – Geoff Carey - <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/743692" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://xeno-canto.org/743692</a></p><p>Siberian Rubythroat – Eric Defonso - <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/364335" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://xeno-canto.org/364335</a></p><p>Siberian Rubythroat – Jelle Scharringa - <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/647572" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://xeno-canto.org/647572</a></p><p>Humes Leaf Warbler – Peter Boesman - <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/472917" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://xeno-canto.org/472917</a></p><p>Humes Leaf Warbler – Thomas Bergman - <a href="https://xeno-canto.org/612553" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://xeno-canto.org/612553</a></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>