Well done me for leaving out the subject line. It should be as above. Sent from my iPad > On 27 Apr 2015, at 2:54 pm, Peter Shute <pshute@nuw.org.au> wrote: > > I’m wondering if anyone here has access to the first British Birds article listed on this page: > http://www.britishbirds.co.uk/article/british-birds-may-2012/ > > > Unfortunately only the abstract is listed there, but I’d like to track down the full article. This is the abstract: > What the eye doesn’t see: the prevalence of fraud in ornithology Andrew Harrop, Martin Collinson and Tim Melling broach one of the thorniest topics in birding. They suggest that there is a tendency to see examples of fraud in ornithology as rare aberrations. Their paper outlines some known and suspected historical examples of fraud, and argues that fraud of one kind or another has occurred more or less consistently, if uncommonly, in ornithology. Although most of the examples discussed are from Britain, it is likely that similar examples could be found in the archives of many nations. It is also likely that small-scale fraud continues today and is something that the ornithological community should be aware of. In particular, this has implications for the level of proof required by those assessing records of rarities. > > Peter Shute >
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Hi Peter, Can you forward a copy of the article to me too? Thanks, Paul Dodd Docklands, Victoria —–Original Message—– Peter Shute Sent: Monday, 27 April 2015 4:05 PM Someone has now forwarded me a copy of the article. Thanks to that person, and everyone. Peter Shute Sent from my iPad article listed on this page: down the full article. This is the abstract: Harrop, Martin Collinson and Tim Melling broach one of the thorniest topics in birding. They suggest that there is a tendency to see examples of fraud in ornithology as rare aberrations. Their paper outlines some known and suspected historical examples of fraud, and argues that fraud of one kind or another has occurred more or less consistently, if uncommonly, in ornithology. Although most of the examples discussed are from Britain, it is likely that similar examples could be found in the archives of many nations. It is also likely that small-scale fraud continues today and is something that the ornithological community should be aware of. In particular, this has implications for the level of proof required by those assessing records of rarities.
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Someone has now forwarded me a copy of the article. Thanks to that person, and everyone. Peter Shute Sent from my iPad
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