I came across this new site on Twitter - Birders against Wildlife Crime. They have this reminder which I think is very appropriate at this time of year.
We birders often have ‘insider’ knowledge of nesting birds
and therefore we have a particular responsibility to be careful with
that information.
Egg thieves are known to mingle with birders looking
to pick up information, and follow birding forums and birding websites.
Please do not make it easy for egg thieves by openly discussing or
posting information about the location of breeding birds – even if the
breeding season is over (the thieves will monitor the site for the birds
to return the following year).
The identity of anyone suspected of
being an egg thief should be made known to the police.
Also, please think twice before posting Grid References for locally sensitive bird species, so that they are not overwhelmed with listers and photographers.
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For those who need further information/guidelines go to
http://rarebirdnetwork.co.uk/2012/12/
and scroll down the right hand side to 'popular posts'. There is an article called Social Media and the risk of disturbance to Rare Breeding Birds which has lots more information.
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