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  1. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    As Owene also said above, a lot of the challenge is realizing that you not only have to get identifications on anything and everything, but ideally understand those identifications yourself. Especially if you want to be able to recognize potential lifers in the field and know which views you...
  2. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    Oh yeah, I've brought that point up before. Using an AI recognition isn't too dissimilar to using a field guide. You can view likely options, but it's on you to make the correct ID and choose from the selected options. Or if it doesn't match any, back to the drawing board!
  3. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    A small enough amount of records that someone with the knowledge could go in right now and fix them all in about 5 minutes or less, dare I say...!
  4. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    Certainly hope so!! On both counts ;) I am overdue for my great "UK redux" visit though...it's been a very long time, and I've learned much since then!
  5. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    It's helped me out in some specific cases where I might never have found a lead. Notably some new-for-country introduced plants, and a handful of insects that I had no clue on. It's just a starting point, but I feel all of us here can be trusted with doing a bit of due diligence rather than...
  6. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    The recognition is really good in specific places, but if you take it somewhere less-travelled it'll struggle. It's not good with more technical IDs either (like spiders, wasps, so on). Basically their system requires 200 "confirmed" sightings to include the species in the algorithm, and most...
  7. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    Some past identification work finally pushed my list to 20,000. 10 years ago, I never thought it possible! But with so many diverse places I've never visited, surely it can go much higher...!
  8. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    Just beware, once you go too deep, you'll never be able to maintain a normal walking pace ever again!!
  9. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    Yeah. I could not imagine keeping track of all this in a reasonable fashion without iNaturalist. And having the assistance from locals or global experts whenever I visit somewhere different is invaluable too!
  10. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    I must do some trips like that. All my other Californian friends have 2000+ world bird lists and the envy cannot last forever! If you are looking for company to join, let me know!
  11. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    My only productive cruising night in Florida was the one night that I had company. I went from several failed sessions in that state to a single afternoon with 11 species. Maybe there's a reason why I don't have much herp luck (that problem being me!!). Ecuador sounds like a blast though. Are...
  12. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    Doing [Higher Entity]'s work here and accidentally stepping on the "I understand this is an old thread, but want to reply anyway" button. Where are all of you hiding!? As for me, I'm on track to 20,000, hopefully once 2023 rolls around, but that'll require some travelling. I think any visit to...
  13. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    Travelling to a new region as a dedicated PSLer is great fun, although exhausting. I estimate I hit a good 500 new world species on my recent trip to the mid US.
  14. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    I've always found it better to work on IDs as soon as possible to avoid strenuous backlogs. At least to family level, anyhow. Once you hit family level things get much easier. I feel the issue with waiting and doing descriptions is many species are variable, and what might look like 5 species...
  15. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    Seems like it is mostly a British hobby...although I expect plenty of people practice it, but don't associate their hobby by the name of "pan-species listing". So we'll never know.
  16. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    Benefit is you don't have to specialize in everything, unless you are determined to get the highest numbers possible in which you will struggle if you don't work with all groups.
  17. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    One thing I like about this kind of listing, though I don't really pay attention to numbers, is how I can revisit a park I've been to 100s of times, and still find 14 species I haven't seen before.
  18. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    I found that issue in England in particular with counting trees...hard to tell what counts sometimes, so many species are non-native and often ornamental only.
  19. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    You get used to it eventually. I've still been able to keep track of birds as well as I have before. But it helps to know these species as soon as possible, I can walk at a very steady pace and see whether the plants beside are new or not without stopping while at the same time checking for...
  20. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    Definitely takes time both in learning the content and while at the locations. But getting 10-30 life ticks at the same location each time you visit is always a good feeling (depending on what sort of "lister" you are, I suppose). Speaking of actual life ticks, only had 1 of those this year...
  21. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    I'd love to know where this guy gets his info from. You can barely find information on 4,000 UK species on the internet. I guess he must know a lot of people.
  22. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    This is my life haha. I don't think I could take a "normal" nature walk again though the more you see the less you have to stop! My "list" is only 3507 at the moment, I still have lots of photos to identify and sort out from many months into the past...I've been using this site to keep track of...
  23. Tiraya

    Pan Species Listers anywhere?

    Wondered how common this is on here. I can't find much about it. For those who don't know the term it is like bird listing -- but everything! As for me I do try and involve myself in it but I'm very jealous of the people that seem to know all the seldom seen species and their locations, info...
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