I would like to see this question sent to other bird watching societies around the world to see what action, if any they would take.
I think we should be careful if we decide to give some bird watchers information and withhold it from others. The aim of the Society is to promote bird watching and conservation and we should not start creating several tiers of members or otherwise we may loose the lower tier. Remember the junior bird-watcher today will be our senior member in a few years time.