BBC Twitching Documentary (1 Viewer)

[black kite 1964]

Blimey, this is even more fun than the programme itself!

Sue. Just think of the fun we would have had if the film had followed Steve with his long lens in Norfolk!

Hope all is well at Cley and the visitors centre?

Regards.

Mark.

 

[scienceandsanity]

Oh and DSM Psychiatric Manual to identify the various character disorders.

 

[The sniper]

You're planning on going into a lunatic asylum instead?

I think it would be safer

 

[black kite 1964]

Twitching list:

Bins
Scope
Black Book and/or marked cards
Stun Gun
Mobile to phone for permission to tick
Psychiatric Medicine
Kevlar Body Armour
Facial Recognition Security Cameras

Or bins and scope and do my own thing.

Plus house brick for flushing. A top W.P. lister informs me it works well with warblers in bushes!!

 

[scienceandsanity]

That seven-year-old girl looked pretty happy and well-adjusted to me. But there are several contributors to this thread who should be taken into care immediately. Social services have been alerted.

Sean

As her mum pointed out, kids can signal boredom very effectively if they want. Any kid that age is going to get fed up whatever they're doing; most commentators are forgetting the moments when the lovely little girl (I forget her name just now) was running for birds, taking the lead and telling her parents to hurry up. An editing job as good as the Beebs!!

 

[naturistbird]

Reading this thread is better than seeing a comedy film.
I haven't laughed so much for ages.
There is an absolutely untapped wealth of comedy talent here in the UK.
There really should be an broadsheet article about the responses this documentary has unleashed!

 

[Jonathan Williams]

co found with Richard Taylor,pleased you seen it,bit of a trek for you

I lived in Warrington at the time, so not far at all. I dipped it in Scotland after coming back from Cape May the weekend before so was incredibly relieved when it was refound.

 

[dogfish]

I disagree she looked bored at times and didn't seem very interested.I think she would rather have been playing with her friends instead of being dragged out twitching every weekend.

Another one for the social services list....

 

[The sniper]

But her has a point

 

[Daniel Martin]

"The ECW twitch was a Friday"

Does anyone actually know if Brett saw this the following day? on the film it suggested he missed it having jogged to site.....!

But I thought it wasnt seen again the following morning?

 

[Woodchatshrike]

It left on the Sunday. I know this because I took a girl out to lunch instead of going for it after coming off Scilly. If I was a twitcher, would I have changed my plans?

 

[rokermartin]

Another one for the social services list....

She should be doing things that kids her age do which is having fun with her friends at weekends.

 

[rokermartin]

"The ECW twitch was a Friday"

Does anyone actually know if Brett saw this the following day? on the film it suggested he missed it having jogged to site.....!

But I thought it wasnt seen again the following morning?

It was found on Thurs 22.10. and it wasn't seen on the Sunday 25.10.

 

[The sniper]

I suggested this but got called all sorts

 

[VillagerFred]

The best thing about this documentary was that my non-birding wife watched it with me and declared that my birding is 'sensible and in proportion'. Epic WIN!

 

[Johnny Allan]

The programme was ok. I have the most respect for Brett 'Sailor' Richards who is a solid and tireless patchworker and adds much to the ornithological database (message to any who think all twitchers are only interested in playing a numbers game and not interested in wildlife, nature conservation etc - you're incorrect).

The Craigs seemed like nice folks. I used to take my kids on the odd twitch when they were young but, personally, wouldn't have taken them on every trip when I once attempted a national year list. It can be hard going, even for adults.

For those, like me, who've known Lee for a long time, Lee 'The Sweeney' Evans was his usual self. A competent, helpful and knowledgeable birder who frequently makes outrageous and/or laughable outbursts and silly or inaccurate claims. He's a great self publicist and some would say, attention seeker but shouldn't be taken too seriously. He gives us all a laugh.

Garry 'Barry Gagwell' Bagnell is an amiable and affable chap and clearly a wannabe big lister. He kindly gave me a lift back from the Eastern Crowned Warbler but it was like sitting next to Lee. His opinions were those which I'd already heard from 'The Sweeney' himself. I informed him of my impression and suggested it would be better to formulate his own opinions and not rely on Lee's. He obviously hero worships Lee.

These guys are all part of the rich pageant that is Twitching and Birding. I personally like the diversity.

ps who's been dissing my excellent video of the ECW which was featured on the Prog ?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kx1ibdEXgHQ

Johnny

 

[Woodchatshrike]

She should be doing things that kids her age do which is having fun with her friends at weekends.

I don't think we can really judge these things after what we've seen on the TV public forums are not the place to be discussing these things....

 

[Andrew Whitehouse]

She should be doing things that kids her age do which is having fun with her friends at weekends.

She should be doing what she and her parents think she should be doing and not what a 48 year old bloke from Sunderland thinks she should be doing.

 

[Woodchatshrike]

Is this the most viewed thread ever? 132 members.....

 

[Woodchatshrike]

She should be doing what she and her parents think she should be doing and not what a 48 year old bloke from Sunderland thinks she should be doing.

I'm with you there....