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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tanny" data-source="post: 1241313" data-attributes="member: 39332">My wife and I are rather reclusive and do most of our birdwatching on our own, however on those periods when we enter a bird hide I immediately ask quietly if any of them there have seen anything unusual, this not only helps us to identify the bird, especially the Waders, but also helps to bring everyone together. Very rarely have we met a miserable birder. If I see anything unusual I would ask the other occupants if they could see it and this would also get everyone talking, also I have another trick up my sleeve and that is I put on an Australian twang to my voice and that soon gets everyone into conversation and asking me questions about the birds in Australia. I had lived in Australia for more than half my life. I think a bird hide is one of the best places to meet like minded people and can result in a most enjoyable period. As for the "twitcher" who just pop in to tick off the birds they see then leave, well they are just a sauce of amusement to the rest of us left behind, and quite often just after they leave an unusual bird shows itself.When I was a youngster I wouldn't let on that I like birdwatching because I would have been rubbished by the other children, and a person would never see anyone out in the countryside watching birds, but nowadays there are hundreds of birdwatchers wherever you go, there's no getting away from them so just join in and enjoy their company.</blockquote>

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