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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Paul Longland" data-source="post: 3652023" data-attributes="member: 137696">Agreed. If a decent bird turns up on your doorstep it still constitutes a twitch in my book if you go specifically for a particular bird that would not normally be expected to be there. At any given twitch there will both local birders and those that have travelled present.  For example, I had planned a trip to Norfolk last year, but at the last minute decided to divert to Rutland water for the Long billed Dowitcher.  A single target trip therefore a twitch. Similarly, whilst some people travelled hundreds of miles to see the East Leake Bee-eaters this summer it was only a few miles up the road for me. Still a twitch as this bird was a lifer.Perhaps we should start a new thread -- The shortest twitch 3<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>