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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Capercaillie71" data-source="post: 1344927" data-attributes="member: 32437">If this post is directed at my post to which you have resplied, then I'm sorry if I have caused any offence or upset.  It certainly wasn't my intention, just as I'm sure it wasn't your intention to cause any offence with your haggis comment <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />Of course there is a continuous spectrum of people's interest in birds, which is why it will never be possible to put a line round one group and say these are the 'real' birdwatchers.  All I was trying to do was to try and think of ways in which it might be possible to identify those people for whom birds is a primary interest.I can also assure you that I am not one of the 'fanatical denizens' of the forum.  Only two days ago I drove through Aberdeen, less than two miles from the recently found Desert Wheatear, with half an hour to spare, and decided to go to B and Q instead.</blockquote>