Farnboro John
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They are totally separate issues tho, that have been discussed many times.
It's personal choice of course, if you enjoy just hearing birdsong so be it, but I can tell you you are missing out on a quite wonderful hobby or passion in trying to see birds. Each to their own though.
Mmm.. The point I was trying to make was that there is no need, and one can actually reduce the level of fun and enjoyment, by concentrating on one aspect of what is actually a multi-sensory experience: and at different times and in differing circumstances different aspects of the bird come to the fore.
Pre-dawn at Minsmere in early May is emphatically not about what you can see: Daukes Hide at Cley is more or less all about the visuals, and so is the precipice of Bempton Cliffs. I see no reason to deny myself the best of each.
John