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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steve Babbs" data-source="post: 1480822" data-attributes="member: 7122">So going back to the original point you are a birdwatcher not a birder and sound very happy with that.But why do birds suddenly become different in a different country? You don't want to search for or chase after rarities fair enough.  But what makes my mind boggle is how anyone interested in birds wouldn't get a huge kick out of a flock of bee-eaters, a banded pitta, a sunbittern etc.  Even if they would get a huge kick out of putting huge amounts of effort into searching for a dull rarity abroad. Not critising just trying to get my head round it.  Kind of reminds me a bit of people who say 'I don't like this foreign food'.</blockquote>