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Title: When birdwatchers go bad: how the rise of ......
Post by: Donna on 13-Jun-11, 07:09:18 AM
...'wildlife paparazzi' has led to 'hide rage'  (UK)

It was once the most mild-mannered of hobbies – but birdwatching’s image is being tarnished so much by growing concerns over bad behaviour of devotees that a “respect” code is now being introduced


At another “twitch”, last winter, near Wadebridge, Cornwall, there was a fight between two birders waiting on the steps of a hide trying to catch a glimpse of an American bittern.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/8569864/When-birdwatchers-go-bad-how-the-rise-of-wildlife-paparazzi-has-led-to-hide-rage.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/wildlife/8569864/When-birdwatchers-go-bad-how-the-rise-of-wildlife-paparazzi-has-led-to-hide-rage.html) story


Title: Re: When birdwatchers go bad: how the rise of ......
Post by: MAK on 13-Jun-11, 11:25:18 AM
Some people are just plain out of control!  :thumbsdown: