This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Thursday, 6 January 2022
Belting Up?
A new generation of young birdwatchers appear to be climate conscious. They note that people don't have to travel miles to see interesting birds. This new generation of birdwatchers, also strongly advocate walking or cycling to viewing locations (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jan/01/travel-distances-britain-twitchers-birds-birdwatchers-species-foot-cycle). Climate conscious birwatchers would, consequently, disapprove of the actions of the thousands of 'twitchers', who drove to Preston to see the single Belted kingfisher. 'Ticking off' a 'rare' species, seems to be the primary motivation of such twitchers (parallels with train spotting?). 'Doomed' (displaced) individual birds, have always seemed a bit sad.
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