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.