Birders Twitter - S2E14

We’ve got this - Birders Twitter innit!

Jonny R has been dragged up through the levels - he’s literally the best birder in U.K. (or one of) just by virtue of Birders Twitter and association and all the best birders listening and contributing...

Jake the Snake aka @Jake_Gearty drinks pints of Gin - no fear. Neat. On a regular. For breakfast.

We shout out the Bird Selfie Queen @lizardschwartz

All 3 of us actually get on the call with no technological issues - which is remarkable.

Jonny R muffs up a Swift. Which could’ve been a lifer. Which he’s sensitive about. Before further disgracing himself looking at seagulls with Jake the Snake.

Jonny H has had 56 species on patch today including; Blackcap, Wheatear and Sand Martin. Plus; Curlew, Green Sand, LRP and Oystercatcher.

DDL goes ballistic and mentions every bird in the Collins including Flamingo. Are we expected to believe this stuff? DDL then talks about the 16k Yellow Wags he's seen of every single rave known to exist...

Jonny H has seen a huge Willow Warbler and DDL has a severe case of shrike. All over. We're going to Amazon Prime him some Canesten.

Jonny R adds to his scarce finds tally with RED-CRESTED POCHARD:

We share our most awful/ awesome dips.

DDL claims to have seen a ‘Little Bittern’ on Hamsted Heath.

Breydon Water is awful. Jonny H is surprised to hear Jonny R hasn’t seen Pacific Golden Plover.

Jake once dipped a Citril Finch in Norfolk - from the Highlands! Do not mention Citril Finch to Jake, ever. It’s too soon.

DDL used to work the doors and is a bouncer. You read that correctly, DDL used to be a bouncer. DDL USED TO WORK AS A BOUNCER!!!.

Birders Twitter are doing security and confiscating items at Birdfair. See our eBay August end for bargains.

Jonny H and Jonny R do Low Carbon Birding - but is it Low Carbon Birding if you don’t #LowCarbonBirding and detract from others on Twitter? Can you twitch and world travel for decades, then suddenly re-grown low carbon credentials and deride others? We discuss all the big issues.

We come up with practical solutions. Like offsetting the horrendous carbon impact of having children by purchasing a chest freezer to store excess children, to be eaten over the long, dark, cold winter...

Birders Twitter fully endorse Low Carbon Birding - just like we are slaves to the Patch Birding.

Nick M aka @sconebirding will drive through the night to dip a Catbird and watch Gortex clad people stage dive into Gorse Bushes...

Golden Oriole are best smelt - rather than watched. Storm Petrel are widely accepted as the best the best smelling bird. Which is interesting as Jonny R actually smells of Storm Petrel…

Nick will cycle for at least two hours to dip an Icterine Warbler 5 mins from his house and swear on front of a child.

Do not get in a car with DDL he’s only just learnt to drive. He’s literally rather use public transport to twitch - instead of driving himself.

There a #LowCarbonBirding book. It’s worth a read and Nick M even wrote a chapter in it. I mean. It might be worth a read?

Nick is so #LowCarbonBirding he ticked Osprey from his house today. From his bathroom. The bathroom is massive. Palatial if you will. I mean - imagine a bathroom so big it has seagulls. Which alarm at passing Osprey:

We make our predictions for the week and Jake closes the show - in spectacular fashion - predicting a Suffolk Bluethroat…