Birders Twitter - S2E6

Pretending to bird watch and / or getting out in the field is the key to good bird watching

That is just the sort of insight you can expect from the Birders Twitter team and you are most welcome.

Jonny H has clocked 9 mile locally and ticked off Little Owl for the year. As well as Yellow-legged Gull, Willow Tit, Jack Snipe and Kingfisher.

We lament the demise of Willow Tit and surmise that Willows are out-competed by the more rigorous tit species?

Merlin are aces and we learn that some Merlin in the USA are urban breeding!

DDL describes Jonny R’s recent UAE visit as ‘mostly enjoyable’! Then suppresses Cream-coloured Courser, even though Jonny R would’ve loved to see them. With the one hand he giveth and the other he taketh away.

Jonny R gets ripped for his Sand Sandgrouse faux pas, for the 2nd week in a row.

Jonny R can confirm that Wamm Farm is actually real and not a made up place name by DDL, who knew!

Jonny R concedes that Sooty Gulls are really cool seagulls and will only go birding in a golf buggy from now on...

Golf course birding! We are thanked for stealing a golf buggy and birding a golf course #UAEStyle

Jonny R finished his UAE visit with Created Honey Buzzards - see new website banner...

We then do a big bad UAE Birding quiz, which is won by one of the Jonny's by the narrowest of narrow margins.

The Norfolk Pallid Harrier eats a Barn Owl...

We then give our usual expert insights and predictions, with DDL choosing a bird no one has ever heard of; Streaked Shearwater:

The legend that is @PaulEele recommends bench pressing geese - which makes total sense:

We talk continental coal tits and friend of the show @lizardschwartz reminds us she went ringing in Sweden, with graphic photographic evidence:

Basically, yet another killer episode!