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01/11/2010

BBC Four - Twitchers: A Very British Obsession

Documentary about the secret tribe of birdwatching obsessives known as twitchers.

Documentary about the secret tribe known as twitchers, obsessives who take to the roads of Britain with the aim of seeing as many birds as possible in a few short months.

Every year, a secret tribe take to the roads of Britain. In the space of a few months they will drive thousands of miles and spend thousands of pounds in pursuit of their prey. Their aim is to see as many birds as possible, wherever that bird may be. 

Welcome to the very competitive world of the twitcher - obsessives who'll stop at nothing to get their bird.

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