I'm a semi-retired freelance TV Producer/Director who has been lucky enough to visit so far 67 countries worldwide on business or holiday. I started birdwatching in 1955 in Bognor, Sussex, and from my contemporary notes see that I found that year 6 Cirl Bunting nests and 2 Hawfinch nests within a mile of my home!
I now live on the South Hampshire coast and specialise in an area within a 25 mile radius of my home. I'm afraid I'm very lazy. I've never "twitched" a bird--I haven't even bothered to go and add the White Tailed Eagle currently in North Hants to my list. I'd rather wait for birds to come to my patch. And sooner or later they usually do.