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The Great British Birding Show

caption: English bird watcher Lee Evans (left) along with THE WILD host Chris Morgan (right) pose while looking for birds.
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English bird watcher Lee Evans (left) along with THE WILD host Chris Morgan (right) pose while looking for birds.
Chris Morgan

Join Chris Morgan as he travels the English countryside with Twitcher Lee Evans.

Kick back for a spot of British birdwatching as I head into the English countryside with twitcher Lee Evans. Evans is an extreme birder. He’s become well-known as the man who’ll go to any lengths to fulfill his bird obsession.

Lee has driven 2.2 million miles around the United Kingdom and Ireland looking for birds. So far, he’s seen 594 different species, but not without some mishaps.

I join him for a day in the field to hear more, and to tap into the mind of a really fascinating and knowledgeable man. Enjoy!

caption: Twitcher Lee Evans marks down his latest bird find in his notebook. He's identified 594 different bird species through the UK and Ireland.
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Twitcher Lee Evans marks down his latest bird find in his notebook. He's identified 594 different bird species through the UK and Ireland.
Chris Morgan

Recommended links from Chris Morgan:

The Diary of an Obsessive Twitcher

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

The Great Backyard Bird Count

Bird Track

THE WILD is a production of KUOW in Seattle in partnership with Chris Morgan and Wildlife Media. It is produced by Matt Martin and edited by Jim Gates. It is hosted, produced and written by Chris Morgan. Fact checking by Apryle Craig. Our theme music is by Michael Parker.

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