Why are womenÌýa minority in the hobby of birdwatching?
Birdwatching is commonly perceived now as a male pastime. But it was a group of Didsbury ladies who popularisedÌýbird protectionÌýin the 19th century.Ìý
HowÌýfar are female bird watchers accepted by male counterparts today?
And do the sexes differ in their methods and what they are looking for?
We hear from twitchers attending the British Birdwatching Fair and JenniÌýtalks to Stephen Moss the author of A Bird in the Bush, a social history of birdwatchingÌýand Sue Hepton, a grandmother andÌýan avid birdwatcher.
Ìý A Bird in the Bush, a social history of birdwatching by Stephen Moss, Publisher: Aurum Press ISBN: 1854109936
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