Alan Davis and Ruth Miller are passionate birders.

In 2008 they gave up their jobs and sold everything to embark on an epic year-long quest to see and hear as many bird species as possible. After many adventures, on a journey taking them around the world, their final total was an amazing 4341 species, achieving a world record for the most species seen in one year.

They wrote about their adventures in their book The Biggest Twitch.

They now run a bird-watching tour company providing guided tours (with cake) in their home country of Wales and worldwide.

Ruth and Alan talk about sharing their love of birds with others, and how each would spend a fantasy birding day.

Recorded live at Global Birdfair 2023

Links:

Alan and Ruth's tour company: Birdwatchingtrips website

Global BirdFair information and tickets: Global BirdFair website

Your bird stories

Tell me about your bird stories - contact me on the casualbirder.com website

The Casual Birder Bird Club

• The Casual Birder Bird Club is an online bird club that meets every month.
• Sometimes we feature guest speakers, but most months a group of us get together to talk about the birds we've seen, share birding moments that have brought us joy, and ask questions or get help from the community.
• If meeting up with a group of friendly people from around the world to talk about the birds you've seen sounds like something you'd like to do, you'd be very welcome to join us.
• Sign up here: The Casual Birder Bird Club

Support the show

If you would like to help support the show's production, you can add to the show's tip jar by buying me a virtual coffee here

My thanks to Randy Braun for designing the artwork for the show and to The Drones for the theme music Short Sleeved Shirt. Check out their website at www.dronesmusic.net