FW: [Surfbirdsnews] Derogatory article on twitchersin latest AnglingTimes

["Alan Gillanders" <>]

It is also interesting that a search for Malcolm Rigby and assault only 
shows up this article and one that quotes it. No local paper reported it. 
The BBC did not report it.
Regards,
Alan

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From: "Dave Torr" <>
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 7:10 AM
To: "Tim Jones" <>
Cc: "birding aus" <>
Subject: FW: [Surfbirdsnews] Derogatory article on 
twitchersin latest AnglingTimes
> To quote from the article
>
> "We kill birds. This is, of course, utter nonsense." Having just described
> how they had (apparently legally) just killed a cormorant for daring to 
> eat
> fish!
>
> 2010/1/14 Tim Jones <>
>
> > Dear All,
> >
> >
> >
> > Thought you might like to see the following (see link below in the 
> > chain).
> > Just shows that there it doesn't matter which side you are on, there are
> > always ignorant idiots who will stop at nothing to make a point. I like 
> > the
> > clever tactical mention of 'cold clear and precise detail' in the first
> > paragraph. It's possible that the second and third paragraphs are 
> > factually
> > correct (although 'almost certainly a birdwatcher' might be just a tad
> > presumptuous). After that? All cold, clear and precise detail? No wonder 
> > the
> > guy hasn't got a job with a real newspaper (well maybe I could think of a
> > couple of rags who would happily employ him).
> >
> >
> >
> > If any of you rabid animal liberationist twitchers visit the UK, suggest
> > you watch out for the retaliatory attacks from the reactionary FFFFF
> > (factionary fascist fly-fishing front)!
> >
> >
> >
> > Of course I am not personally condoning the attack itself...
> >
> >
> >
> > Happy twitching!
> >
> >
> >
> > Tim
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.gofishing.co.uk/Angling-Times/Section/News--Catches/General-News/January-2010/Steve-Partner-The-dark-heart-of-twitching/
> >
> >
> > From: 
> > To: ; ;
> > ; ; ;
> > ; ;
> > ; ;
> > ; ;
> > ; ;
> > ; ; ;
> >
> > Subject: Re: [Surfbirdsnews] Derogatory article on twitchers in latest
> > AnglingTimes
> > Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 19:52:48 +0000
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm a fisherman almost as much as I am a birder, I naively thought the 
> > two
> > went together as fundamentally its an understanding of nature, pursuing a
> > quarry, and the being out in the great outdoors but it looks like I'm the
> > exception to the rule!.
> >
> > Note how there is absolutely no evidence that this assault was done by a
> > birdwatcher but they just presumed that the attacker was most probably a
> > birdwatcher. Why?? No mention made of a scope or bins, almost certainly 
> > not
> > a birder at all, and I will risk putting my head above the parapet and 
> > say
> > that most birders are not that passionate about the plight of a single
> > Cormorant either.
> >
> > Back now to my little bubble world - its nicer there!