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Nope, not speed dating for single crips. When Lady Bracknell was in the Young Ornithologist's Club, this was called, "bird watching". Not any more, apparently . . .

have a hugely comprehensive site, including photographs of such rare species as the lesser spotted These guys arrange field trips as far afield as Kenya and Canada (possibly to get as far away as possible from the Bill Oddie) and, while all levels of mobility are catered for, they suggest that participants might need to have "an intrepid spirit". Oh, and the needs of birds and other wildife take precedence over the birders' needs. Which presumably means that you need to be really careful about what might be getting inadvertently squished to death under your wheels.

The association symbol is a very sad penguin with a broken wing. (Who knew the penguin was indigenous to the UK?) Members can buy a cloth patch depicting the crippled penguin, and sew it on to their anoraks.

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