The stillness of birdwatching

Reject materialism. Choose nature.

“There are very few pursuits in which you are rewarded for simply staying still.”

These were the words of a birdwatcher I met recently as part of a documentary I’m working on (watch this space).

In the last couple of years I have joined the ranks of the birdwatchers who flock to the wetlands on an almost daily basis to escape the bustle of London. From kn…