How to find rare birds - Kenny Hessel (EN/FR subs)

Welcome back everyone!

Today we're very happy to offer you an insight into Kenny Hessel's world! Kenny is one of the leading bird finders in Belgium (if not the leading one!), and there was no way he would not appear in this series.

Don't be fooled by how humble he sounds when he speaks, by the end of our talk I'm sure he'll have turned you into a better birder, even just a little bit! At least that's how I felt.

Enjoy :)

Sequences:

00:00 - Intro
02:23 - How did Kenny start with birding?
04:05 - How did he get into twitching and rarities?
05:35 - Kenny's first twitch
05:58 - Focusing on the common species
07:20 - How did people around him react?
08:30 - How did he learn all that knowledge?
10:34 - How did he organize his life to be out birding so often?
12:44 - How often is he actually in the field?
13:58 - Kenny's theory on finding scarce birds
15:23 - Many places in one day, or lots of time on one place?
17:26 - Kenny's views on local patches
19:31 - What gives him a kick when birding?
20:21 - Birding with the family
20:58 - What's his strategy when searching for rare birds?
24:03 - How does he stay motivated to search, even when there's nothing to see?
26:29 - Which weather gets you excited to go out?
30:59 - Do you think some species are being overlooked?
36:36 - Which advice for a young boy or girl starting today?
39:05 - Outro