Gen Z leads birdwatching boom as more Britons reach for the binoculars

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Animals | The Guardian

Birdwatching no longer niche, old-fashioned pastime, says RSPB as research shows 47 increase in hobby since 2018Birdwatching is the second fastest growing hobby for generation Z after jewellery making, according to a multiyear study of more than 24,000 people.Almost 750,000 gen Zers (16 to 29-year-olds) in Britain regularly enjoy watching birds, a -1,088 increase since 2018, according to research by Fifty5Blue published by the RSPB.