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How twitchers are being threatened with fines Bird-watchers are being threatened with fines by police who have got in a flap over whether the pastime counts as legally-permitted exercise during Covid. One twitcher has been given a police caution already. But others fear they are going to be fined for stopping to look through binoculars on walks. Birdwatching has been classified as recreation and not exercise by some police forces - meaning it is banned under lockdown rules. Furious avian-enthusiasts have branded the Government and police 'crazy' and a 'disgrace.' And some birdwatchers h...