Twitchers

Bongarid

In France, as in other countries around the world, a handful of ornithologists, amateurs and professionals alike, compete for whoever sees the most different species of birds. They are called twitchers. This film offers to follow the course of some of them, in particular on the island of Ouessant in Finistère (French Brittany), the annual climax of the competition, but also in their everyday life. While some are retired or have an occupation easily compatible with their singular passion, others must juggle a family life, a job, an urban environment.