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	What is Aircraft Spotting URL: http://users.telenet.be/michel.vandaele/air1.htm ODP description: Contains history, different areas of interest, and personal experiences. Page title: The home of the Aviation Spotter Page description: aircraft spotting aircraft spotting aviation spotter ostend airport aircraftspotting slides aircraftphotgraphy
	Guardian Unlimited: Ooh - Is that a Belgian F-16 URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4305393,00.html ODP description: Examines the reasons why people plane spot and how it reflects underlying British eccentricity. By Stephen Moss. Page title: Guardian Unlimited \| Archive Search
	Zest for Birds - Twitching: Birders, Rarities and Ethics URL: http://www.zestforbirds.co.za/twitch.html ODP description: Contains classification of groups of birders and birder ethics. Page title: ID Issues Page description: Pelagic bird trip and bird guiding specialists operating out of Cape Town, South Africa
	Siliconmom - Trainspotting URL: http://www.siliconmom.com/Trainspotting.html ODP description: Personal view of reasons for a change in opinion towards trainspotting. Page title: Siliconmom.com, forum and resource for mothers in the high-tech world
	The Savvy Traveller: Trainspotting URL: http://savvytraveler.publicradio.org/show/features/2000/20001117/trainspotting.shtml ODP description: Martin Stott's interviews with train spotters and railway enthusiasts in York. Text and audio. Page title: Page description: savvytraveler.org, the online companion of Marketplace Production's The Savvy Traveler, is the travel destination for those who are engaged with the world around them, and are eager to explore it in smart, exciting ways.
	Guardian Unlimited - Net Notes: Trainspotters URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2002/jan/15/netnotes.markoliver ODP description: Mark Oliver's hyperlinked guide to the best sites on those who spot trains. Page title: Trainspotters \| News \| guardian.co.uk Page description: Everybody seems to hate Britain's shoddy railways these days - but the anorak set will always love choo-choos. Read our guide to the best sites on those who spot trains
	Anorak, a Term of Abuse URL: http://www.geocities.com/athens/parthenon/6197/anorak.htm ODP description: Defines and derivates anorak and trainspotting. Page title: Anorak, a term of abuse Page description: BIG pictures and quirky text concerned with prehistoric british monuments
	Basher Speak URL: http://www.rodge.force9.co.uk/faq/basher.html ODP description: Glossary of trainspotters' words and phrases. Page description: The uk.railway newsgroup FAQ
	Guardian Unlimited - Notes and Queries: Anorak URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-19185,00.html ODP description: Discusses the meaning and derivation of the term anorak as applied to a person. Page title: What do the British mean when they call somebody an "anorak"? \| Notes and Queries \| Guardian Unlimited
	British Studies - Trainspotting URL: http://elt.britcoun.org.pl/elt/y_trains.htm ODP description: Describes the appearance, behavior and interests of British trainspotters, with glossary of terms. Page title: Youth Culture and Fashion - Trainspotting
	The Joys of Birdwatching URL: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/4074/3twitch.htm ODP description: Defines and considers the appeal of birdwatching and twitching. Page title: Twitchers are a variety of birders or birdwatchers dedicated to building a big lifelist Page description: Twitching and ticking are two activities practised by serious birders. Birdwatching takes many forms and this page describes how twitching and ticking get their names and the leisure benefits of birding.
	Memories of a Train Spotting Lady URL: http://www.dreadful.org.uk/memories_of_a_train_spotting_lad.htm ODP description: Personal history of becoming a trainspotter, with poetic opus. Page title: Memories Of A Train Spotting Lady
	Going Native URL: http://www.geocities.com/robainsley2/eikoku/7.html ODP description: Describes trainspotter stereotypes, use of the term as an insult, and how spotting culture has changed over time.
	BBC News: Plane-spotters knew the risks URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1685453.stm ODP description: Discusses different views of plane spotters in Britain and Greece, following the arrest of a group of spotters on charges of spying. By Angelos Stangos. Page title: BBC News \| EUROPE \| Viewpoint: Plane-spotters knew the risks Page description: The British plane-spotters arrested in Greece may be innocent, but the courts should be left to decide, says Greek journalist Angelos Stangos.