Birds and mental health: how Gen Z has taken up birdwatching en masse
According to research for the RSPB, the number of birdwatchers in Britain has grown from 2.7 million to more than 4 million over eight years, and among people aged 16–29 from 61,000 to 724,000. The story of 24-year-old Glasgow resident Caitlin Andrew shows how the hobby helps her cope with poor mental health and how it has stopped being a pastime for pensioners.
Otabek Yusupov