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Trainspotting  - http://elt.britcoun.org.pl/y_trains.htm  Describes the appearance, behavior, and interests of British trainspotters, with glossary of terms.  Guardian Unlimited: Notes and Queries  - http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-19185,00.html  Discusses the meaning and derivation of the term anorak as applied to a person.  Memories of a Train Spotting Lady  - http://www.dreadful.org.uk/memories_of_a_train_spotting_lad.htm  Personal history of becoming a trainspotter, with poetic opus.  Trainspotting  - http://www.siliconmom.com/Trainspotting.html  Personal view of reasons for a change in opinion towards trainspotting.  What is Aircraft Spotting  - http://users.pandora.be/michel.vandaele/air1.htm  Contains history, different areas of interest, and personal experiences.  Guardian Unlimited: Ooh - Is that a Belgian F-16  - http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4305393,00.html  Examines the reasons why people plane spot and how it reflects underlying British eccentricity. By Stephen Moss.  Anorak, a Term of Abuse  - http://www.geocities.com/athens/parthenon/6197/anorak.htm  Defines and derivates anorak and trainspotting.  Going Native  - http://www.geocities.com/robainsley2/eikoku/7.html  Describes trainspotter stereotypes, use of the term as an insult, and how spotting culture has changed over time.  An Introduction to Trainspotting  - http://www.geocities.com/nrc36/bp/tspot.htm  Humorous, ironic guide, describing train spotting culture, use of data books, collection of numbers for obscure rolling stock, gaining entry to depots, and railway journalism.  The Joys of Birdwatching  - http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/4074/3twitch.htm  Defines and considers the appeal of birdwatching and twitching.  Twitching - Birders, Rarities and Ethics  - http://www.zestforbirds.co.za/twitch.html  Contains classification of groups of birders and birder ethics.  Basher Speak  - http://www.rodge.force9.co.uk/faq/basher.html  Glossary of trainspotters' words and phrases.  BBC News: Plane-spotters knew the risks  - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1685453.stm  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.  The Savvy Traveller: Trainspotting  - http://savvytraveler.publicradio.org/show/features/2000/20001117/trainspotting.shtml  Martin Stott's interviews with train spotters and railway enthusiasts in York. Text and audio.