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Why Gen Z love birdwatching apps

Ca-caw, tweet tweet, twit-twoo, etc

This year alone, tens of millions of people have downloaded apps which help you identify birds, lots of them are Gen Z. In our gardens, local parks on the street or even just with phones sticking out of a window people are using these apps everyday. But why?

We hear from BBC Tech reporter Liv McMahon about just how big these apps are and what is making them so popular. Plus, we talk to young birders in the UK and Canada who tell us about their love for birds and what makes these apps so special.

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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
Producer: Chelsea Coates, Emma-Louise Amanshia and Emily Horler
Editor: Verity Wilde

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Thu 30 Jul 202602:50GMT
BBC World Service East and Southern Africa, South Asia, West and Central Africa & East Asia only

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