In article , ned wrote:

Yes, I always smile at the confidence of birdwatchers who report
seeing 2,749 greylag geese, plus 767 Brent geese on the marsh.

Nah. They know. They just ask the little green men in flying
saucers how many there are, and the latter use their advanced
technology to count the birds.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.