Listers documentary
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People recommend it as a fun, endearing documentary that gives a clear look at competitive birdwatching and gets viewers into birding.
People recommend it as a fun, endearing documentary that gives a clear look at competitive birdwatching and gets viewers into birding.
11 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 11
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 11 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Praised as a great documentary
“Absolute banger documentary, rewatched it last week with my SO!”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Birdwatching rewires the brain and slows cognitive decline” “I watched this is and it's such a great documentary.”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Birdwatching rewires the brain and slows cognitive decline” “It's one of my favorite things I've ever watched.”
Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “iNaturalist” - Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Birdwatching rewires the brain and slows cognitive decline”
- Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “iNaturalist”
Fun, endearing 90s-style documentary
“it really harkens back to a 90s/early00's style documentary, in a fun way.”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “I turned my security cameras into an automatic bird identification system” “Nature documentary made by a pair of endearing dirtbags.”
Comment from 26 Oct 2026 in “Birdwatching rewires the brain and slows cognitive decline” Fun for birders and newcomers
“Aaand if you like birds, Listers documentary is a lot of fun”
Comment from 3 Apr 2026 in “iNaturalist” “so hilarious and got me into birding”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “I turned my security cameras into an automatic bird identification system”
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| You Can See Everything | 39 | 30 | 57% | 2 | — | — |
| The Thinking Game | 15 | 8 | 65% | 3 | — | — |
| HyperNormalisation by Adam Curtis | 14 | 1 | 93% | 7 | — | Approved |
| It's Quieter in the Twilight | 12 | 0 | 100% | 5 | — | Approved |
| Listers documentaryThis page | 11 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 11 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I watched this is and it's such a great documentary.”
“Nature documentary made by a pair of endearing dirtbags.”
“I can't recommend this documentary enough.”
“Absolute banger documentary, rewatched it last week with my SO!”
“provides a great glimpse into what competitive birdwatching looks like”
“it really harkens back to a 90s/early00's style documentary, in a fun way.”
“so hilarious and got me into birding”
“Loved the pace of the documentary and the mix of visuals.”
“Best movie of the year hands down”
“It's one of my favorite things I've ever watched.”
“Aaand if you like birds, Listers documentary is a lot of fun”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.