It's beers all round for the BBC this morning who've outregged El Reg leader writers with this (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7390109.stm) deliciously suggestive offering:

(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7390109.stm)

Of course, ornithology is a fertile area for schoolboy innuendo. Readers may recall the flap (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/06/01/rspb_censorship_forum/) down at the RSPB's website where moderators clamped down on use of the word "cock" after sniggering twitchers made merry with the word. ®

Bootnote

Thanks to Paul Gomme for the tip-off.

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