Clarkson’s Farm has returned with its fifth series, documenting another year of former Top Gear host Jeremy Clarkson managing his Cotswolds farm, in what’s been described as the most ‘personal’ series yet.
Among the fresh faces on the programme was Hannah Bourne-Taylor, whom Jeremy invited to the farm after voicing concerns about the absence of common farmland birds on his property. Jeremy revealed himself to be a passionate bird enthusiast, eager to enhance the farm’s protection of its avian inhabitants.
Hannah’s devotion to birds was instantly apparent as she reacted with visible delight upon spotting and hearing some uncommon species.She also left Jeremy completely gobsmacked when she revealed she’d permitted a bird to nest in her hair for 84 days.
View 3 Images‘Bird lady’ Hannah Bourne-Taylor on Clarkson’s Farm(Image: PRIME VIDEO)
Yet Hannah quickly found herself at odds with farmhand Kaleb Cooper, following the discovery that endangered nesting birds and their young would perish if they proceeded with ploughing the field earmarked for harvest, reports Gloucestershire Live.
The programme showed Jeremy weighing up both perspectives on the matter, with Kaleb arguing they couldn’t afford to delay several weeks for the birds to vacate their nests. Eventually they reached a compromise, enabling them to protect the birds while still harvesting the fields.
Nevertheless, some viewers weren’t impressed by Hannah, taking to social media to suggest she’d been ‘rude’ to Kaleb while explaining why he couldn’t harvest the field that day. Taking to Reddit, one user commented: “I just thought she came across as genuinely quite rude, and there were points i thought she was going to storm off set.
“She’s literally just met these people, who are doing their best for their farm animals, and she acted like they were wanton idiots killing baby birds for fun,” they continued.
The comments section quickly filled with people weighing in, as numerous users began speculating about whether Hannah might be neurodivergent, interpreting her enthusiasm for birds as potential evidence of autism, despite her never having disclosed any such information publicly.
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Nevertheless, it appears Hannah has now addressed the ‘allegations’ as another Reddit user shared a link to one of her Instagram posts, writing: “She has responded to the allegations. What a gem.”
In the clip, Hannah can be seen standing in a field dressed in denim shorts and a red plaid shirt tied round her waist. She stated: “So the internet has diagnosed me with autism, so this is my impression of of Rain Man in light of hitting 100,000 followers, I am going to try to say 100 birds.”
She proceeded to reel off various bird names, beginning with tits, including blue tits and great tits. She moved on to seabirds, such as puffins, razorbills, and different gull species.
She then listed farm birds, which had become a major talking point during her Clarkson’s Farm appearance, before rattling off every other bird species that came to mind. The video’s comment section was quickly flooded with glowing responses, with one admirer writing: “You star Hannah”.
Another viewer also chimed in, adding: “All I know is, I now stand in my garden with my Merlin app hearing things I have missed for 50 years, so thank you for that, it’s amazing.”
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