Last modified: 2014-02-12 23:47:25 UTC
Currently, it makes a load of requests like GET /w/api.php?action=query&titles=Football+League+Third+Division&format=json&prop=info&inprop=watched Just combine all the titles like that: &titles=foo|bar
To be clear this is caused by the creation of the watchlist star for each of the search results.
https://gerrit.wikimedia.org/r/39758