BIRD TOUR - Key Persons
I was born and raised in Norfolk and started birdwatching here at the age of 8, which marked the start of a lifelong passion for birds and wildlife. I studied Zoology at university and wrote my dissertation on Little Egrets in the Camargue, France. After travelling extensively, birdwatching in various countries, I settled in London to live and work for several years. During that period I still took every opportunity to indulge my interest in birds, with regular trips all around the world and visits back to my home county whenever possible.
I made the decision to leave behind my career and move back to Norfolk permanently with my family in 2006, with a view to turning my hobby into a profession. Over the last ten years, I have spent most of my time out in the field, studying birds and their behaviour, investigating different aspects of bird identification, and enjoying other wildlife. This has involved extensive travel around East Anglia, where I have developed a particular interest in how the distribution of different species has changed since I was younger. I also play a very active role in the birding community; amongst other things, I have just completed a five year term as a serving member of the Norfolk Rarities Committee and I am a regular contributor to the Norfolk Bird Report.
I took over the running of the Bird ID Company in 2014, which is the perfect way to allow me to share my knowledge and enthusiasm with others. Since then, I have been running the tours in the same format and just as successfully as they have been run in the past.