Bit of a mad naturalist and a keen 'organism lister' since well before the phrase 'pan-species listing' was coined. Birds were my first passion, then moths, orthoptera, plants...you name it and I've probably got an interest in it! I've found a small handful of species new to Britain. 2006 was a Big Bird Year when I managed 314 in UK, nowadays I'm lucky to hit about half of that! In recent years, my main areas of interest are plants, birds and diptera, but I'm perpetually into other stuff. I alternate between shaggy hair and scruffy beard/ crewcut and clean-shaven, but any bloke halfway up a mountain with a handlens around his neck, swilling Red Bull and with a big green demon tattoo on his left arm is likely to be me.

Norwegian Mugwort, Orca, Mediterranean Moray Eel, Timberman and Great Black-headed Gull. Triops, Mole and Natterjack should all have fallen a while back. Special efforts may have to be made....