Started birding 1980 doing my "apprenticeship" along the Dee estuary,Frodsham marsh with weekly excursions to Seaforth Pools. First BB rarity Wilsons Phal,Frodsham 1981,first overnight twitch Sora,Pagham Harbour Nov. 85. from then on done a delicate balancing act between birds,work and a growing family. Due to this and a reluctance to twitch the northern isles missed out on a few rarities. Now retired and twitching northern/western isles hope to catch up on those missed birds as well as any new ones and also enjoy my other great passion for quality pubs,real ale and touring in the campervan. Had enough by 2015,prefer the less stressful life in the campervan. Last new bird Cory's Aug.2015,last mega Cretzschmar's 2015.