Started twitching 1992 Pager 1996 so most dips before then
Do not normallly travel too far for rarities. 90% of list in Norfolk
Mato Grosso & Sergipe
Brazil
Paulo Boute
Paulo Boute was born in 1963, in a coffee ranch near the Iguassu Falls, where he got in touch with birds at a very early age. He moved to Mato Grosso in 1979, starting guiding professionally at the Pantanal in 1982. Ten years later, Paulo founded Boute Expeditions, which became the oldest Birding company in Brazil and since then has offered over a thousand trips to the Pantanal and other major Brazilian destinations, such as Atlantic & Amazon Forest, Iguassu Falls and Northeast & South regions of Brazil. In 1988 he got a Bachelor degree in Agronomy at University of Mato Grosso, providing him a vast knowledge about the ecology of Amazon and Pantanal.
Birding with Paulo Boute represents a unique experience of seeing Nature like the old and good times when a good companion and the sharing of the same passion for birdlife were what counted for.
Among the hundreds of great birders Paulo has guided, Dr. Roger Tory Peterson and Hubert Lehaen( Site in Dutch) will always have a special place on his memory as very good friends and the inspiration for having every single tour as a chance to improve his skills, aiming to be a better professional and birdwatcher
Naturalist and hobby photographer, interested in wild birds, birding, ornithology and nature conservation.
http://pdpaixao.blogspot.pt/
http://www.xeno-canto.org/contributor/ICKWUWIDTY
https://sites.google.com/site/avespaulopaixao/
Keen walker with a general interest in Nat Hist, especially butterflies - lots of relaxed local birding with the occasional twitch, often with my young daughter in tow. Woeful-looking list is mainly because I need to trawl through loads of old diaries to get the dates for the rarities! Good organisation of my part - I'll slowly update it!
Programmer, hobbyist photographer
Founder of the infamous CCC's - Comberbach Casuals Club, a British listing phenomenon just ask Lego.
WesternPal and World birder slightly biased towards SE Asia cos thats where real birders go (according to Gregs).
Recently joined the 500 club in UK and what a journey its been.
Former keen UK twitcher now focused on local birding with particular emphasis on my local patch Holland Haven in Essex.
Professional ornithologist who prefers vis mig, seawatching and local patching to twitching these days. Some nagging twitching regrets: notably missing Varied Thrush, Ancient Murrulet & Yellow-throated Vireo when could easily have seen all three if I had seriously let other people down (e.g. the rest of the ceilidh band in the case of the Varied Thrush).
South Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Wildlife-spotter from Sheffield getting back into the wildlife bug in 2024. Particularly fond of moths these days.
Western Australia
Australia
Casual Birdwatcher whilst travelling but enjoy lists! Started birdwatching with another lister - Kevin Bollington - in the early 70's. Have drifted off and come back to birdwatching over the years = but now semi-retired and looking forward to a few bespoke special location trips. Also trying to photograph birds, finding it harder than I thought. They won't stay still!!!!
west yorkshire
United Kingdom
Been sort of birding for about 35 years but not twitching. Iin the last few years as retirement creeps up taking it a bit more seriously. made about half a dozen trips to spain and this month its Extremadura so that should increase my count.hopefully!
A long time bird watcher and ex ringer, with interests in Odonata and Botany
Born in England, grew up in N. Rhodesia (Zambia) left there in 1984 to UK and now living in India for the past 7 years. Plan to commute between London and Cape Town in the longer term. A passionate bird photographer with over 1700 pics catalogued. Now travelling around the world as time permits to see more birds and 'click' them. I have some decent camera kit for the job.
Keen Birdwatcher who enjoys both listing and local patch:Soar Valley Leicestershire.
.Birdwatching holidays to Scotland and IOS annually for past 10 years plus.
Peter is an active member of the national organisation for ornithology in Spain (SEO/Birdlife) since 2003.
A co-founder of the local SEO group for the Serranía de Ronda
A licensed bird ringer/bander, classified as ‘Experto’ the foremost classification for ringers/banders in Spain and 'A' Ringer in the UK.
A Naturalist, Birder, Nature Guide, Tour Leader, Author, Artist and Field Researcher.
Senior tour leader and guide for several destinations and companies throughout the world.
Founder & ex-Chairman of the Andalucia Bird Society.
Involved in various steering committees developing sustainable tourism here in Spain & also in other countries.
Founder of the Iberia Bird Festival.
A founding member and associate of Andalucia Wildlife Guides.
Involved in animal studies and research projects in Spain and overseas.
Currently developing education projects for schools in Morocco and Spain.
Current projects also include coordinating efforts to engage schools in Spain & Morocco to participate in the Osprey Migration Foundation project.
Currently commissioned to develop a Comparative Field Guide to similar/confusing bird species in Europe.
Enjoy seeking out birds in UK, Europe and Western Pal.
Also interested in Mammals (esp Bats), Moths, & Butterflies.
Relatively late arrival to birding in the late 90s, now more constrained by parental responsibility - but still manage the odd new bird. Have also managed to see all UK breeding butterfly species plus a few rarities, including (self-found) Long-tailed Blue on the Isles of Scilly in 2006.