I first became interested in birds after watching the brilliant David Attenborough series The life of birds in the nineties, but it wasn't until 2012 that I started going out, looking for and listing birds.
Living in Suffolk I'm spoilt for choice as far as birding locations go with the RSPB's Minsmere being the pick of the bunch.
Missouri
United States of America
I am a 62 year old retired Marine who loves to bird from his window.
Leicestershire
United Kingdom
Bird Lover, Training to get my ringing permit, Photographer, hopefully want a career in Wildlife Conservation and a Young Conservationist
Retired - Relocated from Wash, DC to Japan (Okinawa) in Oct 2009.
Music student trying to get back into birding.
Ex-journo. Daily birdo, Tyto Wetlands, 300km S of Cairns. 230+ species in Tyto, 12 spp snakes. Carry Pana FZ30+1.7x at all times. Cynical, non tree hugging Green. Cryptic Xworder. Liverpool supporter. Oz-Kiwi.
Staffordshire
United Kingdom
Joined the y.o.c at school run by my teacher and now good friend Gary Prescott,then went in and out of birding for 25years ! I am the brother of Alex barter who was more successful than me in the 80's and90's unfortunately he passed away in 1999,he was one of a group of birders who co found the first lesser scaup.enjoying my birding/twitching as I've meet some old friends and regularly go out and also annual trips to the Shetlands ..Jason Oliver,Gary Prescott,Steve Alcott ,we call our selfs the THE BIRDING CLAMS
I enjoy finding and identifying my own birds but i do carry out some twitching when possible.My local patch is the River Clwyd in Rhyl,North Wales.
Birdwatching for over 45 Years.
Birding since I was a kid - a long time ago!
Primarily an arachnologist, part time birder, so obviously non-competitive! Ran the Aberystwyth Natural History Society for two academic years at uni, and that's where I got into birding. I had wanted to get into the hobby since I was a boy because of the accessibility of birds and the social side, but it was discovering the accumulation aspect that got me hooked! I currently live in Bournemouth, but go birding mostly in Hampshire.
None of my lists include species that were heard only.
Derbyshire/Cheshire
United Kingdom
A bird watcher fascinated by bird migration and excited by the identification of birds both by jizz and detailed in-hand examination. I enjoy local birding with the occasional trip further afield and I am a qualified BTO bird ringer
West Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Started birding (or at least nest finding !) when I was 8, and have been involved in birding/conservation ever since. I have now phased out to some extent, with family and work keeping me busy. I was largely brought up in central/west Norfolk and 'cut my birding teeth' in the Fens (Wisbech Sewage Farm was still active in those days) and at Snettisham. I have travelled fairly extensively both for work and on birding trips, although less so of late. I am currently living and working in Leeds as an Ecologist/Environmental Consultant.
