Birdwatching in United Kingdom Birding contacts and birdwatching information Local Birdingpal Contacts Local Birdwatchers in England Initial Last Name Area Available Language S Preddy Bristol, Avon Anytime R Foskett Bedford, Bedfordshire Weekend R Hicks Bedford, Bedfordshire Anytime C Scherber Ascot, Berkshire Anytime M A'Court High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire Anytime M Collard Gt Missenden, Bucksinghamshire Anytime English/German Happy to help anybody who is staying in the Chilterns and needs a few species; also advicee by email is available. R Gritton Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Weekend R Williams Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Anytime J Callaghan Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Anytime M Slaymaker Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire Anytime English I am an experienced birder, attempted photographer (digi-scoper), qualified ringer/bander based in Milton Keynes although often work contracts in other parts of the UK. My blog is www.mattslaymaker.co.uk. K Reid Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Weekend J Hanlon Cambridge, Cambridgeshire Anytime I live just south of Cambridge. The Cambridgeshire fens and the Brecks are all well within an hour's drive and the Norfolk coast is 1.5 - 2 hrs from me. I work 5 days a week and am happy to act as a guide on the remaining two - but note these 2 days are often midweek. My services are free except when I have to arrange leave from work (eg for a short holiday of a week or less) or change my days off! I have transport if needed in the form of a 4-seater car. I can't guarantee my availability but do e-mail me and I'll try to be flexible. I have been birding 20+ years, have found a number of national (and local) rarities and have visited all corners of the British Isles. Some of my adventures are recorded in my book, UK500: Birding in the Fast Lane (Brambleby Books, 2006), in which I tell the tale of how I have managed to see 500 species in Britain & Ireland. M Hows Cambridge/Norfolk, Cambridgeshire Weekend English/German J Willis Norfolk, Cambridgeshire Anytime English G Hamlett Peterborough, Cambridgeshire Anytime B Bree Jersey, Channel Isles Anytime French/EnglishSpanish/GermanHebrew/ArabicMandarin H Cook Altrincham, Cheshire Weekend K Connolly Chester, Cheshire Anytime R Hargreaves Manchester, Cheshire Anytime K Kannah Manchester, Cheshire Weekend J Dolan Manchester, Cheshire Weekend R Pocklington Manchester, Cheshire Weekend English I am a keen Ornithologist and am keen on most living things with 2 to 4 legs,any thing else is bird food (but can be interesting,and nice to look at)! I live close to the Lake District National park, and South Lakeland is rich in wildlife. I also live close to nationally known Leighton Moss RSPB nature reserve,where which Bitterns, Marsh harrier and Bearded can be seen throughout the year especially in summer. P Anderson Manchester, Peak District, Cheshire Anytime J McGowan Lowton/Pennington Flah, Manchester Anytime B Rushton Runcorn, Cheshire Weekend D Buchanan Warrington, Cheshire Anytime Englishbasic French I have been birding for 25 years and am a semi-retired doctor. I am an honorary warden and Secretary/Treasurer of the Woolston Eyes Conservation group. The Eyes is a Warrington wetland reserve. One of the best sites in our county, it is good for wintering wildfowl, breeding warblers and host 30% of the UK breeding population of Black-necked Grebe (circa 15 pairs). www.woolstoneyes.co.uk I have experience of birding in many countries in Africa, The Americas and Africa. R Little Hartlepool, Cleveland Weekend G Joynt Hartlepool, Cleveland Anytime R Phillips Penzance, Cornwall Anytime A Firth Worksop, Derbyshire Anytime P Hayes Exeter, Devon Weekend English/French P Quinn Exmouth, Devon Anytime D Taylor Christchurch, Dorset Weekend B Ford Portland, Dorset Anytime C Wyeth Weymouth, Dorset Weekend D Corless Great Yarmouth, East Anglia Anytime P Wood Basildon, Essex Weekend English R Graves Colchester, Essex Weekend A Mullins Colchester, Essex Weekend M Dean Ilford, Essex Anytime I am very close to Epping Forest. RSPB member. 40mins by car to Rainham Marshes RSPB Reserve. Retired. Available most times. N May Waltham Abbey, Essex Weekend English/someFrench/German I live very close to the edge of London, and right next to the Lea Valley Park. I have been birdwatching for 44 years - since I was 7! (though for much of the time not having a clue what I was looking at!). RSPB member, and active in local Members' Group until its demise. I carry out voluntary duties for the Lea Valley Park and RSPB (Bittern Info Point etc), and I carry out a monthly 'WeBs' count for a site in the Lea Valley. I am friendly with many other local birders, including others already registered as 'Birding Pals'. I am a teacher, so I would be available for all of the week during UK School Holidays. M King Gloucester, Gloucestershire Weekend G Kirk Stroud, Gloucestershire Weekend English T Earl St. Peter Port, Guernsey Weekend T Carpenter Fareham, Hampshire Anytime R Seargent Farnborough, Heathrow, Hampshire Weekend J Clark Fleet, Hampshire Weekend I Calderwood Gosport, Hampshire Anytime S Coney Hereford, Herefordshire Anytime English I am the County bird-recorder and co-author of Where to watch birds in the West Midlands. I have good experience of birding in the County and receive news of scarcer birds as they are found. I work as an ecologist, specialising in birds, bats and amphibians. J Thompson London, Hertfordshire Anytime A Gardiner London, Hertfordshire Anytime English J Forgham Norfolk/Suffolk, Hertfordshire Weekend M Frosdick Watford(London), Hertfordshire Anytime English/French I am a well known birder and have a good working knowledge of all local and most national birds and birding areas. I have also travelled abroad extensively for birding purposes. I am always available to help out any birders with information and lifts to birds (Local and National). C Wormwell Isle of Man Anytime B Bree St Helier, Jersey Channel Islands Weekend French/EnglishSpanish/GermanHebrew/ArabicMandarin G Christie Kent Anytime J Stedman Broadstairs, Kent Weekend J Cantelo Canterbury, Kent Weekend English "Due to the variety of local habitats (Grove/Stodmarsh for marshland, Blean for woodland, oare for coastal wetland and Reculver/Sandwich for migrants) plus internationally well known sites like Dungeness nearby, Canterbury is a superb base for birding. I'm a teacher and long time birder who has managed to unite his professional training and personal interests as a part-time field teacher at Dungenss for the RSPB. I am also a member of the executive committee of the KOS (Kent Ornithological Society)". S Wood Faversham, Kent Anytime E Hood Maidstone, Kent Weekend English/French D Taylor Maidstone, Elmley/Cliffe NR, Kent Anytime R Bartlett Romney Marsh, Kent Anytime S Mahmood West Hythe, Kent Anytime G Segelbacher Kent Weekend English/German I bird South-East Kent. P Forrest Sandwich, East Kent Anytime T Barker Northamptonshire, Kettering Weekend M Hobson Blackpool, Lancashire Anytime N Riley Burnley, Lancashire Anytime S Loeppky Carnforth, Lancashire Anytime G Ziebart Darwin, Lancashire Weekend N Winn Kirkby Lonsdale, Carnforth, Lancashire Anytime English I work as a freelance professional guide in both Svalbard and Scotland. My main interest is seabird ecology. However when at home I am more than willing to spend time FOC with quality like minded people up in the hills of my home area of the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales. This area is great for northern upland birds and raptors. My website is www.island-expeditions.co.uk. J Finnan Leyland/Preston, Lancashire Weekend S S Liverpool, Lancashire Anytime J Dempsey Liverpool/Merseyside, Lancashire Anytime C Tynan Liverpool/Merseyside, Lancashire Anytime English I Howarth Liverpool/Merseyside, Lancashire Anytime J Stannage Liverpool/Merseyside, Lancashire Weekend English I'm willing to help anyone who would like to bird Merseyside. I have been birding for 26 years and very good bird brain and love the twitching. S Lister Loughborough, Leicester Anytime D March Leicester, Leicestershire Weekend English I do most of my bird watching in my home town of Leicester. K Reeves Leicestershire(Summer) Anytime K Barrell Grimsby, Lincolnshire Anytime D Lingard Lincoln, Lincolnshire Anytime D Eades Lincoln, Lincolnshire Anytime D Johnson Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire Anytime D Lambert London, Walthamstow Anytime M Braun London Anytime M Dent London Weekend B Sloan London Anytime English/Spanish S Hyam London Anytime N Schorbon London Weekend D Gedge London Weekend M Wurr London Weekend P Hayes London Weekend A Madgwick London Weekend L Wortley London Anytime D McKenzie London(Inner) Anytime C Dheerasekara London, Crofton Gateway Anytime A Hashim London, Middlesex Anytime C Lamsdell London, North Heathrow Weekend R Unite London, North Heathrow Anytime P Morgan London, North West Weekend C Wilkinson London, South/East Weekend A Lethbridge London, Westminster Anytime M Binns Southport, Merseyside Weekend English S Jackson Stanwell, Middlesex Anytime K Reeves Hunstanton, Norfolk Anytime D Hennessy Kings Lynn, Norfolk Anytime R Haddow Melton Constable, North East Anytime Englishsome French North Norfolk has a wide range of diverse habitats (farmland, river valley, broad & coniferous woodland, heath, fresh & salt water marsh, beach & mudflats, with a very rich bird population, with autumn & spring migrations - making it arguably the premier UK bird watching area. I am a farm manager with an interest in bird watching. G Bowen Norwich, Norfolk Weekend C Lansdell Norwich, Norfolk Anytime A Hale Swaffham, Norfolk Anytime English M Blick Middlesbrough, North East Anytime English/French I bird the North East coast of England, plus North Yorks Moors. T Tams Northumberland Anytime N Osborne Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland Weekend E Barnes Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland Anytime A Jack Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland Weekend L Brooks Mansfield, Nottinghamshire Anytime H Broughton Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Anytime K Stevenson Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Anytime D Whatson Nottingham, Nottinghamshire Weekend S Alley Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire/Cotswolds Anytime English C Needham Rutland Water, Rutland Anytime J Packer Berrow, Somerset Anytime R Musgrove Bridgwater, Somerset Anytime P Duffus Bristol, Somerset Weekend J White Minehead, Somerset Anytime A Crosswell Minehead, Somerset Anytime English I bird the Exmoor National Park S Gould Wells, Somerset Anytime C Downing Cardiff, South Glamorgan Anytime T Leach Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Anytime T Bamber Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Anytime English/FrenchGerman/Japanese S Smith Felixstowe, Suffolk Anytime P Oldfield Felixstowe, Suffolk Weekend P Whittaker Ipswich, Suffolk Anytime G Mortimer Ipswich, Suffolk Anytime G Grieco Ipswich, Suffolk Weekend C Wilson Lowerstoft, Suffolk Anytime P Gaffan Steeple Bumpstead, Suffolk Weekend English/FrenchGerman/Russian K Betton Farnham, Surrey Weekend J Coleman Guildford, Surrey Anytime English/French J Winder Godalming/London, Surrey Anytime R Morris Thames Ditton/Hampton Crt, Surrey Weekend English/FrenchArabic/Italian S A Naisby Sunderland, Tyne & Wear Anytime English I am a registered disabled senion citizen, but I endever to get out & about as much as I can. I live only 30/40 mins drive from the wonderful Northumberland coast,(Holy Isle, Farne Isles. etc) which is where I spend as much time as possible. P Dunn Filey, Yorkshire Anytime R Rowe Goole, Yorkshire Anytime P Bagguley Leeds, Yorkshire Anytime K Lain Yorkshire Anytime P Cunningham Flamborough, East Yorkshire Anytime Flamborough is one of the top coast sites in Britain. As well as good seawatching, rare passerines are annual for this top migrant spot and it`s great to finally have it on my doorstep. I expect Yellow Browed and Pallas`s Warbler in the garden at least. Local birds include Divers[Loons], Auks, Snow Bunting, Lapland Bunting and Twite. S Elliott Pocklington, East Yorkshire Anytime English I am fully retired and am available to show your round the best birding spots in Yorkshire/Lincolnshire, but I am happy to go anywhere in the North of England. My phone numbers are 07722-956672 or 01759-303093. A Whitehead York, North Yorkshire Weekend L Churton Sheffield, South Yorkshire Anytime EnglishFrench(School) M Oxlade Sheffield, South Yorkshire Anytime L Phipps Leeds, West Yorkshire Anytime G Taylor Ossett, West Yorkshire Anytime C Smith Birmingham, West Midlands Anytime O Jagana Birmingham/Bordon/Warwick, W Midlands Anytime S Greer Coventry, West Midlands Anytime English RSPB/WWT member and amateur birder with own private feeding station in Warwickshire countryside, attracts Nuthatch, Great-spotted Woodpecker, Coal Tit, Marsh Tit, Willow Tit, plus more common species. Local reserve is Brandon Marsh and I'm a keen photographer. C Williamson North to Birmingham, West Midlands Anytime C Seaton Bognor Regis, West Sussex Anytime P Bowley Littlehampton/Pagham NR, W Sussex Anytime J Chapman Worcester Worcestershire/Hereford Anytime Local Birdwatchers in Northern Ireland E Rolston Lisburn, Antrim Anytime CG Wilkinson Lisburn, Antrim Weekend Englishsome French Birder for 40+ years. Nearest city is Belfast and wildlife areas of interest would be, Strangford Lough, Belfast Lough, Antrim Plateau, Lough Foyle all within an hour of my house. Organise Yellowhammer & Tree Sparrow winter feeding. Barn Owl recorder for nine years. Can show Hen Harrier & Merlin in April. Extensive knowledge of where to birdwatch in Northern Ireland. Have sites for Peregrine, Long-eared Owl, Chough, Twite, Lesser Redpoll, Little Egret, Pale-bellied Brent, Wood Warbler, Garden Warbler and Skuas in September. Buff-breasted Sandpiper in Sept/Oct. M Adamson Bangor, Belfast Anytime English R Smith Londonderry, Anytime English Local Birdwatchers in Scotland P Doyle Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire Anytime English/some Italian Ideally placed for Cairngorms National Park & Aberdeenshire coast, one of the best birding areas in Scotland. J Hendrie Arbroath, Angus Anytime B McCurley Dundee, Angus Anytime English Bob McCurley is probably the best known Birder in Angus/Tayside being heavily involved in all aspects of Angus Birding/Natural History for more years than he cares to remember. Bob formed the Angus and Dundee Bird Club in 1997 (A.D.B.C.), membership has risen to 200 plus members in that time and Bob is the Current Chairman. The Club set up the First Seawatching Hide on the Angus coast, overlooking Lunan Bay affording great all year round viewing of Sea Birds in the Bay plus passage Autumn Sea Birds. In addition the club operates a Forest Hide/Bird feeding station giving great close up views of forest birds and great photographic opportunities. The club has its own Website at www.angusbirding.com and in 2003 forged a Twinning Alliance with the Denver Field Ornithologists, Colorado, U.S.A. Angus enjoys activities from 5 Local Natural History groups, viz, R.S.P.B. S.W.T. S.O.C. and the long established Dundee Naturalists Society specializing in Botany, fungi etc. In short all tastes are catered for in Angus! M Howes East Ayrshire Anytime J Ogilvie Brechin/Tayside Anytime N Money Thurso, Caithness Anytime D Rendell Conon Bridge/Ross-Shire/Moray Firth Anytime B Alexander St Andrews, Fife Anytime J Molloy Glasgow Weekend J Hamilton Isle of Lewis, Outer Hebrides Weekend G Thompson Stornoway, Outer Hebrides Anytime W Weld-Moore Fort William, Highland Anytime E Evans Stornoway, Isle of Lewis Anytime S Bennett Edinburgh, Lothian Weekend J Ryder Edinburgh, Lothian Weekend S Pinder Edinburgh, Lothian Weekend M Meidlinger Edinburgh, Lothian Anytime English I am student at Edinburgh University and an enthusiastic birder. I do not have transport but am very willing to show visiting birders the local sites around Edinburgh City. G McNaughton Stromness, Orkney Islands Anytime Englishsome Polish I'm happy to show anyone around our island, but please contact me in advance if coming during the week, so I can arrange time from work. D Kelly Prestonpans, Lothian Weekend A Miller Near Garvald, East Lothia Anytime English/some Gaelicwee bit German East Lothian is a fantastic birding area. Tynningham Bay, Seabird Centre, SOC at Waterson House, Aberlady Bay etc. etc. etc. N Leighton Perth, Perthshire Anytime English/FrenchHindi/Latin I'm based just outside Perth in Scotland. I volunteer at the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds at the Vane Farm reserve (Loch Leven National Nature Reserve) (see rspb.org.uk). Perthshire is OK for birding (ospreys are a favourite). There is good local birding in Abernethy Glen (not to be confused with Abernethy Forest: this is 2 hours further north!), and much of Fife, especially the Fife Coast, can be excellent for migrants. My own skills are good but not excellent (can recognise most UK species by sight, and many common ones by call). I'm restricted to public transport, which is a nuisance in Fife, but could arrange to travel further afield, either by public transport or your transport. I can and will head into remote areas to wild camp and go birding/botanise/hike. For those interested, I'm also familiar with most flowering plants, trees and mammals, and can ID the rest with a book. J Shearer The Uists, Western Isles Anytime Local Birdwatchers in Wales G Dodd Barri/Vale of Glamorgan Weekend H Oates Bargoed, Caerphilly Anytime P Lowell Caerwys/Flintshire Weekend P Seligman Cardiff Weekend M Jenkins Pontypool, Gwent, Anytime Welsh/EnglishGerman H Davies Newport Weekend E Wydenbach Swansea Anytime H James Swansea Anytime Professional Guides Initial Last Name Area Available Language M Robinson Milnthorpe, Cumbria Anytime English R Chittenden Norfolk/Suffolk, Hertfordshire Anytime C Bradshaw Gillingham, South East England Anytime G Wause Yorkshire Anytime D Woodhouse Argyll, Isle of Mull, Scotland Anytime J Hastings Pt. Charlotte/Isle of Islay/Hebrides, Scotland Anytime Gaelic/EnglishFrench S Reddick Aviemore/Cairngorms NP, Scotland Anytime English W Manson Hartlepool, Scotland Anytime English At Quayzone we offer quality birding tours amid the spectacular scenery of the Scottish Highlands & Islands, one of Europe’s last true wildernesses. The Highlands offer unparalleled birding opportunities in the UK. From the high montane landscapes of the Cairngorms down to winding sea lochs and estuaries of the West Coast we’ll experience a large variety of bird life and Habitats in the most evocative of scenery. Being born and brought up in the region and with over 20 years birding experience we aim to give you the birding experience you seek from our extensive knowledge of sites and whereabouts of species that the visiting birding probably wouldn’t find. Full listings of our tours and prices can be found on our website. www.quayzone.com. 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