Dan Watson

Dan has been fascinated by the natural world from an early age, and has been a keen birder for over two decades. His formative years were spent in Norfolk, where he cut his birding teeth between his home in the Brecks and the wilder parts of the coast.

Following the completion of his undergraduate degree, he now works as an senior ecological consultant based in Newport, where he utilises both his passion for all aspects of ecology as well as his natural ability to communicate to a range of people.

When Dan isn’t working in consultancy, much of his spare time is spent birding. He has been fortunate enough to have travelled extensively, having undertaken independent trips to Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Ethiopia, Namibia, Morocco, Uganda, Zambia, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua and Canada, as well as across Europe.

To date, Dan has observed approximately a quarter of the world's birds, as well as over 250 species of mammal. He has contributed to a number of scientific papers and BTO surveys, and was a committee member of the Somerset Ornithological Society.

He dedicates time each spring and autumn to observing migration in his native Norfolk, and in Pembrokeshire, as well as studying more elusive species such as Hawfinch, Goshawk and Lesser-spotted Woodpecker near his home in the Forest of Dean.