I have watched and recorded birds since childhood, taking part in numerous BTO surveys and I have recorded dragonflies across Dumfries & Galloway since 1993. With my husband Richard / Rick (a retired research ornithologist and countryside ranger) I record butterflies and moths. Most winters I give talks for the Scottish Bird Club, Scottish Wildlife Trust or other groups. I enjoy sharing my knowledge and enthusiasm!
For twenty years, from 1997 – 2017, I worked for A Rocha International, a Christian nature conservation organisation which began in 1983. For the Christian, Jesus is Lord of all creation, so following him should involve caring for his world. When I began, A Rocha was just one field study centre and bird observatory in Portugal. By the time I retired, we were involving communities in nature conservation in 20 countries, so my roles changed, but were mostly in editing and administration.
In the 1980s, Richard and I co-wrote three books on the lives of early naturalists.
See mearnsbooks.com
I have contributed scientific papers and short notes to journals as varied as Odonatologica and Scottish Birds, book reviews toTLS and Ibis, and articles for popular magazines, including Bird Watcher’s Digest and ‘Tales from the bush’forBBC Wildlife.
Enjoying wildlife 