Regional Representative Directory

The Regional Representatives directory lists all our Regional Representatives by area, with their contact details.

If you’d like to contact the Local Organiser for the Heronries Census or the Breeding Bird Survey, please contact your Regional Representative in the first instance. You can contact your Wetland Bird Survey Local Organiser through an online form.

Regional Representatives are part of our Regional Network. Find out more about the BTO Regional Network’s aims, its roles and any vacancies on our Regional Network page.

England

County	Regional Representative	Regional Representative phone	Regional Representative email
Avon	Gordon Youdale	01454 881 690	gordon.youdale [at] blueyonder.co.uk
Bedfordshire	Roger Hicks	01462 816028	rogerkhicks [at] hotmail.com
Berkshire	Sean Murphy		s.murphy [at] cabi.org
Birmingham & West Midlands	Steve Davies	07882 891 726	stevedaviesbtorep [at] hotmail.co.uk
Buckinghamshire	Phil Tizzard	01280 812427	philtizzard2 [at] gmail.com
Cambridgeshire (VACANT)	Dawn Balmer	01842 750050	dawn.balmer [at] bto.org
Channel Islands	Chris Mourant		chrismourant101 [at] yahoo.com
Cheshire (Mid)	Paul Miller	01928 787535	paulandhilarymiller [at] live.co.uk
Cheshire (North & East)	Hugh Pulsford	01565 880171	ahugh.pulsford [at] btinternet.com
Cheshire (South)	Hugh Pulsford	01565 880171	ahugh.pulsford [at] btinternet.com
Cleveland	Michael Leakey		mikelaquila [at] hotmail.com
Cornwall	Simon Taylor		cornwall.bto [at] gmail.com
Cumbria	Colin Gay	01229 773 820	colinathodbarrow [at] btinternet.com
Derbyshire (North) (VACANT)	Dawn Balmer	01842 750050	dawn.balmer [at] bto.org
Derbyshire (South) (VACANT)	Dawn Balmer	01842 750050	dawn.balmer [at] bto.org
Devon (VACANT)	Dawn Balmer	01842 750050	dawn.balmer [at] bto.org
Dorset	Peter Cadogan		pcadogan361 [at] gmail.com
Durham	David Sowerbutts	0191 386 7201	David.Sowerbutts [at] dunelm.org.uk
Essex (Northeast)	John Fell		j.a.fell [at] protonmail.com
Essex (Northwest) (VACANT)	Dawn Balmer	01842 750050	dawn.balmer [at] bto.org
Essex (South) (VACANT)	Dawn Balmer	01842 750050	dawn.balmer [at] bto.org
Gloucestershire	Gordon Kirk	01452 741724	GordonKirk [at] aol.com
Hampshire	Glynne Evans	01264 860697	hantsbto [at] hotmail.com
Herefordshire	Chris Robinson	01981 510360	herefordbtorep [at] btinternet.com
Hertfordshire	Martin Ketcher		martinketcher [at] gmail.com
Huntingdon & Peterborough (VACANT)	Dawn Balmer	01842 750050	dawn.balmer [at] bto.org
Isle of Wight	Jim Baldwin	01983 721137/ 07528 586683	wightbto [at] hotmail.com
Kent	Murray Orchard		murray.orchard [at] live.co.uk
Lancashire (East)	Bernard Bracken		bernardsbracken [at] yahoo.co.uk
Lancashire (Northwest) (VACANT)	Dawn Balmer	01842 750050	dawn.balmer [at] bto.org
Lancashire (South) (VACANT)	Dawn Balmer	01842 750050	dawn.balmer [at] bto.org
Leicestershire & Rutland	David Wright	01530 231102	davewrightbto [at] gmail.com
Lincolnshire (East)	Philip Espin	01507 605 448	pmjespin [at] gmail.com
Lincolnshire (North)	Chris Gunn	01777 818742	donandchris [at] hotmail.co.uk
Lincolnshire (South) (VACANT)	Dawn Balmer	01842 750050	dawn.balmer [at] bto.org
Lincolnshire (West)	Mike Daly	01522 820105	Mike.btorrwl [at] gmail.com
London (North)	Ben Hillier		bvhillier [at] yahoo.com
London (South)	Richard Arnold	02082 241135	richardarnold333 [at] gmail.com
Manchester	Nick Hilton	07920494240	nmhilton71 [at] aol.com
Merseyside (VACANT)	Dawn Balmer	01842 750050	dawn.balmer [at] bto.org
Norfolk (Northeast)	Chris Hudson	01603 868805	chris697 [at] btinternet.com
Norfolk (Northwest)	Dawn Balmer	01842 750050	dawn.balmer [at] bto.org
Norfolk (Southeast)	Rachel Warren	01603 593912	campephilus [at] btinternet.com
Norfolk (Southwest)	Vince Matthews	01953 884125	norfolksouthwest [at] gmail.com
Northamptonshire (VACANT)	Dawn Balmer	01842 750050	dawn.balmer [at] bto.org
Northumberland	Tom Cadwallender	01665 830884	tomandmurielcadwallender [at] hotmail.com
Nottinghamshire (VACANT)	Dawn Balmer	01842 750050	dawn.balmer [at] bto.org
Oxfordshire (North)	Frances Buckel	01608 644 425	fran.buckel [at] btinternet.com
Oxfordshire (South)	John Melling	01865 820 867	bto-rep [at] oos.org.uk
Shropshire	Jonathan Groom		bto.shropshire [at] gmail.com
Somerset	Eve Tigwell	01373 451 630	eve.tigwell [at] icloud.com
Staffordshire (North)	Chloe Pritchard		pritchardchloe [at] hotmail.com
Staffordshire (South)	Chloe Pritchard		pritchardchloe [at] hotmail.com
Staffordshire (West)	Chloe Pritchard		pritchardchloe [at] hotmail.com
Suffolk	Mick Wright	01473 721486	kupe1515 [at] sky.com
Surrey	Penny Williams	01276 857736	penny [at] waxwing.plus.com
Sussex	Helen Crabtree	01444 441687	hcrabtree [at] gmail.com
The Wirral	Paul Miller	01928 787535	paulandhilarymiller [at] live.co.uk
Warwickshire	Annette Jarratt-Knock		annettejk [at] oneuk.com
Wiltshire (North) (VACANT)	Dawn Balmer	01842 750050	dawn.balmer [at] bto.org
Wiltshire (South) (VACANT)	Dawn Balmer	01842 750050	dawn.balmer [at] bto.org
Worcestershire	Steve Davies	01562 885789	stevedaviesbtorep [at] hotmail.co.uk
Yorkshire (Bradford)	Mike Denton	01484 646990	michael [at] atheta.plus.com
Yorkshire (Central) (VACANT)	Dawn Balmer	01842 750050	dawn.balmer [at] bto.org
Yorkshire (East)	Brian Walker		brianwalker2611 [at] gmail.com
Yorkshire (Hull)	Brian Walker		brianwalker2611 [at] gmail.com
Yorkshire (Leeds & Wakefield) (VACANT)	Dawn Balmer	01842 750050	dawn.balmer [at] bto.org
Yorkshire (Northeast)	Nicholas Gibbons		nicholas.gibbons123 [at] btinternet.com
Yorkshire (Northwest) (VACANT)	Dawn Balmer	01842 750050	dawn.balmer [at] bto.org
Yorkshire (Richmond) (VACANT)	Dawn Balmer	01842 750050	dawn.balmer [at] bto.org
Yorkshire (Southeast)	Grant Bigg		gr_bigg [at] outlook.com
Yorkshire (Southwest)	Grant Bigg		gr_bigg [at] outlook.com
Yorkshire (York)	Rob Chapman	01904 633 558	robert.chapman [at] tinyworld.co.uk

Scotland

County	Regional Representative	Regional Representative phone	Regional Representative email
Aberdeen	David Gregory		davidwgregory [at] icloud.com
Angus	Steve Willis		steve.willis [at] bto.org
Argyll (Mainland, Bute & Gigha)	Nigel Scriven	07901 636353	njscriven [at] gmail.com
Argyll (Mull, Coll, Tiree & Morvern)	Ewan Miles		ebm.gww [at] gmail.com
Ayrshire and Cumbrae	Dave McGarvie		d.mcgarvie [at] lancaster.ac.uk
Benbecula & the Uists	Yvonne Benting	07501 332803	uistbto [at] gmail.com
Borders	Neil Stratton		neildstratton [at] btinternet.com
Caithness	Donald Omand	01847 811403	achreamie [at] yahoo.co.uk
Central Scotland	Neil Bielby	01786 823830	neil.bielby [at] gmail.com
Dumfries	Andy Riches	07792-142446 or 07570 915630	slioch69 [at] aol.com or websdg [at] aol.com
Fife & Kinross	Paul Blackburn		p.blackburn89 [at] btinternet.com
Inverness (East & Speyside)	Hugh Insley	01463 230 652	hugh.insley [at] btinternet.com
Inverness (West)	Hugh Insley	01463 230 652	hugh.insley [at] btinternet.com
Islay, Jura & Colonsay	David Wood	01496 300 118	david.wood [at] rspb.org.uk
Isle of Arran	Jim Cassels		jim [at] arranbirding.co.uk
Isle of May	Dawn Balmer		dawn.balmer [at] bto.org
Kincardine & Deeside	Claire Marsden		fbears [at] me.com
Kirkcudbright	Andrew Bielinski	01644 430 418	redcanoe57 [at] gmail.com
Lanark, Renfrew & Dunbarton	Gordon Brady		gordonbrady [at] outlook.com
Lewis & Harris	Emma Niederberger		emma.niederberger [at] gmail.com
Lothian	Stephen Metcalfe		s.j.metcalfe [at] outlook.com
Moray & Nairn	Melvin Morrison	01542 882 940	wmmorrison [at] btinternet.com
Orkney	Steve Willis		steve.willis [at] bto.org
Perthshire	Michael Bell	01786 822153	mvbell34 [at] gmail.com
Ross-shire	Simon Cohen		saraandsimon [at] hotmail.com
Rum, Eigg, Canna & Muck	Bob Swann	01862 894329	robert.swann [at] homecall.co.uk
Shetland (VACANT)	Steve Willis		steve.willis [at] bto.org
Skye	Jonathan Jones		jjonskye [at] yahoo.co.uk
Sutherland	Steve Willis		steve.willis [at] bto.org
Wigtown (VACANT)	Steve Willis		steve.willis [at] bto.org

Wales

County	Regional Representative	Regional Representative phone	Regional Representative email
Anglesey	Ian Hawkins	01248 430590	ian.hawkins590 [at] btinternet.com
Brecknock	Andrew King	01874 658351	andy [at] breconbirds.wales
BTO Wales Officer
Caernarfon	Rhion Pritchard		rhion678pritchard [at] gmail.com
Cardigan	Naomi Davis		naomi.davis25 [at] gmail.com
Carmarthen	Emma-Louise Cole		emlouise487 [at] gmail.com
Clwyd (East)	Anne Brenchley	01352 750118	annebrenchley [at] imsab.myzen.co.uk
Clwyd (West)	Mel ab Owain	01745 826528	melabowain [at] gmail.com
Glamorgan (Mid)	Wayne Morris	01443 430 284	eastglambto [at] gmail.com
Glamorgan (South)	Wayne Morris	01443 430 284	eastglambto [at] gmail.com
Glamorgan (West)	Lyndon Jeffery	01792 874 337	norma.jeffery [at] virginmedia.com
Gwent	Richard Clarke		chykembro2 [at] aol.com
Meirionnydd	Dave Anning		davidanning1 [at] btinternet.com
Montgomery (VACANT)	Dawn Balmer	01842 750050	dawn.balmer [at] bto.org
Pembrokeshire	Bob Haycock	01834 891 667	bob.haycock [at] btinternet.com
Radnor	Carlton Parry	01597 824050	cj.parry [at] tiscali.co.uk

Northern Ireland

County	Regional Representative	Regional Representative phone	Regional Representative email
Antrim & Belfast	Adam McClure	07793038211 / 028 9346 2562	adamdmcclure [at] gmail.com
Armagh	Stephen Hewitt		sjameshewitt [at] hotmail.com
Down	Kerri-Ann Armstrong		kestrelsni [at] gmail.com
Fermanagh	Michael Stinson	07890 358239	mick.stinson [at] hotmail.com
Londonderry	Claire Hassan		clairehenry71 [at] hotmail.com
Tyrone	Steven Fyffe		sfyffe [at] hotmail.co.uk

Island territories

County	Regional Representative	Regional Representative phone	Regional Representative email
Channel Isles (Jersey)	Tony Paintin	01534 741 928	cavokjersey [at] hotmail.com
Isle of Man	David Kennett		dtkennett [at] manx.net
Isles of Scilly	Will Wagstaff	01720 422 212	will [at] islandwildlifetours.co.uk

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