Regional Representative Directory

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

If you're not sure which region might be relevant to you, please contact us at one of our country offices and we'll be happy to point you in the right direction.

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
Avon	Mr Gordon Youdale	Contact Mr Gordon Youdale
Bedfordshire	Mr R Hicks	Contact Mr R Hicks
Berkshire	Dr Sean T Murphy	Contact Dr Sean T Murphy
Birmingham & West Midlands	Mr Steve Davies	Contact Mr Steve Davies
Borders	Mr Neil Stratton	Contact Mr Neil Stratton
Buckinghamshire	Mr Philip Tizzard	Contact Mr Philip Tizzard
Cambridgeshire	Miss Dawn Balmer	Contact Miss Dawn Balmer
Cheshire (Mid)	Mr P E Miller	Contact Mr P E Miller
Cheshire (North & East)	Mr Anthony Pulsford	Contact Mr Anthony Pulsford
Cheshire (South)	Mr Anthony Pulsford	Contact Mr Anthony Pulsford
Cleveland	Mr Michael Leakey	Contact Mr Michael Leakey
Clwyd (East)	Dr Anne Brenchley	Contact Dr Anne Brenchley
Cornwall	Mr Simon Taylor	Contact Mr Simon Taylor
Cumbria	Mr Colin Gay	Contact Mr Colin Gay
Derbyshire (North)	Miss Dawn Balmer	Contact Miss Dawn Balmer
Derbyshire (South)	Miss Dawn Balmer	Contact Miss Dawn Balmer
Devon	Miss Dawn Balmer	Contact Miss Dawn Balmer
Dorset	Mr Pete Cadogan	Contact Mr Pete Cadogan
Durham	Mr David Sowerbutts	Contact Mr David Sowerbutts
Essex (Northeast)	Mr John Fell	Contact Mr John Fell
Essex (Northwest)	Mr Drew Lyness	Contact Mr Drew Lyness
Essex (South)	Mr Drew Lyness	Contact Mr Drew Lyness
Gloucestershire	Mr Gordon Kirk	Contact Mr Gordon Kirk
Hampshire	Mr George Batho	Contact Mr George Batho
Herefordshire	Mr Chris Robinson	Contact Mr Chris Robinson
Hertfordshire	Mr Martin Ketcher	Contact Mr Martin Ketcher
Huntingdon & Peterborough	Miss Dawn Balmer	Contact Miss Dawn Balmer
Isle of Wight	Mr Jim Baldwin	Contact Mr Jim Baldwin
Isles of Scilly	Mr W.H. Wagstaff	Contact Mr W.H. Wagstaff
Kent	Mr Murray Orchard	Contact Mr Murray Orchard
Lancashire (East)	Mr Bernard Bracken	Contact Mr Bernard Bracken
Lancashire (Northwest)	Miss Dawn Balmer	Contact Miss Dawn Balmer
Lancashire (South)	Miss Dawn Balmer	Contact Miss Dawn Balmer
Leicestershire & Rutland	Mr David Wright	Contact Mr David Wright
Lincolnshire (East)	Mr Philip Espin	Contact Mr Philip Espin
Lincolnshire (North)	Mrs Chris Gunn	Contact Mrs Chris Gunn
Lincolnshire (South)	Miss Dawn Balmer	Contact Miss Dawn Balmer
Lincolnshire (West)	Mr Mike Daly	Contact Mr Mike Daly
London (North)	Dr Ben Hillier	Contact Dr Ben Hillier
London (South)	Mr Richard Arnold	Contact Mr Richard Arnold
Manchester	Mr Nicholas Hilton	Contact Mr Nicholas Hilton
Merseyside	Miss Dawn Balmer	Contact Miss Dawn Balmer
Norfolk (Northeast)	Mr Chris Hudson	Contact Mr Chris Hudson
Norfolk (Northwest)	Miss Dawn Balmer	Contact Miss Dawn Balmer
Norfolk (Southeast)	Dr Rachel Warren	Contact Dr Rachel Warren
Norfolk (Southwest)	Mr Vince Matthews	Contact Mr Vince Matthews
Northamptonshire	Miss Dawn Balmer	Contact Miss Dawn Balmer
Northumberland	Mr Tom Cadwallender	Contact Mr Tom Cadwallender
Nottinghamshire	Miss Dawn Balmer	Contact Miss Dawn Balmer
Oxfordshire (North)	Mrs Frances Buckel	Contact Mrs Frances Buckel
Oxfordshire (South)	Mr John Melling	Contact Mr John Melling
Shropshire	Mr Jonathan Groom	Contact Mr Jonathan Groom
Somerset	Miss Eve Tigwell	Contact Miss Eve Tigwell
Staffordshire (North)	Miss Chloe Pritchard	Contact Miss Chloe Pritchard
Staffordshire (South)	Miss Chloe Pritchard	Contact Miss Chloe Pritchard
Staffordshire (West)	Miss Chloe Pritchard	Contact Miss Chloe Pritchard
Suffolk	Mr Mick Wright	Contact Mr Mick Wright
Surrey	Mrs Penny Williams	Contact Mrs Penny Williams
Sussex	Dr Helen Crabtree	Contact Dr Helen Crabtree
The Wirral	Mr P E Miller	Contact Mr P E Miller
Warwickshire	Mrs Annette Jarratt-Knock	Contact Mrs Annette Jarratt-Knock
Wiltshire (North)	Mr Thomas Oliver	Contact Mr Thomas Oliver
Wiltshire (South)	Mr Thomas Oliver	Contact Mr Thomas Oliver
Worcestershire	Mr Steve Davies	Contact Mr Steve Davies
Yorkshire (Bradford)	Mr Mike Denton	Contact Mr Mike Denton
Yorkshire (Central)	Miss Dawn Balmer	Contact Miss Dawn Balmer
Yorkshire (East)	Mr Brian Walker	Contact Mr Brian Walker
Yorkshire (Hull)	Mr Brian Walker	Contact Mr Brian Walker
Yorkshire (Leeds & Wakefield)	Miss Dawn Balmer	Contact Miss Dawn Balmer
Yorkshire (Northeast)	Mr Nicholas Gibbons	Contact Mr Nicholas Gibbons
Yorkshire (Northwest)	Miss Dawn Balmer	Contact Miss Dawn Balmer
Yorkshire (Richmond)	Miss Dawn Balmer	Contact Miss Dawn Balmer
Yorkshire (Southeast)	Dr Grant Bigg	Contact Dr Grant Bigg
Yorkshire (Southwest)	Dr Grant Bigg	Contact Dr Grant Bigg
Yorkshire (York)	Mr Robert Chapman	Contact Mr Robert Chapman

Scotland

County	Regional Representative
Aberdeen	Dr David Gregory	Contact Dr David Gregory
Angus	Mr Stephen Willis	Contact Mr Stephen Willis
Argyll (Mainland, Bute & Gigha)	Mr Nigel Scriven	Contact Mr Nigel Scriven
Argyll (Mull, Coll, Tiree & Morvern)	Mr Ewan Miles	Contact Mr Ewan Miles
Ayrshire and Cumbrae	Dr Dave McGarvie	Contact Dr Dave McGarvie
Benbecula & the Uists	Ms Yvonne Benting	Contact Ms Yvonne Benting
Caithness	Mr Donald Omand	Contact Mr Donald Omand
Central Scotland	Mr Neil Bielby	Contact Mr Neil Bielby
Dumfries	Dr Andy Riches	Contact Dr Andy Riches
Fife & Kinross	Dr Paul Blackburn	Contact Dr Paul Blackburn
Inverness (East & Speyside)	Dr Hugh Insley	Contact Dr Hugh Insley
Inverness (West)	Dr Hugh Insley	Contact Dr Hugh Insley
Islay, Jura & Colonsay	Mr David Wood	Contact Mr David Wood
Isle of Arran	Dr Jim Cassels	Contact Dr Jim Cassels
Isle of May	Miss Dawn Balmer	Contact Miss Dawn Balmer
Kincardine & Deeside	Mrs Claire Marsden	Contact Mrs Claire Marsden
Kirkcudbright	Mr Andrew Bielinski	Contact Mr Andrew Bielinski
Lanark, Renfrew & Dunbarton	Mr Gordon Brady	Contact Mr Gordon Brady
Lewis & Harris	Mrs Emma Niederberger	Contact Mrs Emma Niederberger
Lothian	Mr Stephen Metcalfe	Contact Mr Stephen Metcalfe
Moray & Nairn	Dr W Melvin Morrison	Contact Dr W Melvin Morrison
Orkney	Mr Stephen Willis	Contact Mr Stephen Willis
Perthshire	Mr Michael Bell	Contact Mr Michael Bell
Ross-shire	Mr Simon Cohen	Contact Mr Simon Cohen
Rum, Eigg, Canna & Muck	Mr Bob Swann	Contact Mr Bob Swann
Shetland	Mr Stephen Willis	Contact Mr Stephen Willis
Skye	Mr Jonathan Jones	Contact Mr Jonathan Jones
Sutherland	Mr Iain Plumtree	Contact Mr Iain Plumtree
Wigtown	Mr Stephen Willis	Contact Mr Stephen Willis

Wales

County	Regional Representative
Anglesey	Mr Ian Hawkins	Contact Mr Ian Hawkins
Brecknock	Mr Andrew King	Contact Mr Andrew King
Caernarfon	Mr Rhion Pritchard	Contact Mr Rhion Pritchard
Cardigan	Mx Naomi Davis	Contact Mx Naomi Davis
Carmarthen	Miss Emma-Louise Cole	Contact Miss Emma-Louise Cole
Clwyd (West)	Mr Mel Ab-Owain	Contact Mr Mel Ab-Owain
Glamorgan (Mid)	Mr Daniel Jenkins-Jones	Contact Mr Daniel Jenkins-Jones
Glamorgan (South)	Mr Daniel Jenkins-Jones	Contact Mr Daniel Jenkins-Jones
Glamorgan (West)	Miss Dawn Balmer	Contact Miss Dawn Balmer
Gwent	Mr Richard M Clarke	Contact Mr Richard M Clarke
Meirionnydd	Mr David Anning	Contact Mr David Anning
Montgomeryshire	Dr Margaret Town	Contact Dr Margaret Town
Pembrokeshire	Mr Bob Haycock	Contact Mr Bob Haycock
Radnorshire	Mr Gethin Jenkins-Jones	Contact Mr Gethin Jenkins-Jones

Northern Ireland

County	Regional Representative
Antrim & Belfast	Mr Adam McClure	Contact Mr Adam McClure
Armagh	Mr Stephen Hewitt	Contact Mr Stephen Hewitt
Down	Dr Kez Armstrong	Contact Dr Kez Armstrong
Fermanagh	Mr Michael Stinson	Contact Mr Michael Stinson
Londonderry	Mrs Claire Hassan	Contact Mrs Claire Hassan
Tyrone	Mr Steven Fyffe	Contact Mr Steven Fyffe

Island territories

County	Regional Representative
Channel Islands	Mr C J Mourant	Contact Mr C J Mourant
Channel Islands (Jersey)	Mr Tony Paintin	Contact Mr Tony Paintin
Isle of Man	Mr David Kennett	Contact Mr David Kennett
Marine region away from land	Miss Dawn Balmer	Contact Miss Dawn Balmer

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