My Birding Life

Nashville Birding, Hokkaido and Fish Owls with Graham Gerdeman

Short on time in a new place and want to see as many birds as possible? Hire a local guide! That’s how a long morning of lifers in Nashville Tennessee turned into this co

Life on the Marsh… and in Flight with Simon Barnes

Simon Barnes spent over 30 years as chief sportswriter at The Times. His books on birding, including How to Be a Bad Birdwatcher and On the Marsh, have introduced more pe

From Childhood Spark to Conservation Career with Mya Bambrick

Mya Bambrick has been birding since she was eight. She's now a BTO Youth Ambassador, winner of the BTO's Young Ornithologist of the Year Award and a familiar voice on Rad

The Creator Life of a Birdwatching Baddie with Tamerra Jones

Tamerra Jones, aka the Birdwatching Baddie, picked up birding almost by accident during lockdown, looking for something slower-paced to get her outside. Three years on, t

Living the Life of a Wetland Ranger with Ajay Tegala

Ajay Tegala started volunteering on a nature reserve at 15 years old and never really left. Now the ranger at Wicken Fen, one of the National Trust's most historic reserv

Birding, Lifers, Travel & Restrooms with Hannah Buschert

Chris is joined by Hannah Buschert of Hannah & Erik Go Birding, one of the biggest names in the birding podcast world! Hannah's story starts almost by accident — a requir

Life on the Road, Chasing Rare Birds with Nigel & Kayleigh

This week Chris sits down with Nigel and Kayleigh Cheetham, the couple behind Backyard Aviary Adventures. What started as a lockdown project, building an aviary and film

Low-Carbon Birding and No Binoculars with Sara Humphrey

This week Chris sits down with Sara Humphrey, aka Sussex Sara, a wildlife photographer, low-carbon birder, and one of the most distinctive voices in UK birdwatching right

Making the Ordinary Extraordinary with Andy Green

Recorded live on the Whinchat stage at Global Bird Fair, this is the second episode we're publishing from that day, bringing Chris together with wildlife photographer And

Dreaming Wild for 100 Years with Nick Acheson

Recorded live from the Whinchat Podcasting Stage at Global Bird Fair 2026, sponsored by Swarovski Optik, this episode is the first of two shows Chris recorded in front of

How the Wildest Ones are Living Life with Simon Owen

Simon Owen is a Manchester-based filmmaker and photographer, the founder of Standby Productions, and the creative force behind Wildest Ones, a YouTube series that intervi

Embarking Upon a Great British Bird Quest with Beth Sheils

Beth Sheils has built a brilliant corner of the birding world on Instagram under the name Beth The Bird Nerd, helping people, whatever their experience level, get outside

One Family and a Lifetime of Birding with Becca Heywood

Becca Heywood is a third-generation birder. She learned to watch birds alongside both her father and her grandfather and today she's turning that inheritance into somethi

Living a Life in the Wild World with Simon McCabe

This week Chris is joined by wildlife filmmaker, presenter and storyteller Simon McCabe, who has spent over 30 years behind the camera bringing the natural world to life

How the Weekend Birder was Born with Kirsty Costa

Kirsty Costa didn't grow up with binoculars around her neck. Her birding life began in the first week of Melbourne's pandemic lockdown, on a dawn walk with her dog when a

Celebrating 20 Years of the Urban Birder with David Lindo

He's one of the most recognisable names in birding and he's spent 20 years making the case that you don't need to travel to wild, remote places to find birds worth watchi

How to Plan a Big Year of Birding with Branwen Munn

What happens when someone who listens for a living turns their ears to the natural world? Branwen Munn is a professional DJ, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist bas

The Early Birder Catches the Worm with Jon Mason

Jon Mason has spent almost four decades as a geography teacher, an Opticron ambassador, and to a growing audience on Instagram, sharing early morning birding moments from

How to Boost Your Birding Joy with Suzy Buttress

Suzy Buttress has been hosting the Casual Birder podcast for nearly nine years, built entirely around the idea that birding should be enjoyable, accessible, and welcoming

The Origin of the Global Birdfair with Tim Appleton MBE

Tim Appleton MBE has spent decades shaping British birding, from building Rutland Water Nature Reserve from green fields to international acclaim, to co-founding the Glob