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Our staff

Leadership Team

Andy Clements

Chief Executive Officer

Andrew Scott

Director of Services

Ieuan Evans

Director of Engagement

James Pearce-Higgins

James Pearce-Higgins

Director, Science

Andy Musgrove

Associate Director Information Systems

Chris Wernham

Associate Director Country Offices

Rob Robinson

Associate Director, Research

Rob Fuller

Honorary Research Fellow

Stephen Baillie

Senior Research Fellow

Ringing & Nest Recording Team

Head of Ringing & Nest Recording Team

Bridget Griffin

Bridget Griffin

Ringing Data Manager

Carl Barimore

Nest Records Organiser

Hazel McCambridge

Hazel McCambridge

Scheme Administrator

Jez Blackburn

Ringing Licensing and Sales Manager

Demographic Surveys Organiser

Ringing & Nest Recording Communications Officer

International Research Team

Phil Atkinson

Head of International Research & Principal Ecologist / Science Director - Combined Ecology

Adham Ashton-Butt

Adham Ashton-Butt

Senior Research Ecologist - Combined Ecology

Senior Research Ecologist

Monitoring Research Team

David Noble

Head & Principal Ecologist

Population Ecology and Modelling

Simon Gillings

Head & Principal Ecologist

Stuart Newson

Senior Research Ecologist

Blaise Martay

Research Ecologist

Dario Massimino

Dario Massimino

Research Ecologist

Jennifer Border

Jennifer Border

Spatial Ecologist

Philipp Boersch-Supan

Philipp Boersch-Supan

Ecological Statistician

Samantha Franks

Samantha Franks

Research Ecologist

Surveys Team

Gillian Birtles

WeBS Counter Network Organiser

Dawn Balmer

Head of Surveys

Neil Calbrade

Wetland Bird Survey Officer and Data Requests Coordinator

Teresa Frost

WeBS National Organiser

Stephen McAvoy

BirdTrack Support Officer

Scott Mayson

BirdTrack Organiser

Sarah Harris

BBS National Organiser

Terrestrial Ecology

Gavin Siriwardena

Gavin Siriwardena

Head & Principal Ecologist

Ian Henderson

Senior Research Ecologist

Daria Dadam

Research Ecologist

David Norfolk

Research Officer

Greg Conway

Research Ecologist

Henrietta Pringle

Henrietta Pringle

Research Ecologist

Hugh Hanmer

Research Ecologist

Kate Plummer

Research Ecologist

Wetland and Marine Research Team

Niall Burton

Head & Principal Ecologist

Aonghais Cook

Senior Research Ecologist

Senior Research Ecologist

Graham Austin

Senior Research Ecologist

Liz Humphreys

Senior Research Ecologist

Daniel Johnston

Research Ecologist

Ian Woodward

Research Ecologist

Katharine Bowgen

Katharine Bowgen

Research Ecologist

Ros Green

Research Ecologist

Communications

Mike Toms

Head of Communications

Business Development Manager

Faye Vogely

Social Media Manager

Paul Stancliffe

Paul Stancliffe

Media Manager

Viola Ross-Smith

Viola Ross-Smith

Science Communications Manager

Engagement

Debbie Lee

Head of Engagement

Head of Fundraising

Kate Risely

Garden BirdWatch Organiser

Nick Moran

Training Manager

Garden BirdWatch Organiser (maternity cover)

BTO Scotland

Chris Wernham

Associate Director Country Offices

Senior Research Ecologist

Liz Humphreys

Senior Research Ecologist

Blaise Martay

Research Ecologist

Amy Challis

Scottish Raptor Monitoring Coordinator

Data and Administration Officer

Ben Darvill

Development and Engagement Manager

Daniel Johnston

Research Ecologist

David Jarrett

Research Officer

Research Ecologist

Mark Wilson

Research Ecologist

BTO Wales

Rachel Taylor

Senior Ecologist

Katharine Bowgen

Katharine Bowgen

Research Ecologist

Kelvin Jones

Development Coordinator

BTO Northern Ireland

Katherine Booth-Jones

Katherine Booth-Jones

Science Officer for Northern Ireland

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