Jess has experience in a variety of bird surveying methods, having worked as a field ecologist at a consultancy in Spain for over two years, creating species inventories and carrying out mortality monitoring of windfarms. In this role she carried out a range of surveys for protected steppe species and raptors, such as Little Bustard and Lesser Kestrel, across potential sites for renewables projects. While in Spain, Jess completed a masters in restoration and conservation of biodiversity at the University of Alicante, writing her master’s thesis on the effect of shrub cutting and dung application on prey availability for the DuPont’s lark.

Outside of work Jess is a keen birder and trainee ringer. She has ringing experience both in Spain and the UK and is currently working towards gaining her C-permit. Jess is also an avid language learner and is bilingual in Spanish, as well as working to improve her Italian and Portuguese.