BOURC gets new member and new Chair
by BOURC
The BOU is pleased to announce the appointment of Ross Ahmed to its Records Committee (BOURC). Ross has worked as a field ornithologist for the past 15 years and currently serves on the Northumberland and Durham records committees.
Ross began birding over 30 years ago (when 11 years old) and has worked as a field ornithologist for the last 15 years. Although he enjoys the challenge of finding birds in the field, particularly at his adopted patch of Holy Island and Lindisfarne NNR in Northumberland, he also spends many hours sat in front of a computer analysing ornithological data. Ross particularly enjoys looking at numerical data in R to delve deeper into aspects such as bird distribution and identification. Lindisfarne NNR was also his study site for an MPhil on Brent Goose at Newcastle University, which he completed in 2015.
He serves on both the Northumberland and Durham records committees currently. First bird records include first national records of Franklin’s Gull for Kazakhstan and Black-headed Heron for Saudi Arabia, and the first county records of Little Bunting for Bedfordshire and Two-barred Warbler for Northumberland. You can follow Ross on Twitter @RossAhmed
Ross joins the Committee as Alex Lees steps into the Chair role, replacing James Gilroy. James has been a very valued member of the Committee during his time with us, most recently as Chair.
11 Jul 2023
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