Many thanks to the awesome and irrepressible Georgina for inviting me to speak on a topic that is so dear to my heart and so vital for the wellbeing of our wildlife. I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t aware of birds. I was born in a caravan, in a field, and my earliest memories include my dad using a matchstick to splint a sparrow’s broken leg and my mum talking to magpies. I was hyperactive, constantly racing around and climbing trees but if birds turned up I’d freeze and