Andy Mitchell

Andy Mitchell moved to North Ronaldsay Bird Observatory in 1990 until 1995 having decided that sixteen years in the Civil Service was enough. He then went off and did various bits of conservation work, both home and abroad, before returning to Orkney in 1999 as the RSPB warden on Egilsay for seven years, followed by a couple of years as their Corncrake Officer in the islands. He has led tours to various countries although the Caribbean and South America are his first love – Cuba in particular where he has been birding and leading tours since 1987.

He currently divides his time between leading tours, investigating new destinations and working for the Natural History Book Service, cataloguing books for them from his home on South Ronaldsay, Orkney.