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Sara McMahon started birding aged eight in the Midlands, armed with her plastic binoculars and the Observer Book of British Birds. She has contributed to many field reports, research papers and magazines, including writing Bird Watching magazine's monthly Cornwall round-up for over 20 years, and is the co-author of Best Birdwatching Sites in Cornwall and Scilly. Now based in Plympton, Devon, Sara is an active birder, particularly enjoying rarities, patch birding, and seawatching along the Devon and Cornwall coasts. Kevin Rylands is a birder and naturalist. His passion for birds was sparked in the south-east but Devon has been his adopted county, and Dawlish Warren his local patch, since 1991. He worked for the RSPB for more than 25 years, supporting and encouraging farmers to boost the conservation of Chough, Cirl Bunting and Stone-curlew in particular. He has also maintained the Dawlish Warren Recording Group website since 2004 and is in his second stint as Devon Bird Recorder. |
