Longest serving volunteer helps boost bird numbers
"We were guarding the ospreys 24 hours a day, so we had schedules where we did different shifts on different days. "We sat in a hide with telescopes and various hearing systems to protect them.""Sadly, there had been numerous attempts by people to chop their nesting tree down and steal the eggs. "You get the chance to just get out and do things.
- ▪"We were guarding the ospreys 24 hours a day, so we had schedules where we did different shifts on different days.
- ▪"We sat in a hide with telescopes and various hearing systems to protect them.""Sadly, there had been numerous attempts by people to chop their nesting tree down and steal the eggs.
- ▪"You get the chance to just get out and do things.
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Longest serving volunteer helps boost bird numbersImage caption, Nigel Hewitt has dedicated thousands of hours to volunteering for the RSPBByJulia GregorySouth WestPublished1 minute agoA wildlife charity's longest serving volunteer has dedicated 60 years of his life to bird conservation.Nigel Hewitt first volunteered with the RSPB in1966 during a break from studying for his A levels when he helped to protect ospreys.Hewitt, 77, has a special place in his heart for the cirl bunting, which was almost lost in the UK, and had helped manage their habitats at the Labrador Bay and Ashill nature reserves in Devon while also being involved in the red-backed shrike project on Dartmoor.Fellow birder John White said: "His knowledge is unbounded. He loves it.
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