Chris is a very experienced birding guide. After spending most of his life living in south-east England Chris moved Yorkshire in 2007.

He created North Kent Birding in 1998 and has specialised in operating tailor-made layover and short break birding trips anywhere in the United Kingdom. He offers birding tours tailored to suit the client's requirements and can focus on finding a number of specific target species, sampling a range of habitats or undertaking a thorough exploration of a specific site.

Chris is currently a member of the British Birds Rarities Committee and has recently been involved in the creation of the Armenia Birding (http://www.armeniabirding.info) website.

Overseas, Chris has watched birds in over 35 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas. He has organised and led over 30 birding tours to ten countries in Asia and has a particular interest in the birds of the Indian subcontinent. He is always very keen to undertake freelance tour work throughout the subcontinent. In addition he has led multiple tours of Vietnam, Malaysia and Mongolia and welcomes opportunities to undertake further tours in this region. In addition he is also available for freelance work in most Western Palearctic countries and the Middle East.