My Birding Life is the podcast for anyone who's ever been stopped in their tracks by a bird. Every episode, host Chris Ducker sits down with a passionate birder for an honest, warm conversation about the hobby we love. From conservationists dedicating their lives to protecting species and habitats, to lifelong birders with decades of stories to tell, to everyday birders who found birds at just the right moment in their lives — every guest brings something different, but they all share one thing: a genuine love for the natural world. We go deep into the stories behind their journeys. The fi...
Latest episodes
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43 min
Creating a Wildlife Habitat on Three Acres with Wildlife Kate
Kate McRae, better known as Wildlife Kate, is one of the best people out there at bridging the gap between birds and the rest of the world. She does it with livestreams and a netwo…
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46 min
Nashville Birding, Hokkaido and Fish Owls with Graham Gerdeman
Short on time in a new place and want to see as many birds as possible? Hire a local guide! That’s how a long morning of lifers in Nashville Tennessee turned into this conversation…
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46 min
Life on the Marsh… and in Flight with Simon Barnes
Simon Barnes spent over 30 years as chief sportswriter at The Times. His books on birding, including How to Be a Bad Birdwatcher and On the Marsh, have introduced more people to th…
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43 min
From Childhood Spark to Conservation Career with Mya Bambrick
Mya Bambrick has been birding since she was eight. She's now a BTO Youth Ambassador, winner of the BTO's Young Ornithologist of the Year Award and a familiar voice on Radio 4's Twe…
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39 min
The Creator Life of a Birdwatching Baddie with Tamerra Jones
Tamerra Jones, aka the Birdwatching Baddie, picked up birding almost by accident during lockdown, looking for something slower-paced to get her outside. Three years on, the Central…
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38 min
Living the Life of a Wetland Ranger with Ajay Tegala
Ajay Tegala started volunteering on a nature reserve at 15 years old and never really left. Now the ranger at Wicken Fen, one of the National Trust's most historic reserves, Ajay h…
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44 min
Birding, Lifers, Travel & Restrooms with Hannah Buschert
Chris is joined by Hannah Buschert of Hannah & Erik Go Birding, one of the biggest names in the birding podcast world! Hannah's story starts almost by accident — a required biology…
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57 min
Life on the Road, Chasing Rare Birds with Nigel & Kayleigh
This week Chris sits down with Nigel and Kayleigh Cheetham, the couple behind Backyard Aviary Adventures.What started as a lockdown project, building an aviary and filming the gold…
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48 min
Low-Carbon Birding and No Binoculars with Sara Humphrey
This week Chris sits down with Sara Humphrey, aka Sussex Sara, a wildlife photographer, low-carbon birder, and one of the most distinctive voices in UK birdwatching right now. Sara…
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32 min
Making the Ordinary Extraordinary with Andy Green
Recorded live on the Whinchat stage at Global Bird Fair, this is the second episode we're publishing from that day, bringing Chris together with wildlife photographer Andy Green, a…
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33 min
Dreaming Wild for 100 Years with Nick Acheson
Recorded live from the Whinchat Podcasting Stage at Global Bird Fair 2026, sponsored by Swarovski Optik, this episode is the first of two shows Chris recorded in front of an audien…
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39 min
How the Wildest Ones are Living Life with Simon Owen
Simon Owen is a Manchester-based filmmaker and photographer, the founder of Standby Productions, and the creative force behind Wildest Ones, a YouTube series that interviews people…
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46 min
Embarking Upon a Great British Bird Quest with Beth Sheils
Beth Sheils has built a brilliant corner of the birding world on Instagram under the name Beth The Bird Nerd, helping people, whatever their experience level, get outside and fall…
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44 min
One Family and a Lifetime of Birding with Becca Heywood
Becca Heywood is a third-generation birder. She learned to watch birds alongside both her father and her grandfather and today she's turning that inheritance into something new, sh…
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43 min
Living a Life in the Wild World with Simon McCabe
This week Chris is joined by wildlife filmmaker, presenter and storyteller Simon McCabe, who has spent over 30 years behind the camera bringing the natural world to life — from the…
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46 min
How the Weekend Birder was Born with Kirsty Costa
Kirsty Costa didn't grow up with binoculars around her neck. Her birding life began in the first week of Melbourne's pandemic lockdown, on a dawn walk with her dog when a strange,…
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50 min
Celebrating 20 Years of the Urban Birder with David Lindo
He's one of the most recognisable names in birding and he's spent 20 years making the case that you don't need to travel to wild, remote places to find birds worth watching. You ju…
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53 min
How to Plan a Big Year of Birding with Branwen Munn
What happens when someone who listens for a living turns their ears to the natural world? Branwen Munn is a professional DJ, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist based in West…
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49 min
The Early Birder Catches the Worm with Jon Mason
Jon Mason has spent almost four decades as a geography teacher, an Opticron ambassador, and to a growing audience on Instagram, sharing early morning birding moments from Otmoor an…
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43 min
How to Boost Your Birding Joy with Suzy Buttress
Suzy Buttress has been hosting the Casual Birder podcast for nearly nine years, built entirely around the idea that birding should be enjoyable, accessible, and welcoming to everyo…