Russ Heselden Author

Patrick Smiddy is an honorary research associate with the Ornithology Group at University College Cork. He has published widely, having written several book chapters as well as a considerable number of scientific papers. A former member of the Irish Rare Birds Committee and editor of the journal Irish Birds, Patrick retired from the National Parks and Wildlife Service in 2008 but continued to work in wildlife consultancy. He has wide experience of Irish ornithology spanning 50 years. Mark Shorten has been birding since 1975. He has partaken in numerous ornithological surveys, former editor of the Cork Bird Report and has been the Cork County bird recorder since 1990. He is currently working as a bird surveyor. He started work on the Birds of County Cork in 1984. Russ Heselden has been an active birder for over forty years. He gained his PhD from University College, Cork and is a former editor of the Cork Bird Report. He currently works as a teacher in Norfolk, UK but has a parallel career as an artist and illustrator.