…Is average height, average build etc…mid/late-forty-something, though still feeling twenty-something except on some mornings feeling fifty-something (and looking it)…is vegetarian and absurdly contented…

Lives not far from Bath in Wiltshire, UK, with partner Jo (light of my life, best friend etc) and about six miles from daughter Emily (one of two best daughters in the entire world etc). Is also the proud and happy father to “the Pixie” (the other best daughter in the whole world), a little girl Jo and I adopted from China (it took us three years and, yes, she was worth every second of the wait)…

Has been working as Cabin Crew for a British airline for eighteen years - hence the opportunities to go round the world birding - and will continue to do so until his undoubted genius as a writer/photographer/webmonkey/decent guy gets recognised…so will continue to do so for the forseeable future (I predicted this some years ago, and - yes - still flying…sigh)…

Co-founded the Korean environmental organisation Birds Korea with my inspirational brother Nial, and thinks that getting video of a group of Nordmann’s Greenshank while crushed into an abandoned pump-house on the Korean west coast was probably the most memorable and joyous birding moment so far…

Except seeing Pink Pigeons in Mauritius in November 2005 comes pretty close now I think about it…

Really enjoys birding in South Africa, Australia, and East Asia…once saw 1965 bird species in a year to raise money for parrot conservation in the Carribean…has seen just over 3000 species now…would like to visit the Antarctic before it vanishes under a flood of meltwater…

Would most like to meet Sir David Attenborough and have a quick chat with Robert Smith/The Cure (grew up listening to them for hours a day) or Morrissey (the greatest lyricist who ever picked up a pen)…is developing quite an unexpected taste for Linkin Park (probably my music equivalent to buying a convertible sports-car now I think about it)…buys ‘Kerraaannngggg’ for my eldest daughter every week but tries to read it first so that we at least have something to talk about…

Wants to thank you for reading all this and for looking at 10,000 Birds…you’ve been a wonderful audience, please tip your waitress on the way out, and please remember my neighbours are probably sleeping etc etc…

Like to contact me for some reason or other? Email charlie10000birds - AT - gmail.com. Thanks.