Host Wendy Clark McGlynn interviews Lucy McRobert, a wildlife storyteller based in the UK who works freelance for wildlife charities and businesses. Her first book, 365 Days Wild, offers 365 ways to make nature part of your life every day. She is a columnist for Birdwatch magazine and has written for BBC Wildlife, Bird Watching, and the acclaimed Seasons (Elliott & Thompson, 2016). In 2015 she was placed 38th on BBC Wildlife’s first wildlife power list and was the researcher on Tony Juniper’s What Nature Does for Britain (2015). Passionate about encouraging the next generation of nature conservationists, she co-founded the youth nature network A Focus on Nature. She is also a keen birder and wildlife-watcher. In this episode, Wendy and Lucy discuss life during the pandemic, birding and conservation work in the UK, diversity in birding, and much more!

Today’s episode of Out There with the Birds features a conversation between Liz Hackett from Melbourne, Australia, and BWD’s President & Publisher, Wendy Clark. Liz Hackett works with Bush Heritage Australia, a conservation organization in Australia that mirrors the work of the Nature Conservancy in the US. She is an avid birder, has traveled the world extensively, and she and her late husband, Paul Hackett, owned and managed a bird-watching tour company in Melbourne before his sudden death in August 2019. Join Liz and Wendy as they enjoy a conversation about birds and birding in Australia, living down under during the pandemic, what it’s really like to live in the city of Melbourne, and finding the strength to move on after sudden loss.

What’s Up at BWD? We’re glad you asked! Join BWD publisher Wendy Clark and BWD editor Dawn Hewitt as they enjoy a candid discussion about what’s happening at Bird Watcher’s Digest in the fall of 2021. On the road together in Bossier City, Louisiana, Wendy and Dawn discuss the magazines, tours, and life as a birding company in a post-pandemic world.