Paul Hill​

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Birdwatching and natural history have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. I spent my formative years birdwatching at various coastal sites in East Yorkshire, with occasional trips away to Dorset.  In 1985, I joined the RSPB as seasonal warden at Lake Vyrnwy and I was then to spend the next two year's working for the RSPB, before joining the Cheshire Wildlife Trust and settling down in Cheshire in 1987, where I have lived since.  After 40 years working in nature conservation or as an ecologist (I had my own Ecological Consultancy for several years) I retired at the end of 2025.

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Along with my wife (and fellow OWE Team member), Julia, I have visited many areas of Europe and Africa along with trips to Goa, California and Texas.  On all our trips I am accompanied by my camera and lens, taking photographs to use in presentations and talks on cruises and also to photographic and natural societies in the north-west of England and North Wales.

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Having retired I tend to do four or five cruises a year with Ocean Wildlife Encounters, sharing my passion for seabirds, cetaceans and the natural world.  When not cruising, I can normally be found behind the camera, taking even more photographs!

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