| Barrie
Rose
One of South Africa's most experienced sea birders with
an uncanny ability to spot species. Not called 'Old Snake
Eyes' for nothing.
Try find a Southern African birder more experienced than
Barrie Rose! Born and bred Capetonian, Barrie's deep interest
in nature started with his grandfather Walter Rose, a pioneering
herpetologist after whom the endemic Table Mountain ghost
frog (Heleophryne rosei) was named.
Land birds and pelagic seabirds, the region's mammals, reptiles
and frogs absorbed Barrie's fascination and led him to explore
unsual places in Africa (Equatorial Guinea, Socotra and
sub-Antarctic Islands), South America, Asia, the Antipodes
and Antarctica.
Barrie's observations of dwindling seabird populations,
while he worked at Marine and Coastal Management and I &
J Fishing, led him to institute changes that reduce the
impacts of fisheries on seabirds. He has consulted for the
seabird portion of Sasol Birds of Southern Africa, and established
the ‘Seasonal Table for Seabirds’ in Essential Birding and
the Southern African Birdfinder (Callan Cohen et al). He
also consulted for the South African Rareties Committee
for over eight years. Barry proves to be a talented photographer
and has been guiding for local and international birding
companies for over 30 years.
His retirement doesn't keep him from his passion: Barrie
now monitors and controls international fishing vessels
and regularly leads trips for Cape Town Pelagics and Birding
Africa.
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