Lee G. R. Evans

Lee Geoffrey Richard Evans is a British birder, author on rare birds and bird tour leader. He lives in Little Chalfont, Buckinghamshire with his partner Carmel Pentecost.

Evans is among Britain’s best-known twitchers. He is one of a small number of birders who have seen over 500 species in Britain; however his principal interest is British Isles yearlisting, where he aims to see well over 300 species of bird in the wild in Britain each year, and holds the UK record, achieving 386 species in 1996.

Evans runs the British Birding Association and UK 400 Club, a group for birders interested in rare birds and twitching, and a successful internet site at www.uk400clubonline.co.uk. Without doubt, he is among the most obsessive birdwatchers in Britain, and claims to have driven over 1.8 million miles in his pursuit of rare birds.

He has written 27 books on his chosen subject, including the best selling 'Rare Birds in Britain 1800-1990' and 'The Ultimate Site Guide to Scarcer British Birds', and has been actively birding since 1968.