Birdwatch Magazine Readers Choice Awards 2015 – My Nomination
In the November 2015 edition of Birdwatch Magazine, the Birders’ Choice Awards 2015 were announced. The lovely Steve Hale of Avon Birding contacted us asking if he could publicize that I was nominated for an award. We hadn’t looked at our copy yet, but quickly looked and found that I was nominated in the Best Blog section.
I was up against a load of brilliant blogs but especially Noah Strycker’s blog, Birding Without Borders, about his Big Year around the world. With all these fantastic bloggers, there was no way I could win, but that didn’t matter. For me, being nominated in the awards alongside the world’s biggest bloggers was winning – I had won my place amongst the them and that was amazing.
So thank you to Birdwatch Magazine for nominating me and to everyone (especially by friends and family) who voted for me.
Voting has closed now but I am looking forward to finding out how everyone gets on.
Young Birder Birdgirl Mya-Rose Craig at Camp Avalon
Photography taken by and copyright Helena Craig
About The Author
Hi, I’m Dr. Mya-Rose Craig. I am a 19-year-old prominent British-Bangladeshi ornithologist, environmentalist, diversity activist as well as an author, speaker and broadcaster. At age 11 I started the popular blog Birdgirl, and at age 17 I became the youngest person to see half of the birds in the world.
Lyrical, poignant and insightful.’ - Margaret Atwood
This is my story; a journey defined by my love for these extraordinary creatures. Because large or small, brown, patterned or jewelled, there is something about birds that makes us, even for just moments at a time, lift our eyes away from our lives and up to the skies.
Lyrical, poignant and insightful.’ - Margaret Atwood
This is my story; a journey defined by my love for these extraordinary creatures. Because large or small, brown, patterned or jewelled, there is something about birds that makes us, even for just moments at a time, lift our eyes away from our lives and up to the skies.
I am so proud to know you and am sure that you will be making more and lmore of an impact for the natural world as you go on. Congratulations on all you have done already! Bridget Taylor
Thank you Bridget, that is lovely of you to say.