Anna Webberley
Anna is a 20-year-old bioscience student from Cardiff University. Anna has done an extraordinary job of reviving the Ornithology Society at the university after it was forced to cease following the coronavirus pandemic. She successfully managed to do this despite the demands of both her placement, a late-night job, her dyslexia, and the shifting rules of the ongoing pandemic. Anna has managed to not only reorganise the society, but also to host some incredible events and create a community of avid young birders at the university. Within the last few months, Anna has been involving members with multiple surveys, such as the BTO’s Wetland Bird Survey, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds’ Big Garden Birdwatch, and the Welsh Ornithological Society’s 2022 Rook survey. Through this, she has contributed important data to the national database. Anna has also actively inspired a new generation of ornithologists through the society and encouraged a diversity of students from all different backgrounds to find an interest in bird watching.