Fair Isle Bird Observatory & Guesthouse

Wardening team 2023

The FIBO team consisted of Acting Warden Alex Penn, Assistant Warden Georgia Platt, and Ranger Sally Kunzig. Volunteers were: Pattrick Safford, Dan Nesbit, Marcelina Poddaniec, Matthew Broadbent and Sam Langlois.

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The 2023 wardening and ranger team with Roy Dennis (left to right): Sally Kunzig, Roy Dennis, Alex Penn and Georgia Platt, September 2023. © Sam Langlois

Previous staff

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The 2022 wardening and ranger team (left to right): Holly Pickett, Alex Penn and Georgia Platt, July 2022. © Holly Pickett

From mid-May 2021, the FIBO team consisted of Assistant Wardens Alex Penn and Dan Gornall and Ranger Georgia Platt.

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The 2021 wardening and ranger team (left to right): Dan Gornall, Alex Penn and Georgia Platt, September 2021. © Ian Andrews
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The 2020 wardening and ranger team (left to right): David Parnaby, Alex Penn, Georgia Platt and Dan Gornall, November 2020. © Susannah Parnaby

In 2019, David was joined by Assistant Warden Richard Cope and Ranger Chris Dodd (to August). Many additional volunteers also helped considerably.

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The 2018 wardening team mid-season: David Roche, David Parnaby and Richard Cope, July 2018. © FIBO
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The 2018 FIBO team at the start of the season: (back row) David & Susannah Parnaby (Warden and Administrator), Orlando (Cook), Michael (Assistant cook), Inessa (Domestic assistant), Richard Cope (Assistant Warden) with (front row) Viv Hastie (Ranger), David Roberts (Domestic assistant), David Roche (Assistant Warden) and Hannah Bell (Childcarer), April 2018. © FIBO
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The 2017 wardening team mid-season: Ciaran Hatsell, David Parnaby, Richard Cope and Chris Dodd (Ranger), July 2017. © Andy Denton
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The 2016 wardening team at the start of the season: Lee Gregory, David Parnaby and Ciaran Hatsell, April 2016. © FIBO
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The 2016 team are a happy bunch! Clockwise from back left: Ciaran (Assistant Warden), Lee (Assistant Warden), Susannah (Administrator), David (Warden), Alice (Childcarer), Inessa (Domestic assistant), Terri (Domestic Assistant), Michael (Assistant Cook), Orlando (Cook), Chris (Ranger). © FIBO
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The 2015 wardening team: David Parnaby (Warden), Ciaran Hatsell (Senior Assistant Warden), Lee Gregory (Assistant Warden) and Chris Dodd (Ranger), April 2015. © FIBO