Career
During that time, he persuaded the organisation to move from London to its current headquarters at The Lodge, Sandy, Bedfordshire. Using his own money to facilitate the transaction he was, for one day, owner of the Lodge. He was secretary and chairman of the West Midland Bird Club from 1953–1975 and its president from 1975-1999.
He was the instigator of the Bardsey Bird and Field Observatory.
In December 1958 he presented a talk on the British Broadcasting Corporation Home Service, In Search of Prunella, about the alpine accentor (Prunella collaris). He ran a garden nursery and specialised in growing South African nerine lilies, for which he was awarded an RHS gold medal.
