Captivated by birds since he was a small child, Cameron’s love for birds and the natural world was solidified growing up in the town of Hoedspruit, a stones-throw from the famous Kruger National Park, Blyde River Canyon and Mariepskop forest. He has birded widely in every province of South Africa, as well as in parts of Mozambique, Namibia, Zimbabwe, and Botswana.

Cameron completed his Honours Degree at the University of Cape Town in 2021 working with the Honeyguide Research Project. Cameron has recently achieved his MSc at UCT’s Fitzpatrick Institute of African Ornithology, joining the African Cuckoos team looking at how brood-parasitic honeyguide chicks are able to acoustically deceive their host parents to provide them with large amounts of food.. He also chaired the UCT Birding Club for two years.

He is now based in Johannesburg as an Avifauna Specialist Intern at The Biodiversity Company.