Dr Andrew Hingston

Dr Andrew Hingston is an expert in Tasmanian birds.

Andrew grew up on a farm in northern Tasmania, and from a very early age developed a love of birds. He saved enough money from collecting and recycling beer-bottles at the age of 10 to buy his first binoculars, and has been fascinated and committed to birds ever since. He completed a bachelor of science in forest ecology before going on to complete an honours and PhD on aspects of bird ecology in Tasmania. He is currently Honorary Research Associate at the University of Tasmania, has published 30 research papers on the ecology of Tasmanian birds, works as a guide with Inala Nature Tours, and on the conservation of birds with the Bruny Island Environment Network.