Frank van Groen

Frank van Groen (1964) kijkt sinds begin jaren 80 naar vogels. In zijn woonomgeving inventariseerde hij menig gebied op broedvogels. Ook is hij actief voor diverse telprojecten van Sovon en was de grote kracht achter het project Vogelatlas Amsterdam. Daarnaast organiseert Frank jaarlijks een goed bezochte cursus vogels kijken.
Vogels overschrijden grenzen, en Frank dus ook. Gieren in Spanje maakten indruk. Voor zijn studie biologie bracht hij enige tijd door in Colombia en later ook Peru, werd besmet met het reisvirus en raakte gefascineerd door tropische bosvogels. Toekans behoren tot zijn favorieten. Ruim vier jaar bracht Frank al reizende in Latijns Amerika door en bezocht er vrijwel alle landen. Hij spreekt dan ook vloeiend Spaans. Inmiddels werden ruim 70 landen bezocht, all over the world.
Frank werkt al ruim 20 jaar voor een ecologisch adviesbureau waar hij onder meer coördinator broedvogels is.
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