Need expertise? Need experience? Aviation safety is our priority and BML provide a unique blend of bird and wildlife understanding to help you ensure the best possible risk management and safety margins are applied whether you are working for a developer, airport, airline, manufacturer or regulator. We provide the specialist expertise and training to help minimise your exposure to risk.
Andy Baxter and Phil Mountain
Directors
After nearly 30 years each, Andy and Phil underpin the the work of BML by ensuring we deliver effective solutions to all our clients across the globe. If you have an issue with wildlife on or in the vicinity of an aerodrome, the chances are we have seen it and can help you minimise your exposure to risk before that risk materialises. Don't wait for an accident to occur before reviewing what you could have done to stop it. Contact BML to see how we can and do help our clients.
Andy Jowett
Wildlife Hazard Management Consultant
Andy leads our airport standards check program alongside quality management, staff development and training. Many airports and airlines work directly with Andy to review hazards, assess risk and develop best practice across the civil aviation wildlife hazard management arena.
Lee Johnson
Wildlife Hazard Management Consultant
Lee is one of the UK's foremost birdwatchers, leads our military standards check program and brings over 25 years ornithological experience delivering management development, risk assessment and global training.
Sara Bone
Safeguarding and Remains Consultant
With over 20 years of experience resolving conflicts between developers and airports to enable planning applications to proceed without risk to air safety, Sara brings a wealth of experience and expertise to BML's wildlife and bird hazard management planning program for aerodrome safeguarding.
Jon Middleton
Aviation Ornithologist
Training, monitoring, staff development, standards checks and an eye for targeted detail, we are proud to have an expert ornithologist with us who has also spent significant time within the world of grass management. This expertise and experience complement BML’s extensive knowledge.
Dr John Allan
Senior Ornithologist
John acts as a senior consultant helping the team deliver effective programs across the globe. An ex chair of the International Birdstrike Committee (and leader of the UK government's Wildlife Management Team), we're proud to have John as one of our specialist birdstrike members.
Stuart Card
Aviation Ornithologist
Stuart brings a full set of aviation wildlife hazard management skills and works across a range of projects continuing our company scheme of delivering excellence in all areas.
Dr Dan Nesbit
Aviation Ornithologist
Dan recently completed his PhD on global change-induced range shifts in birds, before joining our team. He has worked on a range of ecological projects including teaching bird identification and survey skills at a several locations around the world.
BML Vacancies
Ornithologists and Consultants
We've just completed a recruitment in autumn 2025. Please don't hesitate to send us your cv, however, if you are interested in us contacting you in future about any exciting opportunities that arise as demand for our services continues to expand around the world.