--- id: "https://www.chngmkr.org/birdgirl-mya-rose-craig#entity" name: "Birdgirl (Mya-Rose Craig)" type: Person url: "https://www.chngmkr.org/birdgirl-mya-rose-craig" location: "Bristol, United Kingdom" city: "Bristol" country: "United Kingdom" coordinates: [51.4545, -2.5879] recommended_by: ["Florian Guillaume"] collections: ["Rising Voices", "Education & Work", "Arts & Culture"] website: "https://www.birdgirluk.com/" image: "https://www.chngmkr.org/photo/og/chngmkr-birdgirl-mya-rose-craig-bristol-364ca9.jpg" sameAs: ["https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85717413", "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mya-Rose_Craig"] languages: ["en", "fr", "it", "es", "zh"] date_added: "May 2026" --- # Birdgirl (Mya-Rose Craig) Bristol, United Kingdom ## Why Florian Guillaume recommends Birdgirl (Mya-Rose Craig) > “Mya-Rose opens birdwatching and nature to communities that were too often kept outside.” > > Florian Guillaume, founder of CHNGMKR, May 2026 ## About Birdgirl (Mya-Rose Craig) Mya-Rose Craig, aka 'Birdgirl', is a British-Bangladeshi ornithologist, conservationist and climate activist who has observed 6,000+ bird species, making her the youngest person to achieve that milestone. At 11, she started her blog BirdGirlUK to encourage young people and Black and Brown communities into birdwatching and nature. In 2020, she held a climate protest ON Arctic sea ice to highlight climate impacts on polar ecosystems. She organised an expedition to make Black and Brown naturalists visible in Siberia. Author of 'Birdgirl: Looking to the Skies to Change Our World' (2023). Honorary Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford. ## About this card - Recommended by: [Florian Guillaume](https://www.chngmkr.org/correspondents/florian-guillaume.md) - Collections: [Rising Voices](https://www.chngmkr.org/directory/rising-voices.md), [Education & Work](https://www.chngmkr.org/directory/education-work.md), [Arts & Culture](https://www.chngmkr.org/directory/arts-culture.md) - Website: https://www.birdgirluk.com/ - Page: https://www.chngmkr.org/birdgirl-mya-rose-craig - Français: https://www.chngmkr.org/fr/birdgirl-mya-rose-craig - Italiano: https://www.chngmkr.org/it/birdgirl-mya-rose-craig - Español: https://www.chngmkr.org/es/birdgirl-mya-rose-craig - 中文: https://www.chngmkr.org/zh/birdgirl-mya-rose-craig ## Français > “Mya-Rose ouvre l'observation des oiseaux et la nature à des communautés trop souvent tenues à l'écart.” Mya-Rose Craig, dite « Birdgirl », est une ornithologue, défenseuse de la nature et militante climatique britannico-bangladaise qui a observé plus de 6 000 espèces d'oiseaux, ce qui fait d'elle la plus jeune personne à atteindre ce cap. À 11 ans, elle a lancé son blog BirdGirlUK pour encourager les jeunes et les communautés noires et brunes à observer les oiseaux et la nature. En 2020, elle a organisé une manifestation pour le climat SUR la banquise arctique, pour montrer les effets du climat sur les écosystèmes polaires. Elle a organisé une expédition en Sibérie pour rendre visibles les naturalistes noirs et bruns. Autrice de « Birdgirl: Looking to the Skies to Change Our World » (2023). Membre honoraire du Balliol College, à Oxford. ## Italiano > “Mya-Rose apre il birdwatching e la natura a comunità troppo spesso tenute fuori.” Mya-Rose Craig, detta «Birdgirl», è un'ornitologa, naturalista e attivista climatica anglo-bangladese che ha osservato oltre 6.000 specie di uccelli, il che fa di lei la persona più giovane a raggiungere questo traguardo. A 11 anni ha lanciato il suo blog BirdGirlUK per avvicinare i giovani e le comunità nere e brune al birdwatching e alla natura. Nel 2020 ha organizzato una protesta per il clima SULLA banchisa artica, per mostrare gli effetti del clima sugli ecosistemi polari. Ha organizzato una spedizione in Siberia per rendere visibili i naturalisti neri e bruni. Autrice di «Birdgirl: Looking to the Skies to Change Our World» (2023). Honorary Fellow del Balliol College di Oxford. ## Español > “Mya-Rose abre la observación de aves y la naturaleza a comunidades que demasiadas veces se quedaron fuera.” Mya-Rose Craig, alias «Birdgirl», es una ornitóloga, conservacionista y activista climática británico-bangladesí que ha observado más de 6.000 especies de aves, lo que la convierte en la persona más joven en alcanzar ese hito. A los 11 años lanzó su blog BirdGirlUK para animar a los jóvenes y a las comunidades negras y racializadas a observar aves y disfrutar de la naturaleza. En 2020 organizó una protesta climática SOBRE el hielo marino del Ártico para mostrar los efectos del clima en los ecosistemas polares. Organizó una expedición a Siberia para dar visibilidad a los naturalistas negros y racializados. Autora de «Birdgirl: Looking to the Skies to Change Our World» (2023). Honorary Fellow del Balliol College de Oxford. ## 中文 > “Mya-Rose 把观鸟和自然向那些常常被挡在门外的社区打开。” Mya-Rose Craig，人称“Birdgirl”，是英籍孟加拉裔鸟类学家、自然保护者和气候活动家，已观察到6000多种鸟类，是达到这一里程碑最年轻的人。11岁时她创办博客 BirdGirlUK，鼓励年轻人以及黑人和棕色人种社群参与观鸟和亲近自然。2020年，她在北极海冰上举行气候抗议，凸显气候对极地生态系统的影响。她组织了一次西伯利亚考察，让黑人和棕色人种博物学家被看见。著有《Birdgirl: Looking to the Skies to Change Our World》（2023）。牛津大学贝利奥尔学院荣誉院士。