Tamzyn joined the Mousehole Wild Bird Hospital team as our first CEO in April 2025. She brings over 20 years of leadership experience within the cultural, social enterprise, local authority, and third sectors working in London, Cornwall and across the South West. She is passionate about building on the Hospital’s unique heritage and is excited about fostering collaboration and interesting partnerships to strengthen our role and contribution to Cornwall’s conservation and unique ecology. Her favourite sea bird is a Gannet and she loves watching as they dive into stormy seas to feed.
Mel joined Mousehole Wild Bird Hospital Cornwall in 2016 as a clinical assistant and since then has worked as Assistant Warden, Head Warden and became Head of Operations in 2023.
She’s loved animals from an early age and has worked with animals throughout her career. She started her working life as a kennel maid and later became a veterinary nursing assistant and practice manager of a veterinary surgery. She’s also worked extensively in customer services and retail, giving her an all-round insight into running all aspects of our organisation.
Her favourite seabird is a Guillemot for its cheeky personality!
Tanith joined the team in 2021 as a Seasonal Aviary Cleaner and through her dedication and experience became one of our Bird Care Team Leaders in 2024.
Tanith has strong interests in conservation and has built a broad and in-depth knowledge through her BSc in Conservation Biology and Ecology, and through her roles at Mousehole Wild Bird Hospital. With all this experience she has a strong passion for her work and finds the rehabilitation of wild birds back into the wild amazingly rewarding.
Tanith loves all seabirds and can’t pick a favourite! She loves the diversity of their individual biology which is what makes each species so unique.
Tash grew up in Devon and moved to Cornwall in 2018 to attend university. Living in Cornwall ignited Tash’s passion and interest for wildlife, and she soon became involved in many aspects of marine mammal conservation work. By volunteering for a number of charities, Tash gained experience in areas such as surveying, wildlife photographing and identification work. Further training brought qualifications in rescue, rehabilitation and release for a variety of wildlife, including grey seals, cetaceans and a wide range of bird species.
Her favourite seabird is the puffin, often being referred to as the ‘clown of the sea’. She also loves a sighting of Storm Petrels running across the waves.
Kit joined the Mousehole Wild Bird Hospital team in 2022, starting as a seasonal aviary assistant and been training in a variety of welfare, rehabilitation, clinical and leadership skills. Her previous experience in health care and community outreach has been valuable in understanding the huge impact wildlife has on our local community.
With a strong belief in compassionate, high-quality individual focused care, she felt drawn to wildlife rehabilitation to make a meaningful difference to the lives of injured and vulnerable birds.
Outside of the hospital, you’ll usually find her exploring the Cornish cliffs, hills and coves.
Kit’s favourite seabird is a Great Black Backed Gull. She admires their dignity and sense of humour.
Rosevean vets are Mousehole Wild Bird Hospital Cornwalls local vets, there to help treat our wild birds when we need them. To see more about them visit their website: