Mya-Rose 'Birdgirl' Craig is a rarity. Appearing in the 2010 BBC Four documentary, Twitchers: A Very British Obsession, a delightful seven-year-old Mya-Rose was seen birding around the UK with her parents. Now aged eleven, Mya-Rose, who is from Compton Martin and is in Year 7 at Chew Valley School, is still an avid birder, both at home and abroad – and has just spotted her 3,000th species.

In spring 2012, the family left for a six-month birding trip to South America, birding in Colombia, Bolivia and Peru. At that time, Mya-Rose was at Ubley Primary School and the school were very supportive in Mya-Rose being home schooled whilst away.

Before the trip, Mya-Rose's parents surprised her with a new pair of Swarovski binoculars. The binoculars were an immediate hit and she is never in the field without them. Trying to pick up skulky species like Antpittas (small forest birds that feed on insects at or near the ground) requires concentration and top quality binoculars, which for Mya-Rose, also need to be as light as possible.

"We had a fantastic trip around South America, visiting unforgettable places like the Amazon, the Andes and Machu Picchu and seeing lots and lots of birds," she said.

In Peru, disaster struck when Mya-Rose fell over in the Andes and smashed her binoculars against rocks, breaking them into two pieces. She was devastated until Swarovski came to the rescue and fixed them without any charge or fuss. Mya-Rose said: "I was so happy and relieved that Swarovski were able to fix my binoculars, as they mean so much to me."

Swarokski Optik have now written an article about Mya-Rose on their blog, at: http://www.swarovskioptik.com/nature/blog/Bird_girl">www.swarovskioptik.com/nature/blog/Bird_girl and Mya-Rose is asking readers to read the article and comment on it. She even hopes to launch her own blog shortly on birding and conservation.

As well as her other travels across the globe, Mya-Rose has recently returned from a summer birding trip to Queensland, Australia. Early in her trip, she saw her 3,000th bird species in the world, the beautiful Regent Bowerbird, at Lamington National Park, just south of Brisbane. She also encountered some friendly Crimson Rosella there.

"My binoculars were great in Australia for birding and also watching wildlife. I was over the moon to see my 3,000th bird species. As well as hundreds of different bird species, we saw Humpback Whales, Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins, Duck-Billed Platypus, Koala and lots of Wallaby and Kangaroo species.

"I am not sure where we are going next, but a trip to Antarctica would be awesome – my seventh continent!"

Readers can follow the family on their travels via: http://birdinggap.blogspot.co.uk">http://birdinggap.blogspot.co.uk