David Watts (teacher)

David Watts was a British teacher and amateur sound recordist.

He was head teacher of Kingsmead School at Hoylake for thirty years.

[1][2] The British Library's National Sound Archive holds his collection of wildlife sound recordings, many of which were made in South Africa.

[2] He was survived by his wife Dorothy and their three children, who attended a memorial service in his honour at Kingsmead School on 11 May 2013.

[2] His obituary, which described him as "eccentric and affable", was published in The Times.

Watts' recording of the dawn chorus in Royal Natal National Park , KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa