Born in 1946 and brought up in Cupar, Fife, I was educated at the local school - 
Local SNP MSP Stewart Stevenson toured the RSPB Loch of Strathbeg Nature Reserve yesterday with wardens Peter Webster and Scott Paterson.
The MSP was invited by the RSPB to visit the reserve and see at first hand the conservation work carried out there.
Speaking after his visit, Mr Stevenson said:
“Loch of Strathbeg is an important site for birds and other wildlife and is increasingly popular with visitors with a staggering 12,000 people visiting it each year.
“A new hide has recently been opened and affords fantastic views of the thousands of pink-footed geese which are arriving daily from Iceland.
“The visitor centre completes the set up with a range of informative displays and I was particularly pleased to hear that the reserve proves especially popular with parties of schoolchildren.
“Loch of Strathbeg Reserve is an excellent visitor atraction and the staff there are clearly very committed to conservation and enjoy very good relations with their neighbours and the local community.”
Karen Adam is now the MSP for Banffshire and Buchan Coast
