Post War
Waterston joined James Fisher on the Agricultural Research Council's Rook Survey before rejoining the family business. In 1955, Waterston was appointed half-time salaried secretary to the Scottish Ornithologists' Club but he had a vision for an ornithological centre. This became reality in 1959 with the purchase of 21 Regents Terrace, Edinburgh. His energies had so broadened the field of bird protection in Scotland that a full-time RSPB Director was required - a post he held for 13 years.
Waterston was largely responsible for the protection of newly-returned ospreys in the 1950s. He organised a large team of observers who mounted a round-the-clock guard and placed barbed wire around the base of the nesting site.
In the mid-sixties, his attention turned to Greenland and the Canadian Arctic where he joined several scientific expeditions.
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