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Marsh Awards for Ornithology

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The Marsh Awards for Ornithology are among over 40 Marsh Awards issued in the United Kingdom by the Marsh Christian Trust and the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), in the field of ornithology. The awards given include:

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The Marsh Award for Ornithology

Given:

For an ornithologist who is making a significant contribution to the field, typically someone who gained a PhD between ten and twenty years prior to the award being made.

  • 2010 (2010): Dr Jenny Gill, British Ornithologists' Union (BOU) President
  • 2011 (2011): Dr Ian Hartley (former Chairman of the BOU's Ibis Management Committee
  • 2012 (2012): Professor Jeremy Wilson, head of research for RSPB Scotland

    • The BTO Marsh Local Ornithology Award

    Given:

    For a bird club or group that publishes a book, completes a study or conducts any other exceptional activity in the preceding calendar year that advances knowledge about birds.

  • 2010 (2010): Cheshire & Wirral Ornithology Society
  • 2011 (2011): Henfield Birdwatch
  • 2012 (2012): Chris Dee and the Herts Bird Club for their online bird atlas

    • The Marsh Award for Innovative Ornithology

    Introduced in 2012 to celebrate:

    an important contribution which takes forward our understanding of avian ecology or conservation science

  • 2012 (2012): The BTO's Cuckoo Team for their satellite tracking project
  • 2016 (2016): Dick Newell and Action For Swifts

    • References

    Marsh Awards for Ornithology Wikipedia
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