Marsh Awards for Ornithology
The five Marsh Awards for Ornithology are among over 40 Marsh Awards issued in the United Kingdom by the Marsh Charitable Trust and the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), in the field of ornithology.[1][2]
The Marsh Award for Ornithology
[edit]Given:[3]
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.
- 2010Dr Jenny Gill, British Ornithologists' Union (BOU) President : [1]
- 2011Dr Ian Hartley (former Chairman of the BOU's Ibis Management Committee : [1]
- 2012Professor Jeremy Wilson, head of research for RSPB Scotland : [1][2]
- 2013Dr Jane Reid : [3]
- 2014Dr Francis Daunt : [3]
- 2015Stuart Butchart : [3]
- 2016Professor Will Cresswell : [3]
- 2017Becki Lawson, Research Fellow at the Zoological Society of London : [4]
- 2018Dr Juliet Vickery : [3]
- 2019Dr Dan Chamberlain : [3]
- 2020Dr Jen Smart : [3]
- 2021Dr Alison Johnston : [3]
- 2022Dr Alex Bond : [3]
- 2023Aldina Franco : [3]
The Marsh Local Ornithology Award
[edit]Given:[3]
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.
- 2010Cheshire & Wirral Ornithology Society : [3]
- 2011Henfield Birdwatch : [3]
- 2012Chris Dee and the Herts Bird Club for their online bird atlas : [1][2]
- 2013Arran Natural History Society : [3]
- 2014Friends of Skokholm & Skomer : [3]
- 2015Malcolm Burgess & Piedfly.net : [3]
- 2016Cross & Stratford Welsh Chough Project : [3]
- 2017Bardsey Bird and Field Observatory : [4]
- 2018Spurn Bird Observatory : [3]
- 2019Mike Smart : [3]
- 2020Scottish Ornithologists' Club : [3]
- 2021Vic Fairbrother and Ken Hutchinson : [3]
- 2022The Chilterns Landscape Partnership project 'Tracking the Impact' : [3]
- 2023Royal Air Force Ornithological Society : [3]
The Marsh Award for Innovative Ornithology
[edit]
Introduced in 2012[1] to celebrate:[1]
an important contribution which takes forward our understanding of avian ecology or conservation science
- 2012The BTO's Cuckoo Team for their satellite tracking project : [1][2]
- 2013Dr Christian Rutz : [3]
- 2014The Spoon-billed Sandpiper Recovery Team : [3]
- 2015Mark Constantine & The Sound Approach : [3]
- 2016Dick Newell and Action For Swifts : [1][2]
- 2017Ben Kibel for his Hookpod design : [4]
- 2018Dr Stuart Newson : [3]
- 2019EuroBirdPortal (Gabriel Gargallo & David Marti) : [3]
- 2020Project Puffin (Dr Ellie Own) : [3]
- 2021West Midlands Ringing Group : [3]
- 2022Rob Clements : [3]
The Marsh Award for International Ornithology
[edit]Introduced in 2013 and awarded to:[3]
an individual scientist whose work on the international stage has had significant influence on British ornithology, especially as reflected in the work of BTO scientists and volunteers
- 2013Lars Svensson : [3]
- 2014Dr Shiiwua Manu : [3]
- 2015Franz Bairlein : [3]
- 2016Professor Pertti Saurola : [3]
- 2017Theunis Piersma : [4]
- 2018David Stroud : [3]
- 2019Dr Petr Voříšek : [3]
- 2020Dr Verena Keller : [3]
- 2021Prof Lukas Jenni : [3]
The Marsh Award for Young Ornithologist
[edit]Introduced in 2015 and awarded to:[3]
an individual (or group of people) under the age of 21 who has/have made a significant contribution to BTO bird monitoring schemes and shared this information with their peers
- 2015Findlay Wilde : [3]
- 2016Josie Hewitt : [3]
- 2017Toby Carter : [4]
- 2018Louis Driver : [3]
- 2019Kabir Kaul : [3]
- 2020Mike Sinclair : [3]
- 2021Siân Mercer : [3]
- 2022: Anna Webberley[3]
- 2023Mya Bambrick : [3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Jeremy Wilson receives the 2012 Marsh Award for Ornithology". British Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Dilys Breese and Marsh awards presented at SWLA exhibition". British Trust for Ornithology. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax "Medallists". British Trust for Ornithology. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Dilys Breese and Marsh Awards 2017". BTO. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.