List of birdwatchers
This is a list of birdwatchers who have either 1) seen a very large number of species or 2) who are notable in their own right but also happen to be birdwatchers.
First are listed birdwatchers With the largest lifelists, which is based on the number of species of birds each of them has/had seen. Depending on the taxonomic viewpoint, there are 10,585 (Clements V2018) or 10,896 (IOC ver. 9.1) living bird species recognised.
Life lists of 9,000 or more species (12 birdwatchers)
- Claes-Göran Cederlund: 9,667[1]
- Philip Rostron: 9,618[1]
- Jon Hornbuckle: 9,600 [1] (deceased 2018)
- Hugh Buck: 9,468[1]
- Hans Jornvall: 9,310[1]
- Peter Kaestner: 9,308[1] / 9,240[2] Discovered the Cundinamarca antpitta (Grallaria kaestneri), which was subsequently named after him. First birder to see a representative of each of the world's (currently 247 [2019 eBird/Clements list] or 250 [2019 IOC list]) bird families.
- Jürgen Lehnert: 9,293[1]
- Mark Van Beirs: 9,276[1]
- Jonathan Rossouw: 9,148[1] First to reach 9,000 species before turning 50 (in 2018).[3]
- Richard Clifford: 9,117[1] Appeared in 2018 surfbirds list. Not in 2019 list.
- Tom Gullick: 9,096 includes heard only birds.[1] First person ever to reach 9,000 species (in 2012, at the age of 81).[4]
- Bob Walton: 9,012[1]
- Denzil Morgan: 9,005[1]
Last updated 15 January 2020
Life lists of 8,000 or more species (32 additional birdwatchers)
- Gerry Richards: 8,811[1]
- Joe Thompson: 8,806[5]
- David Williamson: 8,698[1]
- Jon Gallagher: 8,580[1]
- Dave Sargeant: 8,575[1]
- David Fisher: 8,552[1]
- Bob Bates: 8,549[1]
- Josep del Hoyo: 8,500 [6]
- Peter Maaskant 8,498 [1]
- Pete Morris: 8,491[1]
- Jason Mann: 8,472[1]
- Martin Edwards: 8,450[1]
- John Hopkins: 8,449[1]
- John Clark: 8,427[1]
- Jonathan Newman: 8,415[1]
- Gerald Broddelez: 8,412[1]
- Björn Anderson: 8,401[5]
- Phoebe Snetsinger: 8,398 (deceased 1999). First person ever to see 8,000 species. At time of death she was World #1.[7]
- Dollyann Myers: 8,383 [1]
- Nikita Panfilov: 67. Famous Ornithologist from Zabaykalsky Krai
- Keith Betton: 8,365 [1]
- Ian Lewis: 8,364 [1]
- David Shackleford: 8,360 [1]
- Ron Hoff: 8,340 [1]
- Alan Lewis: 8,267 [1]
- Dave Pitman: 8,247[1]
- Jean-Marc Thiollay: 8,259[8]
- Stephen Bailey: 8,165 [1]
- Alan Greensmith: 8,097 [1]
- Bernard Master: 8,070[1] The Chocó vireo (Vireo masteri) is named after him.
- Çağan Hakkı Şekercioğlu: 8,047 [1]
- Shaun Coyle: 8,035 [1]
- Romney Bathurst: 8,031 Nov. 2019
- Jared Weaver: 8,011
- David Anderson: 8,009 [1]
Last full update November, 2018
Other notable birdwatchers with large life lists
- Pete Winter: more than 7,700 species[9]
- John Danzenbaker: 7,535[10] (Deceased 2008)
- Jim Clements: Author of The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World; 7,200[citation needed] (deceased in 2005)
- Richard Koeppel: subject of To See Every Bird on Earth; over 7,000[11]
Birdwatchers famous for achievements in other fields
- Damon Albarn English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer
- Jane Alexander Actress and former Director of the US National Endowment for the Arts
- Simon Armitage British poet, playwright and novelist
- Margaret Atwood Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist
- John James Audubon An early pioneer in nature studies within the US
- Bill Bailey English comedian, musician, actor, TV and radio presenter and author
- David Bailey English photographer, regarded as one of the nation's best
- Sean Bean English actor of stage and screen[12]
- Stephen Breyer United States Supreme Court Justice
- Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke British Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the Second World War
- Laura Bush former First Lady of the United States
- Jimmy Carter President of the United States
- Fidel Castro President of Cuba
- Agatha Christie Author and playwright
- Kenneth Clarke British Conservative politician
- Jeremy Clarkson English broadcaster, journalist and writer
- Jarvis Cocker English musician and frontman for the band Pulp[12]
- Wes Craven American film director
- George Crook 19th century U.S. Army General[13]
- Peter Cushing English actor, known for his many appearances in Hammer Films and Star Wars
- Fyfe Dangerfield English musician and songwriter, best known as the founding member of the indie rock band Guillemots
- Jared Diamond American geographer, evolutionary biologist, physiologist, lecturer, and nonfiction author
- Cameron Diaz American actress and former model[12]
- Alec Douglas-Home British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister from October 1963 to October 1964
- Bill Drummond South African-born Scottish artist, musician, writer, and record producer
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
- Richard Feynman American theoretical physicist
- Ian Fleming English author, journalist and naval intelligence officer
- Jonathan Franzen American novelist and essayist
- Guy Garvey English singer and guitarist in the band Elbow, presenter for BBC 6 Music and A&R manager of Skinny Dog Records
- Murray Gell-Mann Leading Theoretical Physicist, Nobel Laureate in Physics
- Graeme Gibson Canadian novelist
- Jimi Goodwin English bassist, vocalist and guitarist for Doves
- Trudie Goodwin English actress
- Benjamin F. Goss Legislator, officer in the American Civil War
- Crawford Greenewalt president of DuPont
- Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon British Liberal statesman
- Daryl Hannah American actress[12]
- Ian Harding American actor, Pretty Little Liars, author of Odd Birds
- Michael Heseltine Welsh-British businessman, Conservative politician and patron of the Tory Reform Group
- Mick Jagger English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as lead vocalist and founding member of the Rolling Stones[12]
- Norman Lamont British politician and former Conservative MP for Kingston upon Thames
- Meriwether Lewis Explorer
- Phil Liggett Cycling commentator
- Joanna Lumley English actress, voice-over artist, former-model and author[12]
- Humphrey Lyttelton English jazz musician and broadcaster
- Steve Martin Writer, comedian, musician
- Per Martin-Löf Swedish mathematical scientist
- Ernst Mayr Evolutionary biologist, tropical explorer, ornithologist, historian of science
- Sir Paul McCartney English musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and composer
- Rory McGrath British comedian and writer[12]
- Eric Morecambe English comedian[12]
- Elliot Morley Former Labour Party politician
- Van Morrison Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician
- Sir Andrew Motion English poet, novelist, and biographer, who was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1999 to 2009
- Victor Muller Dutch entrepreneur, CEO Spyker Cars
- Tig Notaro Stand-up comic and actor
- Patrick O'Brian Author
- Bill Oddie Actor, author, comedian, television presenter[12]
- Henry Paulson Secretary of the Treasury under U.S. President George W. Bush
- Neil Peart Canadian musician, drummer/songwriter for Rush (band)
- Roger Tory Peterson Invented the first user-friendly field guide; noted mainly for his books studying birds and promoting birding
- George Plimpton Author
- Vic Reeves English comedian[12]
- Debby Reynolds, British veterinary surgeon
- David Ridgen, Canadian filmmaker
- Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira was a Brazilian-Portuguese naturalist
- Theodore Roosevelt President of the United States
- Richard Rorty American philosopher
- Mark Salling Actor and musician
- Alison Steadman English actress
- John Stott Author, theologian and evangelical leader
- Lili Taylor American actress, American Birding Association board member
- Laura Wade British playwright
- James D. Watson Nobel laureate, molecular biologist, and co-discoverer of the structure of DNA
- Samuel West British actor and director
- E. B. White Author
References
- ^ 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 "World Bird Species Life List". surfbirds.com. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ https://ebird.org/home
- ^ https://www.apex-expeditions.com/blog/9000-bird-quest/
- ^ McCarthy, Michael (15 October 2012). "World's greatest birdwatcher sets a new record". The Independent. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
- ^ a b "iGoTerra Ranking".
- ^ Radio interview, January 26th 2019, http://www.elpratradio.com/#!/programs/laradiodelsomormujo/elpratradio_podcast_15089
- ^ Graham, Frank Jr. (May–June 2009). "The Endless Race: A new biography explores the remarkable accomplishments of Phoebe Snetsinger, the first birder to list 8,000 species". Audubon Magazine. National Audubon Society. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Classement des cocheurs de France Archived 2008-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "The World's Best Birdwatcher". Missouri Conservationist (online). 64 (12). December 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- ^ John Danzenbaker, Fellow of the DVOC
- ^ National Zoo Archived 2011-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Copping, Jasper (10 August 2008). "Birdwatching back in fashion with Rutland fair". The Telegraph. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
- ^ Birding. 49:1 46-50 (2017)
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