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Arnold Whitworth Boyd
MC, MA, FZS, FRES, MBOU
Born(1885-01-20)20 January 1885
Altrincham, Cheshire
Died16 October 1959(1959-10-16) (aged 74)
Northwich, Cheshire
NationalityEnglish
Known for
RelativesJames Fisher (nephew)

Arnold Whitworth Boyd MC, MA, FZS, FRES, MBOU (20 January 1885 – 16 October 1959) was an ornithologist and naturalist from Altrincham, Cheshire, England.

Boyd was born on 20 January 1885.[1] He was a long-time contributor to The Guardian 's "Country Diary" column, taking over a slot from his friend Thomas Coward in 1933, on the latter's death. In 1950, he revised Coward's The Birds of the British Isles and their Eggs for a new edition.

Boyd was uncle to James Fisher, who also became a leading ornithologist and natural history writer and broadcaster. Following Fisher's death, many of Boyd's diaries, other papers and related material were acquired by Liverpool Museum.[2]

He made occasional radio appearances, such as a 1936 episode of My Week-End out of Doors on 'Cheshire Meres',[3] and a 1957 Birds In Britain episode on great crested grebes, edited and introduced by his nephew James and produced by Winwood Reade.[4][5]

Boyd died in Northwich, Cheshire on 16 October 1959.[1]

See also

Bibliography

  • The Country Diary of a Cheshire Man. Collins. 1946.
  • A Country Parish: Great Budworth in the county of Chester. New Naturalist. Collins. 1951.

Articles

References

  1. ^ a b Fisher, James (12 November 1959). "Mr. A. W. Boyd". The Times. pp. 16, Issue 54616, col D.
  2. ^ "The Fisher Collection (1913-1993)". Access to Archives. The National Archives. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
  3. ^ Cheshire Meres Radio Times entry at the BBC Genome Project
  4. ^ "Great Crested Grebes". Birds In Britain. 8 December 1957. BBC. Home Service.
  5. ^ Birds in Britain Radio Times entry at the BBC Genome Project


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