Marsh Awards for Ornithology
The five 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.[1][2]
The Marsh Award for Ornithology
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.
- 2010: Dr Jenny Gill, British Ornithologists' Union (BOU) President[1]
- 2011: Dr Ian Hartley (former Chairman of the BOU's Ibis Management Committee[1]
- 2012: Professor Jeremy Wilson, head of research for RSPB Scotland[1][2]
- 2013: Dr Jane Reid[3]
- 2014: Dr Francis Daunt[3]
- 2015: Stuart Butchart[3]
- 2016: Professor Will Cresswell[3]
- 2017: Becki Lawson, Research Fellow at the Zoological Society of London[4]
- 2018: Dr Juliet Vickery[3]
- 2019: Dr Dan Chamberlain[3]
- 2020: Dr Jen Smart[3]
The Marsh Local Ornithology Award
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.
- 2010: Cheshire & Wirral Ornithology Society[3]
- 2011: Henfield Birdwatch[3]
- 2012: Chris Dee and the Herts Bird Club for their online bird atlas[1][2]
- 2013: Arran Natural History Society[3]
- 2014: Friends of Skokholm & Skomer[3]
- 2015: Malcolm Burgess & Piedfly.net[3]
- 2016: Cross & Stratford Welsh Chough Project[3]
- 2017: Bardsey Bird and Field Observatory[4]
- 2018: Spurn Bird Observatory[3]
- 2019: Mike Smart[3]
- 2020: Scottish Ornithologists' Club[3]
The Marsh Award for Innovative Ornithology
Introduced in 2012[1] to celebrate:[1]
an important contribution which takes forward our understanding of avian ecology or conservation science
- 2012: The BTO's Cuckoo Team for their satellite tracking project[1][2]
- 2013: Dr Christian Rutz[3]
- 2014: The Spoon-billed Sandpiper Recovery Team[3]
- 2015: Mark Constantine & The Sound Approach[3]
- 2016: Dick Newell and Action For Swifts[1][2]
- 2017: Ben Kibel for his Hookpod design[4]
- 2018: Dr Stuart Newson[3]
- 2019: EuroBirdPortal (Gabriel Gargallo & David Marti)[3]
- 2020: Project Puffin (Dr Ellie Own)[3]
The Marsh Award for International Ornithology
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
- 2013: Lars Svensson[3]
- 2014: Dr Shiiwua Manu[3]
- 2015: Franz Bairlein[3]
- 2016: Professor Pertti Saurola[3]
- 2017: Theunis Piersma[4]
- 2018: David Stroud[3]
- 2019: Dr Petr Voříšek[3]
- 2020: Dr Verena Keller[3]
The Marsh Award for Young Ornithologist
Introduced in 2015 and awarded to:[3]
an individual (or group of people) under the age of 18 who has/have made a significant contribution to BTO bird monitoring schemes and shared this information with their peers
- 2015: Findlay Wilde[3]
- 2016: Josie Hewitt[3]
- 2017: Toby Carter[4]
- 2018: Louis Driver[3]
- 2019: Kabir Kaul[3]
- 2020: Mike Sinclair[3]
See also
References
- ^ 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 "Medallists". British Trust for Ornithology. Retrieved 2020-12-20.
- ^ a b c d e "Dilys Breese and Marsh Awards 2017". BTO. 19 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.