Bernard Tucker Medal
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The Bernard Tucker Medal is awarded by the British Trust for Ornithology
for services to ornithology
. It is named in memory of Bernard Tucker
, their first Secretary. It has been awarded since 1954, usually annually although there are some years when no medals were awarded.
British Trust for Ornithology
The British Trust for Ornithology is an organisation founded in 1932 for the study of birds in the British Isles.-Activities:The BTO carries out research into the lives of birds, chiefly by conducting population and breeding surveys and by bird ringing, largely carried out by a large number of...
for services to ornithology
Ornithology
Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the study of birds. Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and the aesthetic appeal of birds...
. It is named in memory of Bernard Tucker
Bernard Tucker
Bernard William Tucker was an English ornithologist. He was lecturer in zoology at Oxford University, a long-time editor of British Birds and one of the authors of The Handbook of British Birds...
, their first Secretary. It has been awarded since 1954, usually annually although there are some years when no medals were awarded.
20th Century
- 1954 E.P. Leach and Philip HollomPhilip HollomPhilip Arthur Dominic Hollom is a British ornithologist.In 1951, he became a member of the editorial board of British Birds magazine under the senior editorship of Max Nicholson, whom he succeeded in 1960...
- 1955 Wilfred Backhouse AlexanderWilfred Backhouse AlexanderWilfred Backhouse Alexander was an English ornithologist and entomologist. He was the brother of Horace Alexander....
and R.C. Homes - 1956 J.A. Gibb and G.W. Temperley
- 1957 Ronald HicklingRonald HicklingRonald Arthur Overton Hickling was a British ornithologist. He served as president of the Leicestershire and Rutland Ornithological Society. He died in Rothley, Leicestershire, at the age of 93.-Publications:...
and Sir Arthur Landsborough ThomsonArthur Landsborough ThomsonSir Arthur Landsborough Thomson was a Scottish ornithologist.He was president of the British Ornithologists' Union from 1948 to 1955.-Bibliography:*A New Dictionary of Birds , 1964... - 1958 J.A.G. Barnes and Max NicholsonEdward Max NicholsonEdward Max Nicholson was a pioneering environmentalist, ornithologist and internationalist, and a founder of the World Wildlife Fund.-Early life:...
- 1959 Arnold BoydArnold BoydArnold Whitworth Boyd MC, MA, FZS, FRES, MBOU was an ornithologist and naturalist from Cheshire, England.He was a long-time contributor to The Guardian 's "Country Diary" column, taking over a slot from Thomas Coward in 1933, on the latter's death...
and Tony NorrisTony NorrisCuthbert Antony Norris was a notable British ornithologist.-Ornithology:He was BTO President from 1961-64 and was awarded their Bernard Tucker Medal in 1959.... - 1960 Bruce CampbellBruce Campbell (ornithologist)Bruce Campbell was an English ornithologist, writer, and broadcaster. He has long worked for the British Trust for Ornithology ....
OBE and S. Smith - 1961 R.F. Ruttledge and H.N. Southern
- 1962 No medal awarded
- 1963 Mrs E Barnes and Stanley CrampStanley CrampStanley Cramp was a British civil servant and ornithologist best known as the first Chief Editor of the encyclopaedic nine-volume handbook The Birds of the Western Palearctic ....
- 1964 Derek RatcliffeDerek RatcliffeDerek Almey Ratcliffe was one of the most significant British nature conservationists of the 20th century. He was Chief Scientist for the Nature Conservancy Council at the Monks Wood Experimental Station, Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon, retiring in 1989...
- 1965 R.K. Cornwallis
- 1966 James FisherJames FisherJames Maxwell McConnell Fisher was a British author, editor, broadcaster, naturalist and ornithologist...
and G.M. Tait - 1967 J.S. Ash
- 1968 S. Cowdy
- 1969 No medal awarded
- 1970 A.F.G. Walker
- 1971 S.M. Taylor
- 1972 No medal awarded
- 1973 Frank Gribble
- 1974 Mr and Mrs J.A. Hardman
- 1975 Clive Minton
- 1976 James Ferguson-LeesJames Ferguson-LeesI. James Ferguson-Lees is a British ornithologist. He spent his early years in Italy and France, but was educated in Bedford, England. He turned down the chance to study zoology at Oxford University in order to get married, and became a teacher for seven years...
- 1977 No medal awarded
- 1978 G.C. Lambourne
- 1979 H.P. Sitters
- 1980 Mr and Mrs A.D. Wilson
- 1981 No medal awarded
- 1982 P.G. Davis
- 1983 Ronald HicklingRonald HicklingRonald Arthur Overton Hickling was a British ornithologist. He served as president of the Leicestershire and Rutland Ornithological Society. He died in Rothley, Leicestershire, at the age of 93.-Publications:...
- 1984 No medal awarded
- 1985 G.F.A. Munns
- 1986 M. Boddy
- 1987 No medal awarded
- 1988 No medal awarded
- 1989 G.H. Gush
- 1990 J.M. McMeeking
- 1991 M. Shrubb
- 1992 P. Catchpole and Chris du Feu
- 1993 Bob Swann
- 1994 M. Adcock and G. Horne
- 1995 B. Little
- 1996 J.C. Callion
- 1997 Chris MeadChris MeadChristopher John Mead was a popular British ornithologist, author and broadcaster, and an influential member of the British Trust for Ornithology ....
- 1998 Mike Harris
- 1999 A.G. Gosler and D.G. Coker
- 2000 R. Green
21st Century
- 2001 Mark Cubitt
- 2002 David NormanDavid Norman (ornithologist)Professor David Norman is a British Chartered Physicist and ornithologist, he has lived in Cheshire since 1978.- Physics:Professor Norman is a former Director of Synchotron Radiation, Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils, Daresbury Laboratory...
- 2003 A.C. Blackburn and C.P.F. Redfern
- 2004 M.V. Hounsome and D. Warden
- 2005 S.G. Dodd
- 2006 O.J. Merne
- 2007 P.M. Potts, J.E.A.Brook and R.C. Cooke
- 2008 S.J.R.Rumsey and Raymond DuncanRaymond Duncan (ornithologist)Raymond Duncan is a Scottish Ornithologist. He is the chairman of Grampian Ringing Group, established in 1977. He lives in Aberdeen.Duncan has carried out a number of studies on the migration of several bird species, most notably Bohemian Waxing, which have been colour ringed in Aberdeen since the...