David Norman (ornithologist)
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Professor David Norman is a British
Chartered Physicist
and ornithologist
, he has lived in Cheshire
since 1978.
, Daresbury Laboratory
. He was a visiting Professor in Surface Science at the University of Liverpool
and he is a member of the RSPB Council, and Chairman of the Merseyside Ringing Group. He is an honorary research associate of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History
, spending up to a month each year at their Powdermill Nature Reserve.
He served on the council of English Nature
from 1996-2002 (and in September 2000 became interim acting chairman for six months). He has been chairman of the Cheshire Wildlife Trust
and a member of the Editorial Board for Ornithology's journal Ringing and Migration. He was the founder chairman of the Mersey Estuary Conservation Group and Research Committee of the Liverpool Bay Wader Study Group.
In 2002 he was awarded the British Trust for Ornithology
's Bernard Tucker Medal
"for his outstanding scientific contributions in surveying, nest-recording and ringing birds".
United Kingdom
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Chartered Physicist
Chartered Physicist
Chartered Physicist is a chartered status and a professional qualification awarded by the Institute of Physics.Achieving chartered status in any profession denotes to the wider community a high level of specialised subject knowledge and professional competence...
and ornithologist
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...
, he has lived in Cheshire
Cheshire
Cheshire is a ceremonial county in North West England. Cheshire's county town is the city of Chester, although its largest town is Warrington. Other major towns include Widnes, Congleton, Crewe, Ellesmere Port, Runcorn, Macclesfield, Winsford, Northwich, and Wilmslow...
since 1978.
Physics
Professor Norman is a former Director of Synchotron Radiation, Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research CouncilsCouncil for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils
The Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils was a UK government body that carried out civil research in science and engineering.- Activities :...
, Daresbury Laboratory
Daresbury Laboratory
Daresbury Laboratory is a scientific research laboratory near Daresbury in Cheshire, England, which began operations in 1962 and was officially opened on 16 June 1967 as the Daresbury Nuclear Physics Laboratory by the then Prime Minister of United Kingdom, Harold Wilson...
. He was a visiting Professor in Surface Science at the University of Liverpool
University of Liverpool
The University of Liverpool is a teaching and research university in the city of Liverpool, England. It is a member of the Russell Group of large research-intensive universities and the N8 Group for research collaboration. Founded in 1881 , it is also one of the six original "red brick" civic...
Ornithology
Since 2005 he has been an independent member of the United Kingdom's Rare Breeding Birds PanelRare Breeding Birds Panel
The Rare Breeding Birds Panel is an ornithological body which collects data on the breeding attempts and successes of the rarer species of birds in the United Kingdom...
and he is a member of the RSPB Council, and Chairman of the Merseyside Ringing Group. He is an honorary research associate of the Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, located at 4400 Forbes Avenue in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, was founded by the Pittsburgh-based industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1896...
, spending up to a month each year at their Powdermill Nature Reserve.
He served on the council of English Nature
English Nature
English Nature was the United Kingdom government agency that promoted the conservation of wildlife, geology and wild places throughout England between 1990 and 2006...
from 1996-2002 (and in September 2000 became interim acting chairman for six months). He has been chairman of the Cheshire Wildlife Trust
Cheshire Wildlife Trust
The Cheshire Wildlife Trust is a wildlife trust covering the county of Cheshire and parts of the counties of Greater Manchester and Merseyside, England...
and a member of the Editorial Board for Ornithology's journal Ringing and Migration. He was the founder chairman of the Mersey Estuary Conservation Group and Research Committee of the Liverpool Bay Wader Study Group.
In 2002 he was awarded the British Trust for Ornithology
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...
's Bernard Tucker Medal
Bernard Tucker Medal
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.- 20th Century :*1954...
"for his outstanding scientific contributions in surveying, nest-recording and ringing birds".
Papers
- Various, on waders on the Mersey Estuary, FieldfareFieldfareThe Fieldfare is a member of the thrush family Turdidae. It breeds in woodland and scrub in northern Europe and Asia. It is strongly migratory, with many northern birds moving south during the winter. It is a very rare breeder in Great Britain and Ireland, but winters in large numbers in these...
s, Common Terns, Little TernLittle TernThe Little Tern, Sternula albifrons or Sterna albifrons, is a seabird of the tern family Sternidae. It was formerly placed into the genus Sterna, which now is restricted to the large white terns . The former North American and Red Sea S. a...
s, Wood Warblers, Common Firecrests and BramblingBramblingThe Brambling, Fringilla montifringilla, is a small passerine bird in the finch family Fringillidae.- Etymology :The common English name is probably derived from the German "brâma", meaning bramble or a thorny bush. It has also been called the Cock o' the North and the Mountain Finch.- Description...
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