Marsh Awards 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 (2010): Dr Jenny Gill, British Ornithologists' Union (BOU) President[1]
• 2011 (2011): Dr Ian Hartley (former Chairman of the BOU's Ibis Management Committee[1]
• 2012 (2012): Professor Jeremy Wilson, head of research for RSPB Scotland[1][2]
• 2013 (2013): Dr Jane Reid[3]
• 2014 (2014): Dr Francis Daunt[3]
• 2015 (2015): Stuart Butchart[3]
• 2016 (2016): Professor Will Cresswell[3]
• 2017 (2017): Becki Lawson, Research Fellow at the Zoological Society of London[4]
• 2018 (2018): Dr Juliet Vickery[3]
• 2019 (2019): Dr Dan Chamberlain[3]
• 2020 (2020): Dr Jen Smart[3]

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 (2010): Cheshire & Wirral Ornithology Society[3]
• 2011 (2011): Henfield Birdwatch[3]
• 2012 (2012): Chris Dee and the Herts Bird Club for their online bird atlas[1][2]
• 2013 (2013): Arran Natural History Society[3]
• 2014 (2014): Friends of Skokholm & Skomer[3]
• 2015 (2015): Malcolm Burgess & Piedfly.net[3]
• 2016 (2016): Cross & Stratford Welsh Chough Project[3]
• 2017 (2017): Bardsey Bird and Field Observatory[4]
• 2018 (2018): Spurn Bird Observatory[3]
• 2019 (2019): Mike Smart[3]
• 2020 (2020): Scottish Ornithologists' Club[3]

Introduced in 2012[1] to celebrate:[1]

an important contribution which takes forward our understanding of avian ecology or conservation science

• 2012 (2012): The BTO's Cuckoo Team for their satellite tracking project[1][2]
• 2013 (2013): Dr Christian Rutz[3]
• 2014 (2014): The Spoon-billed Sandpiper Recovery Team[3]
• 2015 (2015): Mark Constantine & The Sound Approach[3]
• 2016 (2016): Dick Newell and Action For Swifts[1][2]
• 2017 (2017): Ben Kibel for his Hookpod design[4]
• 2018 (2018): Dr Stuart Newson[3]
• 2019 (2019): EuroBirdPortal (Gabriel Gargallo & David Marti)[3]
• 2020 (2020): Project Puffin (Dr Ellie Own)[3]

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 (2013): Lars Svensson[3]
• 2014 (2014): Dr Shiiwua Manu[3]
• 2015 (2015): Franz Bairlein[3]
• 2016 (2016): Professor Pertti Saurola[3]
• 2017 (2017): Theunis Piersma[4]
• 2018 (2018): David Stroud[3]
• 2019 (2019): Dr Petr Voříšek[3]
• 2020 (2020): Dr Verena Keller[3]

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 (2015): Findlay Wilde[3]
• 2016 (2016): Josie Hewitt[3]
• 2017 (2017): Toby Carter[4]
• 2018 (2018): Louis Driver[3]
• 2019 (2019): Kabir Kaul[3]
• 2020 (2020): Mike Sinclair[3]

• List of ornithology awards