Malcolm Ogilvie

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Dr. Malcolm A. Ogilvie is a British ornithologist and freelance natural history author and consultant. One of his specialisms is wildfowl.

He has been resident on the island of Islay since 1986 and is married to Carol. They have two daughters, Isla and Heather.

He was formerly a research scientist with the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, from 1960 - 1986. From 1966-86, he edited their journal, Wildfowl. Until 1997, he was a member of the British Birds editorial board and was a contributor to Birds of the Western Palearctic.

He has been a fully-qualified bird ringer since 1958.

He is a regional representative for the British Trust for Ornithology, and a vice-county recorder for the Botanical Society of the British Isles.

1 Qualifications
2 Positions
3 Bibliography
4 External links

[edit] Qualifications

Member of the Institute of Biology and Chartered Biologist (MIBiol, CBiol) (1977)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Bristol University (1983)

[edit] Positions

Ogilvie's positions have included:

Member, Gloucestershire Ornithological Advisory Committee, 1963-1986
Member, Ringing Committee, British Trust for Ornithology, 1970-1985
Member, West Areas Board, Scottish Natural Heritage, February 1991 - March 2001 (Deputy Chairman, August 1997 - March 2001)
Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Scottish Natural Heritage, April 1994 - March 2001, and April 2005 -
Chairman, Editorial Committee, Scottish Ornithologists' Club, 1997-2002
Member, Committee for Scotland, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, 1999-2004
Regional Representative for Islay, Jura & Colonsay, British Trust for Ornithology, since 1989
Member, Argyll Bird Records Panel, since 1990
Organiser, Wetland Bird Survey (formerly National Wildfowl Counts), Argyll, since 1991
Member, Argyll Raptor Study Group, since 1993
Secretary, Rare Breeding Birds Panel, 1993 - 2006
Rare Breeding Birds Panel representative on Scottish Raptor Monitoring Scheme, 2002 - 2006
Recorder, vice county 102 (S Ebudes), Botanical Society of the British Isles, since 2004

[edit] Bibliography

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[edit] Ornithology

Ducks of Britain and Europe (illustrated by Carol Ogilvie), Poyser (1975)
The Winter Birds, Michael Joseph (1976) ISBN 0-7181-1529-5
Wild Geese (illustrated by Carol Ogilvie), Poyser (1978)
The Bird-Watcher's Guide to the Wetlands of Britain, Batsford (1979) ISBN 0-7134-0847-2
Birdwatching on Inland Fresh Waters (illustrated by Carol Ogilvie) Severn House (1981);
- paperback edition (1983)
Wildfowl of Britain and Europe (illustrated by Peter Scott and Noel Cusa), Oxford University Press (1986) ISBN 0-19-217723-0
Flamingos (illustrated by Carol Ogilvie), Alan Sutton (1986) ISBN 0-86299-266-4
Best Days with British Birds (with Stuart Winter), British Birds Ltd. 1989
The Birds of Islay (illustrated by Carol Ogilvie), Lochindaal Press, 1992
- second edition 1994
- third edition 2003
Wildfowl: Hamlyn Bird Behaviour Guide (illustrated by Bruce Pearson), Hamlyn, (1994)
Photographic Handbook: Wildfowl of the World (with Steve Young), New Holland (2002) ISBN 1-84330-328-0
Grebes of the World (illustrated by Chris Rose), Bruce Coleman Books (2002) ISBN 1-872842-03-8
Collect Birds on Stamps (5th edition, revised by Ogilvie), Stanley Gibbons, (2003) ISBN 0-85259-532-8
Birds of Islay - A Celebration in Photographs (with Gordon Langsbury), Lochindaal Press (2006) ISBN 0-9551146-0-8