Colin Bibby

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Colin J. Bibby, Ph.D., (20 November 1948-7 August 2004) was an English ornithologist.

Bibby was a research staff member for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds from 1971 to 1986, and the head of Conservation Science from 1986 to 1991. In 1991, he moved to BirdLife International, where he led their research team and a major research programme, with projects in over 70 countries. In 2001, he became a self- employed environmental consultant. He was also a member of the Rare Breeding Birds Panel.

In 1994, he was awarded the Dr A.H. Heineken Prize for Environmental Sciences for his work with BirdLife International, and in June 2004, he received the RSPB medal in recognition of his contribution to ornithology.

He learned that he had an incurable cancer in March 2004 and, within a few months, died in his sleep.