William MacGillivray FRSE was a Scottish naturalist and ornithologist.
Gregory Macalister Mathews CBE FRSE FZS FLS was an Australian-born amateur ornithologist who spent most of his later life in England.
Colonel Arthur Hay, 9th Marquess of Tweeddale,, known before 1862 as Lord Arthur Hay and between 1862 and 1876 as Viscount Walden, was a Scottish soldier and ornithologist.
Edward Hargitt was a Scottish ornithologist and landscape painter.
Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson FRSE PZS CB LLD was a Scottish medical researcher, mainly remembered as an amateur ornithologist and ornithological author and acknowledged expert on bird migration.
Dr William Eagle Clarke ISO FLS FRSE PBOU LL.D. was a British ornithologist.
Henry Eeles Dresser was an English businessman and ornithologist.
Arthur Humble Evans FRSE was a British ornithologist.
Colonel Robert George Wardlaw-Ramsay FLS, FZS was an army officer and naturalist. His father was Robert Balfour Wardlaw-Ramsay while his mother Louisa was the third daughter of George, eighth Marquess of Tweeddale. He studied at Cheam and Harrow before joining the Hampshire Regiment in January 1871 to be stationed in India, Afghanistan and Burma. His interest in birds began as a young boy and in 1872 he was elected a member of the British Ornithologists' Union and was later (1913-1918) to become its president. He was also a Fellow of the Zoological Society. During his various army postings he took a great interest in the local ornithology. He was a nephew of Arthur Hay, 9th Marquess of Tweeddale and inherited a large collection of over 20,000 bird skins that was later presented to the British Museum. He also edited The Ornithological works of Arthur 9th Marquis of Tweeddale (1881) and towards the end of his life was writing a Guide to the birds of Europe and North Africa (1923) which was published posthumously.
Phillip Alexander Clancey was a leading authority on the ornithology of South Africa.
Newburn is a civil parish in the County of Fife in Scotland. It is located on the north coast of the Firth of Forth and bounded by the parishes of Kilconquhar and Largo. It was originally a rural parish with no major settlement, but with the development of Leven as a seaside resort in the late 19th century, the population of the parish grew considerably.
Kenneth Williamson FRSE MBOU was a British ornithologist who had a strong association with Scotland and with bird migration.
George Waterston OBE FRSE FZS LLD was a 20th-century Scottish stationer, ornithologist and conservationist. From 1949 to 1954 he owned the remote Scottish island, Fair Isle.
James Henry Fleming was a Canadian ornithologist. His father was Scottish, and sixty years old when his son was born. James became interested in birds at the age of 12. He was an associate member of the Royal Canadian Institute at 16. In 1916, he became a fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union (AOU), and by 21 was an associate member. He eventually became its president, holding the post from 1932 to 1935. His standing as an ornithologist was recognized in many ways. The National Museum of Canada made him honorary curator of ornithology in 1913. He was elected British Empire Member of the British Ornithological Union; Corresponding Member of the Zoological Society of London; and Membre d'Honneur Étranger of the Société Ornithologique et Mammalogique de France.
James David Macdonald FLS FZS FIB was a Scottish-Australian ornithologist and ornithological writer. A traditional museum ornithologist, he did much to build up the collections of African and Australian birds held by the British Museum, as well as popularising ornithology through his writings.
Annie Meinertzhagen was a Scottish ornithologist who contributed to studies on bird migration and was a specialist regarding waders and ducks, especially their moulting patterns. She married fellow ornithologist Richard Meinertzhagen in 1921 and died from a gunshot fired under suspicious circumstances.
Robert Gray FRSE, was a Scottish banker and famed amateur ornithologist.
Rintoul is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Evelyn Vida Baxter LLD FRSE FLS FZS MBE was a Scottish naturalist and ornithologist, and the first woman to receive Union Medal of the British Ornithological Union.
John Berry, CBE DL FRSE was a Scottish zoologist and ecologist. He was the first Director of the Nature Conservancy (UK) for Scotland. He was the youngest and longest served Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh during the 20th century.
