Malcolm Ogilvie

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Dr.
Malcolm Alexander Ogilvie
Occupations
Known forStudy of wildfowl

Dr. Malcolm Alexander Ogilvie is a British ornithologist and freelance natural history author and consultant. One of his areas of expertise is wildfowl.

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Ogilvie was a research scientist with the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust from 1960 to 1986, also editing their journal, Wildfowl, from 1966 to 1986. Until 1997 he was a member of the British Birds editorial board and a member of the editorial board of the handbook The Birds of the Western Palearctic . He has been a fully qualified bird ringer since 1958. He is a past regional representative for the British Trust for Ornithology, and past vice-county plant recorder for South Ebudes [1] for the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland.

Ogilvie has been resident on the island of Islay since 1986. He was married to Carol (died 2024) and has two daughters, Isla and Heather.

Qualifications

Positions

Ogilvie's positions have included:

Bibliography & references

Ornithology

  • Ducks of Britain and Europe (illustrated by Carol Ogilvie), Poyser (1975) ISBN   0-85661-010-0
  • The Winter Birds, Michael Joseph (1976) ISBN   0-7181-1529-5
  • Wild Geese (illustrated by Carol Ogilvie), Poyser (1978) ISBN   0-931130-00-X
  • 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), ISBN   0-7278-2004-4;
  • 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 ISBN   0-9508471-3-5
  • 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) ISBN   0-600-57973-5
  • 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

Other natural history

  • The Wild Flowers of Islay : A Checklist, Lochindaal Press (1995)

Other

  • Place Names of Islay: Their Meanings and Pronunciations compiled by Katie Ferguson and Margot Perrons, edited Ogilvie), Islay Museums Trust, (1990)

References

  1. "Local groups". Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Retrieved 4 February 2014.

Bibliography