Marsh Awards for Ornithology

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The five Marsh Awards for Ornithology are among over 40 Marsh Awards issued in the United Kingdom by the Marsh Charitable Trust and the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), in the field of ornithology.{{cite web|url=http://www.bou.org.uk/marsh-award-for-ornithology/|title=Jeremy Wilson receives the 2012 Marsh Award for Ornithology|work=British Ornithologists' Union |publisher=British Ornithologists' Union|accessdate=1 November 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bto.org/news-events/news/award-ceremony|title=Dilys Breese and Marsh awards presented at SWLA exhibition|publisher=British Trust for Ornithology|accessdate=1 November 2012}}

The Marsh Award for Ornithology

Given:{{cite web|url=https://www.bto.org/about-bto/ornithology-awards/medallists |title=Medallists|date=8 December 2010 |publisher=British Trust for Ornithology|accessdate=2023-11-03}}

{{Blockquote|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.}}

  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2010}}|event= Dr Jenny Gill, British Ornithologists' Union (BOU) President}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2011}}|event= Dr Ian Hartley (former Chairman of the BOU's Ibis Management Committee}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2012}}|event= Professor Jeremy Wilson, head of research for RSPB Scotland}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2013}}|event= Dr Jane Reid}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2014}}|event= Dr Francis Daunt}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2015}}|event= Stuart Butchart}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2016}}|event= Professor Will Cresswell}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2017}}|event= Becki Lawson, Research Fellow at the Zoological Society of London}}{{cite web|title=Dilys Breese and Marsh Awards 2017 |url=https://www.bto.org/news-events/news/2017-10/dilys-breese-and-marsh-awards-2017|publisher=BTO|accessdate=20 October 2017 |date=19 October 2017}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2018}}|event= Dr Juliet Vickery}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2019}}|event= Dr Dan Chamberlain}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2020}}|event= Dr Jen Smart}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2021}}|event= Dr Alison Johnston}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2022}}|event =Dr Alex Bond}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2023}}|event= Aldina Franco}}

The Marsh Local Ornithology Award

Given:

{{Blockquote|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.}}

The Marsh Award for Innovative Ornithology

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Introduced in 2012 to celebrate:

{{Blockquote|an important contribution which takes forward our understanding of avian ecology or conservation science}}

  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2012}}|event= The BTO's Cuckoo Team for their satellite tracking project}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2013}}|event= Dr Christian Rutz}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2014}}|event= The Spoon-billed Sandpiper Recovery Team}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2015}}|event= Mark Constantine & The Sound Approach}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2016}}|event= Dick Newell and Action For Swifts}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2017}}|event= Ben Kibel for his Hookpod design}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2018}}|event= Dr Stuart Newson }}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2019}}|event= EuroBirdPortal (Gabriel Gargallo & David Marti) }}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2020}}|event= Project Puffin (Dr Ellie Own) }}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2021}}|event= West Midlands Ringing Group }}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2022}}|event= Rob Clements }}

The Marsh Award for International Ornithology

Introduced in 2013 and awarded to:

{{Blockquote|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}}

  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2013}}|event= Lars Svensson}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2014}}|event= Dr Shiiwua Manu}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2015}}|event= Franz Bairlein}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2016}}|event= Professor Pertti Saurola}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2017}}|event= Theunis Piersma}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2018}}|event= David Stroud }}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2019}}|event= Dr Petr Voříšek }}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2020}}|event= Dr Verena Keller }}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2021}}|event= Prof Lukas Jenni }}

The Marsh Award for Young Ornithologist

Introduced in 2015 and awarded to:

{{Blockquote|an individual (or group of people) under the age of 21 who has/have made a significant contribution to BTO bird monitoring schemes and shared this information with their peers}}

  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2015}}|event= Findlay Wilde}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2016}}|event= Josie Hewitt}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2017}}|event= Toby Carter}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2018}}|event= Louis Driver}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2019}}|event= Kabir Kaul}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2020}}|event= Mike Sinclair}}
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2021}}|event= Siân Mercer}}
  • 2022: Anna Webberley
  • {{Timeline-event|date={{Start date|2023}}|event=Mya Bambrick}}

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