Bernard Tucker in 1934 The Bernard Tucker Medal is awarded by the British Trust for Ornithology for services to ornithology . It is named in memory of Bernard Tucker , their first Secretary. It has been awarded since 1954, usually annually although there are some years when no medals were awarded.
Bernard Tucker Medallists
Source: British Trust for Ornithology
20th Century
1954 (1954 ) : Elsie P. Leach and Philip Hollom 1955 (1955 ) : Wilfred Backhouse Alexander and Richard C. Homes 1956 (1956 ) : John Anthony Gibb and George W. Temperley 1957 (1957 ) : Ronald Hickling and Sir Arthur Landsborough Thomson 1958 (1958 ) : J.A.G. Barnes and Max Nicholson 1959 (1959 ) : Arnold Boyd and Tony Norris 1960 (1960 ) : Bruce Campbell OBE and S. Smith 1961 (1961 ) : R.F. Ruttledge and H.N. Southern 1962 (1962 ) : No medal awarded 1963 (1963 ) : Mrs E Barnes and Stanley Cramp 1964 (1964 ) : Derek Ratcliffe 1965 (1965 ) : Richard Kinahan Cornwallis 1966 (1966 ) : James Fisher and Geoffrey M. Tait 1967 (1967 ) : John Sidney Ash 1968 (1968 ) : Susan Cowdy 1969 (1969 ) : No medal awarded 1970 (1970 ) : A.F.G. Walker 1971 (1971 ) : S.M. Taylor 1972 (1972 ) : No medal awarded 1973 (1973 ) : Frank Gribble 1974 (1974 ) : Mr and Mrs Joseph A. Hardman 1975 (1975 ) : Clive Minton 1976 (1976 ) : James Ferguson-Lees 1977 (1977 ) : No medal awarded 1978 (1978 ) : G.C. Lambourne 1979 (1979 ) : Humphrey P. Sitters 1980 (1980 ) : Mr and Mrs A.D. Wilson 1981 (1981 ) : No medal awarded 1982 (1982 ) : P.G. Davis 1983 (1983 ) : Ronald Hickling 1984 (1984 ) : No medal awarded 1985 (1985 ) : G.F.A. Munns 1986 (1986 ) : M. Boddy 1987 (1987 ) : No medal awarded 1988 (1988 ) : No medal awarded 1989 (1989 ) : Geoffrey H. Gush 1990 (1990 ) : John M. McMeeking 1991 (1991 ) : Michael Shrubb 1992 (1992 ) : P. Catchpole and Chris du Feu 1993 (1993 ) : Bob Swann 1994 (1994 ) : M. Adcock and G. Horne 1995 (1995 ) : Brian Little 1996 (1996 ) : John Callion 1997 (1997 ) : Chris Mead 1998 (1998 ) : Mike Harris 1999 (1999 ) : Andrew G. Gosler and David G. Coker 2000 (2000 ) : R. Green
21st Century
2001 (2001 ) : Mark Cubitt 2002 (2002 ) : David Norman 2003 (2003 ) : Adrian C. Blackburn and Christopher P.F. Redfern 2004 (2004 ) : Michael V. Hounsome and David Warden 2005 (2005 ) : Stephen G. Dodd 2006 (2006 ) : Oscar J. Merne 2007 (2007 ) : Peter M. Potts, J.E.A. Brook and R.C. Cooke 2008 (2008 ) : Stephen J.R. Rumsey and Raymond Duncan 2009 (2009 ) : Ron A. Hoblyn 2010 (2010 ) : Hugh Insley 2011 (2011 ) : Michael Nicoll 2012 (2012 ) : Michael Marquiss 2013 (2013 ) : Anne Brenchley and Ron W. Summers 2014 (2014 ) : D.M. Francis 2015 (2015 ) : J. V. Lloyd 2016 (2016 ) : Tom Kittle 2017 (2017 ) : Ken Smith 2023 (2023 ) : Dr Stephanie Tyler 