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This is a list of notable [[birdwatchers]] and of people who are notable in their own right but also happen to be birdwatchers. |
This is a list of notable [[birdwatchers]] and of people who are notable in their own right but also happen to be birdwatchers. |
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First are listed birdwatchers with large ''life lists'', which is based on the number of [[species]] of [[birds]] each of them has/had seen. Depending on the taxonomic viewpoint, there are 10, |
First are listed birdwatchers with large ''life lists'', which is based on the number of [[species]] of [[birds]] each of them has/had seen. Depending on the taxonomic viewpoint, there are 10,858 ([[The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World|Clements V2023]]) or 11,032 ([[International Ornithologists' Union|IOC ver. 14.1]]) living bird species recognised. |
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==Large life lists== |
==Large life lists== |
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As of 26 October 2020 according to the Surfbirds website, there are 56 birdwatchers who have added 8,000 species of bird or more to their life list. These include: |
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As of March 2024 according to the [https://igoterra.com/ranking/open-ranking iGoTerra website], there are 13 birders who have added 9,000 or more species of birds to their life lists. An additional 15 birders have added at least 8,000 species of life birds. Note: all known sources of bird species life list data are self-reported. |
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*[[Claes-Göran Cederlund]]: 9,694<ref name=surfbirds>{{cite web|title=World Bird Species Life List|url=http://www.surfbirds.com/cgi-bin/surfbirds/display.cgi?list=list1&lowVal=0&highVal=49|publisher=surfbirds.com|accessdate=26 October 2020}}</ref> (deceased 2020) |
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*[[Peter Kaestner]]: 9,450<ref name="surfbirds"/> / 9,266<ref name="ebird">https://ebird.org/home</ref> Discovered the [[Cundinamarca antpitta]] (''Grallaria kaestneri''), which was subsequently named after him. First birder to see a representative of each of the world's (currently 247 [2019 eBird/Clements list] or 250 [2019 IOC list]) bird families. |
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Birders with over 8,000 species include: |
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* [[Phoebe Snetsinger]]: 8,398 (deceased 1999). First person ever to see 8,000 species. At time of death she was World #1.<ref name=Graham>{{cite magazine |last=Graham |first=Frank Jr. |title=The Endless Race: A new biography explores the remarkable accomplishments of Phoebe Snetsinger, the first birder to list 8,000 species. |url=http://www.audubon.org/magazine/may-june-2009/the-endless-race |publisher=National Audubon Society |date=May–June 2009 |magazine=Audubon Magazine |accessdate=18 March 2012}}</ref> |
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*[[Peter Kaestner]]: 10,002 <ref name=surfbirds></ref>{{BSN|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]). This is a self-reported list.|date=March 2023}} / 10,013 <ref name=igoterra></ref>{{BSN|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]). This is a self-reported list.|date=March 2024}} / 9,851 <ref name="ebird">{{Cite web|url= https://ebird.org/top100?region=World&locInfo.regionCode=world&year=AAAA&rankedBy=spp|title = EBird - Discover a new world of birding}}</ref>{{BSN|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]). This is a self-reported list.|date=March 2023}} (#1 on Surfbirds / #1 on iGoTerra / #1 on eBird). Discovered the [[Cundinamarca antpitta]] (''Grallaria kaestneri''), which was subsequently named after him. First birder to see a representative of each of the world's (currently 249 [2021 eBird/Clements list] or 253 [2024 IOC list]) bird families. |
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*[[Bernard Master]]: 8,297<ref name="surfbirds" /> The [[Chocó vireo]] (''Vireo masteri'') is named after him. |
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*[[Philip Rostron]]: 9,763 <ref name=surfbirds></ref>{{BSN|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]). This is a self-reported list.|date=March 2023}} (#2 on Surfbirds) |
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*[[Claes-Göran Cederlund]]: 9,761/<ref name=surfbirds>{{cite web|title=World Bird Species Life List|url=http://www.surfbirds.com/cgi-bin/surfbirds/display.cgi?list=list1&lowVal=0&highVal=49|publisher=surfbirds.com|accessdate=15 Feb 2024}}</ref>{{BSN|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]). This is a self-reported list.|date=March 2023}} 9,829 <ref name=igoterra>{{cite web|title=Open Ranking|url=https://igoterra.com/ranking/open-ranking|publisher=igoterra.com|accessdate=27 March 2024}}</ref>{{BSN|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]). This is a self-reported list.|date=March 2024}} (#3 on Surfbirds, #2 on iGoTerra). Deceased 2020) |
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* Sue Williamson: 9,306 <ref name=surfbirds></ref>{{BSN|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]). This is a self-reported list.|date=March 2023}} (#14 on Surfbirds—#1 female birder) |
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* [[Phoebe Snetsinger]]: 8,398 (deceased 1999). First person to see 8,000 species. At time of her death in Madagascar she was World #1.<ref name=Graham>{{cite magazine |last=Graham |first=Frank Jr. |title=The Endless Race: A new biography explores the remarkable accomplishments of Phoebe Snetsinger, the first birder to list 8,000 species. |url=http://www.audubon.org/magazine/may-june-2009/the-endless-race |publisher=National Audubon Society |date=May–June 2009 |magazine=Audubon Magazine |accessdate=18 March 2012}}</ref> |
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*[[Bernard Master]]: 8,346<ref name="surfbirds" />{{BSN|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]). This is a self-reported list.|date=March 2023}} The [[Chocó vireo]] (''Vireo masteri'') is named after him. |
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== Other notable birdwatchers== |
== Other notable birdwatchers== |
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* [[Ramana Athreya]], birdwatcher and astronomer |
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*[[Salim Ali]]: Indian ornithologist and naturalist, known as the "Birdman of India." |
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* [[Jim Clements]]: Author of ''[[The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World]]''; 7,200{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} (deceased in 2005) |
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*[[Ramana Athreya]]: birdwatcher and astronomer |
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* [[John Danzenbaker]]: A large life list of 7,535<ref>[http://www.dvoc.org/Personnel/DanzenbakerJ.htm John Danzenbaker, Fellow of the DVOC]</ref> (deceased in 2008) |
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* [[John James Audubon]], ornithologist and painter |
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* [[Mindy Baha El Din]]: ornithologist and environmentalist |
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* [[Florence Merriam Bailey]]: ornithologist and author of several early field guides |
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* [[James Clements (ornithologist)|Jim Clements]]: author of ''[[The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World]]''; 7,200{{Citation needed|date=December 2009}} (deceased in 2005) |
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* [[Christian Cooper]]: host of National Geographic's ''Extraordinary Birder'' |
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* [[Dominic Couzens]]: ornithologist and author |
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* [[Pete Dunne (author)|Pete Dunne]]: American birder, and author of over a dozen books on birding and natural history |
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* [[Lee G R Evans]]: British twitcher and ornithologist |
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* [[Kenn Kaufman]]: American field guide author and writer |
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* [[Richard Koeppel]]: subject of ''[[To See Every Bird on Earth]]''; a life list of over 7,000<ref>[http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/2005/3/books34_3.cfm National Zoo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110619014418/http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/2005/3/books34_3.cfm |date=2011-06-19 }}</ref> |
* [[Richard Koeppel]]: subject of ''[[To See Every Bird on Earth]]''; a life list of over 7,000<ref>[http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/2005/3/books34_3.cfm National Zoo] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110619014418/http://nationalzoo.si.edu/Publications/ZooGoer/2005/3/books34_3.cfm |date=2011-06-19 }}</ref> |
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* [[J. Drew Lanham]]: American author, poet, and wildlife biologist |
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* [[Starr Saphir]]: led bird walks in New York City's Central Park for nearly four decades |
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* [[Dominic Couzens]], ornithologist and author |
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* [[David Allen Sibley]]: American artist and field guide author |
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==Birdwatchers famous for achievements in other fields== |
==Birdwatchers famous for achievements in other fields== |
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* [[Jane Alexander]], American-Canadian actress and author, former board director for the National Audubon Society, former board member of [[BirdLife International]] |
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* [[Joseph H. Acklen]], U.S. Representative from Louisiana |
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* [[Margaret Atwood]], Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2021-03-29 |title=Margaret Atwood Talks Bird Lore To Celebrate the 'Bedside Book of Birds' |url=https://www.audubon.org/news/margaret-atwood-talks-bird-lore-celebrate-bedside-book-birds |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=Audubon |language=en}}</ref> |
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* [[Damon Albarn]], English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer |
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* [[Simon Armitage]], British poet, playwright and novelist |
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* [[Margaret Atwood]], Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist |
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* [[John James Audubon]], ornithologist and painter |
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* [[Bill Bailey]], English comedian, musician, actor, TV and radio presenter and author |
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* [[Sean Bean]], English actor of stage and screen<ref name = "Copping"/> |
* [[Sean Bean]], English actor of stage and screen<ref name = "Copping"/> |
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* [[Stephen Breyer]], United States Supreme Court Justice<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gladwell |first=Malcolm |date=1994-06-26 |title=JUDGE BREYER'S LIFE FASHIONED LIKE HIS COURTHOUSE |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1994/06/26/judge-breyers-life-fashioned-like-his-courthouse/ed3cc454-180c-43fc-a4be-e16e166213a0/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |issn=0190-8286}}</ref> |
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* [[Stephen Breyer]], United States Supreme Court Justice |
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* [[Laura Bush]], former First Lady of the United States<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Sky is the Limit: Laura Bush on Conservation |url=https://www.bushcenter.org/catalyst/environment/laura-bush-on-conservation/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=George W. Bush Presidential Center |language=en}}</ref> |
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* [[Alan Brooke]], British Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the Second World War |
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* [[Jimmy Carter]], President of the United States |
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* [[Fidel Castro]], President of Cuba |
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* [[Agatha Christie]], Author and playwright |
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* [[Kenneth Clarke]], British Conservative politician |
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* [[Jeremy Clarkson]], English broadcaster, journalist and writer |
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* [[Jarvis Cocker]], English musician and frontman for the band Pulp<ref name = "Copping"/> |
* [[Jarvis Cocker]], English musician and frontman for the band Pulp<ref name = "Copping"/> |
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* [[Wes Craven]], American film director |
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* [[George Crook]], 19th century U.S. Army General<ref>''Birding''. 49:1 46-50 (2017)</ref> |
* [[George Crook]], 19th century U.S. Army General<ref>''Birding''. 49:1 46-50 (2017)</ref> |
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* [[Keith Flint]], English singer and vocalist of the Prodigy<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/keith-flint-obituary-3502qkmwx|title=Keith Flint obituary|date=4 March 2019|work=The Times|access-date=9 March 2019|language=en|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> |
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* [[Peter Cushing]], English actor, known for his many appearances in Hammer Films and ''[[Star Wars Episode IV|Star Wars]]'' |
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* [[Anna Ford]], journalist and television presenter<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kellaway |first=Kate |date=2009-11-22 |title='To a birdwatcher, one glimpse, one moment is happiness enough' |language=en-GB |work=The Observer |url=https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2009/nov/22/birdwatching-popularity-kate-kellaway |access-date=2023-03-08 |issn=0029-7712}}</ref> |
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* [[Fyfe Dangerfield]], English musician and songwriter, best known as the founding member of the indie rock band Guillemots |
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* [[Jared Diamond]], American geographer, evolutionary biologist, physiologist, lecturer, and nonfiction author |
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* [[Cameron Diaz]], American actress and former model<ref name = "Copping"/> |
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* [[Robert Dougall]], newsreader and announcer |
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* [[Alec Douglas-Home]], British Conservative politician who served as Prime Minister from October 1963 to October 1964 |
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* [[Bill Drummond]], South African-born Scottish artist, musician, writer, and record producer |
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* [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh]] |
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* [[Richard Feynman]], American theoretical physicist |
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* [[Ian Fleming]], English author, journalist and naval intelligence officer |
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* [[Anna Ford]], journalist and television presenter |
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* [[Jonathan Franzen]], American novelist and essayist |
* [[Jonathan Franzen]], American novelist and essayist |
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* [[Graeme Gibson]], Canadian novelist<ref name=":0" /> |
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* [[Guy Garvey]], English singer and guitarist in the band Elbow, presenter for BBC 6 Music and A&R manager of Skinny Dog Records |
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* [[Trudie Goodwin]], English actress<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC Radio 4 - Tweet of the Day, Trudie Goodwin on the Carib Grackle |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00026h0 |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=BBC |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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* [[Murray Gell-Mann]], Leading theoretical physicist, Nobel Laureate in Physics |
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* [[Graeme Gibson]], Canadian novelist |
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* [[Jimi Goodwin]], English bassist, vocalist and guitarist for Doves |
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* [[Trudie Goodwin]], English actress |
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* [[Benjamin F. Goss]], Legislator, officer in the American Civil War |
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* [[Crawford Greenewalt]], president of DuPont |
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* [[Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey of Fallodon]], British Liberal statesman |
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* [[Jan Hamber]], California condor conservationist and birdwatcher |
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* [[Daryl Hannah]], American actress<ref name = "Copping"/> |
* [[Daryl Hannah]], American actress<ref name = "Copping"/> |
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* [[Mick Jagger]], English musician, singer-songwriter and actor, best known as lead vocalist and founding member of the Rolling Stones<ref name = "Copping"/> |
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* [[Ian Harding]], American actor, ''[[Pretty Little Liars]]'', author of ''Odd Birds'' |
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* [[Michael Heseltine]], Welsh-British businessman, Conservative politician and patron of the Tory Reform Group |
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* [[Mick Jagger]], English musician, singer, songwriter and actor, best known as lead vocalist and founding member of the Rolling Stones<ref name = "Copping"/> |
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* [[Norman Lamont]], British politician and former Conservative MP for Kingston upon Thames |
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* [[Meriwether Lewis]], Explorer |
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* [[Phil Liggett]], Cycling commentator |
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* [[Joanna Lumley]], English actress, voice-over artist, former-model and author<ref name = "Copping"/> |
* [[Joanna Lumley]], English actress, voice-over artist, former-model and author<ref name = "Copping"/> |
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* [[Paul McCartney]], English musician, best known as member of the Beatles<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-28 |title=Paul McCartney goes birdwatching between shows |url=https://apnews.com/article/19ee0be875ad490db17b783ab6d8a152 |access-date=2023-01-03 |website=AP NEWS |language=en}}</ref> |
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* [[Humphrey Lyttelton]], English jazz musician and broadcaster |
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* [[Steve Martin]], Writer, comedian, musician |
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* [[Per Martin-Löf]], Swedish mathematical scientist |
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* [[Ernst Mayr]], Evolutionary biologist, tropical explorer, ornithologist, historian of science |
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* [[Rory McGrath]], British comedian and writer<ref name = "Copping"/> |
* [[Rory McGrath]], British comedian and writer<ref name = "Copping"/> |
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* [[Eric Morecambe]], English comedian<ref name = "Copping"/> |
* [[Eric Morecambe]], English comedian<ref name = "Copping"/> |
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* [[Tig Notaro]], American stand-up comic and actor<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tig Notaro |url=https://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/about/meet-our-guests/tig-notaro |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=Finding Your Roots |language=en}}</ref> |
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* [[Elliot Morley]], Former Labour Party politician |
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* [[Bill Oddie]], actor, author, comedian, television presenter<ref name = "Copping"/> |
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* [[Van Morrison]], Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician |
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* [[Vic Reeves]], English comedian<ref name = "Copping"/> |
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* Sir [[Andrew Motion]], English poet, novelist, and biographer, who was Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1999 to 2009 |
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* [[Debby Reynolds]], British veterinary surgeon<ref>{{Cite web |title=The question: Who is Debby Reynolds? |url=https://www.theguardian.com/g2/story/0,,2142943,00.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> |
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* [[Victor Muller]], Dutch entrepreneur, CEO Spyker Cars |
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* [[Theodore Roosevelt]], President of the United States<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Scott |date=26 April 2017 |title=Theodore Roosevelt and His Birds |url=https://library.georgetown.edu/special-collections/manuscripts/theodore-roosevelt-and-his-birds#:~:text=At%20Sagamore%20Hill%2C%20Roosevelt%20spent,famed%20travels%20and%20hunting%20excursions. |access-date=18 March 2023 |website=Georgetown University}}</ref> |
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* [[Tig Notaro]], Stand-up comic and actor |
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* [[Alison Steadman]], English actress<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-03-12 |title=Alison Steadman: I'm more confident now – that's the bonus of getting older |url=http://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2020/03/12/news/alison-steadman-i-m-more-confident-now-that-s-the-bonus-of-getting-older-1858798/ |website=The Irish News |language=en |url-access=limited |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308133424/https://www.irishnews.com/lifestyle/2020/03/12/news/alison-steadman-i-m-more-confident-now-that-s-the-bonus-of-getting-older-1858798/ |archive-date=2023-03-08 |url-status=live}}</ref> |
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* [[Patrick O'Brian]], Author |
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* [[Lili Taylor]], American actress, [[American Birding Association]] board member<ref>{{Cite news |last=Darrah |first=Paige |date=2021-10-15 |title=How Lili Taylor, Actress and Birder, Spends Her Sundays |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/15/nyregion/lili-taylor.html |access-date=2023-03-08 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> |
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* [[Bill Oddie]], Actor, author, comedian, television presenter<ref name = "Copping"/> |
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* [[Laura Wade]], British playwright<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Silverman |first=Laura |date=2020-12-21 |title=Samuel West on birdwatching, animals and the All Creatures Great and Small Christmas special |url=https://www.countryliving.com/uk/news/a34618748/samuel-west/ |access-date=2023-03-08 |website=Country Living |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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* [[Henry Paulson]], Secretary of the Treasury under U.S. President [[George W. Bush]] |
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* [[Samuel West]], British actor and director<ref name=":1" /> |
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* [[Neil Peart]], Canadian musician, drummer/songwriter for [[Rush (band)]] |
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* [[Stornoway (band)|Brian Briggs]], singer-songwriter with Stornoway and The Glass Aisle<ref>{{cite news |title=Briggs is flying high |url=https://www.kidderminstershuttle.co.uk/news/10828183.briggs-is-flying-high/ |access-date=5 April 2024 |publisher=Kidderminster Shuttle}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Burns |first1=Zoe |title=ALUMNI STORIES: 'THE EXCITEMENT I GET FROM NATURE FINDS ITS WAY INTO EVERY SONG I WRITE' |url=https://www.alumni.ox.ac.uk/article/alumni-stories-the-excitement-i-get-from-nature-is-why-the-outdoors-finds-its-way-into-every |website=Oxford Alumni |access-date=5 April 2024}}</ref> |
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* [[George Plimpton]], Author |
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* [[Vic Reeves]], English comedian<ref name = "Copping"/> |
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* [[Debby Reynolds]], British veterinary surgeon |
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* [[David Ridgen]], Canadian filmmaker |
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* [[Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira]], was a Brazilian-Portuguese naturalist |
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* [[Theodore Roosevelt]], President of the United States |
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* [[Richard Rorty]], American philosopher |
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* [[Mark Salling]], Actor and musician |
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* [[Alison Steadman]], English actress |
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* [[John Stott]], Author, theologian and evangelical leader |
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* [[Lili Taylor]], American actress, [[American Birding Association]] board member |
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* [[Laura Wade]], British playwright |
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* [[James D. Watson]], Nobel laureate, molecular biologist, and co-discoverer of the structure of DNA |
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* [[Samuel West]], British actor and director |
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* [[E. B. White]], Author |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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* [[List of ornithologists]] |
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* ''[[The Big Year]]'', 2011 film |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 21:52, 1 November 2024
This is a list of notable birdwatchers and of people who are notable in their own right but also happen to be birdwatchers.
First are listed birdwatchers with large life lists, which is based on the number of species of birds each of them has/had seen. Depending on the taxonomic viewpoint, there are 10,858 (Clements V2023) or 11,032 (IOC ver. 14.1) living bird species recognised.
Large life lists
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As of March 2024 according to the iGoTerra website, there are 13 birders who have added 9,000 or more species of birds to their life lists. An additional 15 birders have added at least 8,000 species of life birds. Note: all known sources of bird species life list data are self-reported.
Birders with over 8,000 species include:
- Peter Kaestner: 10,002 [1][better source needed] / 10,013 [2][better source needed] / 9,851 [3][better source needed] (#1 on Surfbirds / #1 on iGoTerra / #1 on eBird). Discovered the Cundinamarca antpitta (Grallaria kaestneri), which was subsequently named after him. First birder to see a representative of each of the world's (currently 249 [2021 eBird/Clements list] or 253 [2024 IOC list]) bird families.
- Philip Rostron: 9,763 [1][better source needed] (#2 on Surfbirds)
- Claes-Göran Cederlund: 9,761/[1][better source needed] 9,829 [2][better source needed] (#3 on Surfbirds, #2 on iGoTerra). Deceased 2020)
- Sue Williamson: 9,306 [1][better source needed] (#14 on Surfbirds—#1 female birder)
- Phoebe Snetsinger: 8,398 (deceased 1999). First person to see 8,000 species. At time of her death in Madagascar she was World #1.[4]
- Bernard Master: 8,346[1][better source needed] The Chocó vireo (Vireo masteri) is named after him.
Other notable birdwatchers
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- Salim Ali: Indian ornithologist and naturalist, known as the "Birdman of India."
- Ramana Athreya: birdwatcher and astronomer
- John James Audubon, ornithologist and painter
- Mindy Baha El Din: ornithologist and environmentalist
- Florence Merriam Bailey: ornithologist and author of several early field guides
- Jim Clements: author of The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World; 7,200[citation needed] (deceased in 2005)
- Christian Cooper: host of National Geographic's Extraordinary Birder
- Dominic Couzens: ornithologist and author
- Pete Dunne: American birder, and author of over a dozen books on birding and natural history
- Lee G R Evans: British twitcher and ornithologist
- Kenn Kaufman: American field guide author and writer
- Richard Koeppel: subject of To See Every Bird on Earth; a life list of over 7,000[5]
- J. Drew Lanham: American author, poet, and wildlife biologist
- Starr Saphir: led bird walks in New York City's Central Park for nearly four decades
- David Allen Sibley: American artist and field guide author
Birdwatchers famous for achievements in other fields
[edit]- Jane Alexander, American-Canadian actress and author, former board director for the National Audubon Society, former board member of BirdLife International
- Margaret Atwood, Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, and environmental activist[6]
- Sean Bean, English actor of stage and screen[7]
- Stephen Breyer, United States Supreme Court Justice[8]
- Laura Bush, former First Lady of the United States[9]
- Jarvis Cocker, English musician and frontman for the band Pulp[7]
- George Crook, 19th century U.S. Army General[10]
- Keith Flint, English singer and vocalist of the Prodigy[11]
- Anna Ford, journalist and television presenter[12]
- Jonathan Franzen, American novelist and essayist
- Graeme Gibson, Canadian novelist[6]
- Trudie Goodwin, English actress[13]
- Daryl Hannah, American actress[7]
- Mick Jagger, English musician, singer-songwriter and actor, best known as lead vocalist and founding member of the Rolling Stones[7]
- Joanna Lumley, English actress, voice-over artist, former-model and author[7]
- Paul McCartney, English musician, best known as member of the Beatles[14]
- Rory McGrath, British comedian and writer[7]
- Eric Morecambe, English comedian[7]
- Tig Notaro, American stand-up comic and actor[15]
- Bill Oddie, actor, author, comedian, television presenter[7]
- Vic Reeves, English comedian[7]
- Debby Reynolds, British veterinary surgeon[16]
- Theodore Roosevelt, President of the United States[17]
- Alison Steadman, English actress[18]
- Lili Taylor, American actress, American Birding Association board member[19]
- Laura Wade, British playwright[20]
- Samuel West, British actor and director[20]
- Brian Briggs, singer-songwriter with Stornoway and The Glass Aisle[21][22]
See also
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