Malcolm Ogilvie, Date of Birth

Malcolm Ogilvie

British ornithologist and writer

Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1951

Profession: author, ornithologist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Dr Malcolm Alexander Ogilvie is a British ornithologist and freelance natural history author and consultant.
One of his areas of expertise is wildfowl. 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 the vice-county plant recorder for South Ebudes for the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Ogilvie has been resident on the island of Islay since 1986.
He is married to Carol and has two daughters, Isla and Heather.