The Bernard Tucker Medal is awarded in recognition of outstanding contributions to BTO’s scientific work, for example through their contribution to published scientific studies (ornithology), establishment of long-term monitoring projects, establishment/advancement of best practice, establishment and/or development of BTO surveys, contribution of expert knowledge to publications e.g. Atlas species accounts.

Previous recipients

1954: Miss E.P. Leach & P.A.D. Hollom

1955: W.B. Alexander & R.C. Homes

1956: Dr J.A. Gibb and G.W. Temperley

1957: R.A.O. Hickling & Sir Landsborough Thomson CB OBE DSc

1958: J.A.G. Barnes & Dr E.M. Nicholson

1959: A.W. Boyd & C.A. Norris

1960: Dr B. Campbell OBE & Dr S. Smith

1961: Major R.F. Ruttledge & H.N. Southern

1962: No medal awarded

1963: Mrs E. Barnes & S. Cramp

1964: Dr D.A. Ratcliffe

1965: R.K. Cornwallis

1966: J. Fisher & G.M. Tait

1967: Dr J.S. Ash

1968: Mrs S. Cowdy

1969: No medal awarded

1970: A.F.G. Walker

1971: S.M. Taylor

1972: No medal awarded

1973: F.C. Gribble

1974: Mr & Mrs J.A. Hardman

1975: Dr C.D.T. Minton

1976: I.J. Ferguson-Lees

1977: No medal awarded

1978: G.C. Lambourne

1979: H.P. Sitters

1980: Mr & Mrs A.D. Wilson

1981: No medal awarded

1982: P.G. Davis

1983: R.A.O. Hickling

1984: No medal awarded

1985: Major G.F.A. Munns

1986: M. Boddy

1987: No medal awarded

1988: No medal awarded

1989: G.H. Gush

1990: J.M. McMeeking MBE

1991: M. Shrubb

1992: P. Catchpole & C. du Feu

1993: R. Swann

1994: M. Adcock & G. Horne

1995: B. Little

1996: J.C. Callion

1997: C.J. Mead

1998: Dr M.P. Harris

1999: Dr A.G. Gosler & D.G. Coker

2000: Dr R. Green

2001: M.G. Cubitt

2002: Professor D. Norman

2003: A.C. Blackburn, D.E. Glue & Dr C.P.F. Redfern

2004: Dr M.V. Hounsome & D. Warden

2005: S.G. Dodd

2006: O.J. Merne

2007: John Brooke, R.C. Cooke & Peter Potts

2008: S.J.R. Rumsey & R. Duncan

2009: R. Hoblyn

2010: Dr H. Insley