Malcolm Ogilvie
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 is 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.Qualifications
Ogilvie's positions have included:
- Member, Gloucestershire Ornithological Advisory Committee, 1963–1986
- Member, Ringing Committee, British Trust for Ornithology, 1970–1985
- Member, West Areas Board, Scottish Natural Heritage, February 1991 - March 2001
- Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Scottish Natural Heritage, April 1994 - March 2001, and April 2005 - March 2010
- Chairman, Editorial Committee, Scottish Ornithologists' Club, 1997–2002
- Member, Committee for Scotland, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, 1999–2004
- Regional Representative for Islay, Jura & Colonsay, British Trust for Ornithology, 1989–2006
- Member, Argyll Bird Records Panel, since 1990
- Organiser, Wetland Bird Survey, Argyll, 1991–2006
- Member, Argyll Raptor Study Group, since 1993
- Secretary, Rare Breeding Birds Panel, 1993–2006
- Rare Breeding Birds Panel representative on Scottish Raptor Monitoring Scheme, 2002–2006
- Recorder, vice-county 102, Botanical Society of the British Isles, since 2004
Ornithology
- Ducks of Britain and Europe, Poyser
- The Winter Birds, Michael Joseph
- Wild Geese, Poyser
- The Bird-Watcher's Guide to the Wetlands of Britain, Batsford
- Birdwatching on Inland Fresh Waters Severn House, ;
- * paperback edition
- Wildfowl of Britain and Europe, Oxford University Press
- Flamingos, Alan Sutton
- Best Days with British Birds, British Birds Ltd. 1989
- The Birds of Islay, Lochindaal Press, 1992
- * second edition 1994
- * third edition 2003
- Wildfowl: Hamlyn Bird Behaviour Guide, Hamlyn,
- Photographic Handbook: Wildfowl of the World, New Holland
- Grebes of the World, Bruce Coleman Books
- Collect Birds on Stamps, Stanley Gibbons,
- Birds of Islay - A Celebration in Photographs'', Lochindaal Press
Other natural history
- The Wild Flowers of Islay : A Checklist, Lochindaal Press
Other
- Place Names of Islay: Their Meanings and Pronunciations compiled by Katie Ferguson and Margot Perrons, edited Ogilvie), Islay Museums Trust,
