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