Ian Wallace (ornithologist) explained

D. Ian M. Wallace
Birth Name:Donald Ian Mackenzie Wallace
Birth Date:14 December 1933
Birth Place:Norfolk, England
Known For:Concise edition (BWPC) of The Birds of the Western Palearctic

Donald Ian Mackenzie Wallace (14 December 1933 – 4 November 2021), known as Ian Wallace, D.I.M. Wallace,[1] [2] [3] or by his initials DIMW,[4] was a British birder, author and artist.

Early life

Wallace was born on 14 December 1933 in Norfolk, England, to Scottish parents. He was educated at Loretto School, near Edinburgh.[5] Early in the 1950s, he undertook National Service with the King's African Rifles in Kenya.

Career

Wallace was the second chairman of the British Birds Rarities Committee[6] and was a contributing author to The Birds of the Western Palearctic.

In 1963, Wallace was among a party of birders,[7] led by Guy Mountfort[8] and including Julian Huxley, George Shannon and, James Ferguson-Lees, that made the first ornithological expedition to Azraq in Jordan. The expedition's recommendations eventually led to the creation of the Azraq Wetland Reserve and other protected areas.[9] Papers from the expedition are in the United Kingdom's National Archives.[10] He identified at least four species previously unknown in Nigeria.[11]

He was the Honorary Life President of Flamborough Ornithological Group (since 2000), and of Flamborough Bird Observatory.[12]

Wallace appeared as a guest on BBC Radio 4's Saving Species, discussing his October 1960 observations of the visible migration of birds over London, on their 50th anniversary.[13]

He was described as "one of the very top ornithologists in the UK",[14] "one of the great names of British bird-watching",[15] by the BBC as "a pioneer of ornithology [in the United Kingdom]", and by Mark Cocker as both "one of the godfathers of modern birding" and "the grand old man of birds".[16]

Wallace lived in Staffordshire. He died on 4 November 2021, at the age of 87.[17] [18] A five-page obituary was published in British Birds.[19]

Bibliography

Contributions

As illustrator

Significant articles

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Top 100 iPad Apps: Birds of Britain and Ireland (Pro Edition). 2010. 6 August 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130222190614/http://thetop100.net/the-twilight-zone/the-top-100-ipad-apps/birds-of-britain-and-ireland-pro-edition-birdguides-ltd/list/z15l236i105767.aspx. 22 February 2013.
  2. Web site: Musselburgh - Ian Wallace reminiscences 1947-51. Wallace. D.I.M.. 31 October 1998. 6 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20061017084750/http://www.andrewsi.freeserve.co.uk/wallace1947.htm. 17 October 2006.
  3. Web site: Beguiled by Birds - Ian Wallace on British Birdwatching. WildSounds. 6 August 2012. 19 July 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160719173938/http://wildsounds.com/products/1257-Beguiled-by-Birds-Ian-Wallace-on-British-Birdwatching.shtml. dead.
  4. Web site: Review: A Bird in the Bush and Beguiled by Birds. Cocker. Mark Cocker. Mark. 18 September 2004. The Guardian. 6 August 2012.
  5. News: Ian Wallace, ornithologist and illustrator who with his books and articles won the affection of birdwatchers of all ages – obituary . The Telegraph. 12 November 2021.
  6. Dean . Alan R. . Alan Dean (ornithologist) . 2007 . The British Birds Rarities Committee: a review of its history, publications and procedures . British Birds . 100 . 3 . 149–176.
  7. Web site: Slimbridge gathering for veterans of British birding. https://archive.today/20130419204114/http://www.britishbirds.co.uk/news-and-comment/slimbridge-gathering-for-veterans-of-british-birding. dead. 19 April 2013. 19 April 2012. British Birds. 6 August 2012.
  8. Book: Dronamraju, Krishna R. . World Scientific . 9789810211424 . If I Am to be Remembered: The Life and Work of Julian Huxley with Selected Correspondence . 1993 .
  9. Web site: Protected Areas. Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature. Jordan. 6 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130730100637/http://www.rscn.org.jo/RSCN/HelpingNature/ProtectedAreas/tabid/91/Default.aspx. 30 July 2013.
  10. Web site: Access to Archives, ref EMN/Box 5. National Archives. 6 August 2012.
  11. Web site: Bulletin of the Nigerian Ornithological Society, Volume 6, 1969. West African Ornithological Society. 6 August 2012.
  12. Web site: Honorary Life President. Flamborough Bird Observatory. 6 August 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130414211642/http://flamboroughbirdobs.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=72. 14 April 2013.
  13. Web site: Saving Species, Series 1, Episode 25. 21 October 2010. BBC Online. BBC. 6 August 2012.
  14. Web site: "Bird-watching before Birding" by Ian Wallace. Wilson. Colin. 29 July 2005. Berkshire Ornithological Club. 6 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071014173034/http://www.berksoc.org.uk/archive/2005/ian_wallace_birdwatching_before_birding.shtml. 14 October 2007.
  15. Web site: "Bird-watching before Birding" by Ian Wallace. 3 August 2005. 6 August 2012.
  16. Web site: Grumpy old men?. Cocker. Mark. 8 February 2011. Birdwatch. 6 August 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140821141624/http://www.birdwatch.co.uk/categories/articleitem.asp?cate=30&topic=149&item=716. 21 August 2014. dead.
  17. Web site: DIM Wallace, 1933–2021 . Mark . Avery . 8 November 2021.
  18. https://www.birdwatching.co.uk/features/articles/ian-dim-wallace-1933-2021/ Ian ‘DIM’ Wallace, 1933–2021
  19. McGeehan . Anthony . Obituaries: Ian (D. I. M.) Wallace . British Birds . April 2022 . 115 . 4 . 225–229.

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