Alan R. Dean is a British
ornithologist
Ornithology, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (''órnis''), meaning "bird", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study", is a branch of zoology dedicated to the study of birds. Several aspects of ornithology differ from related discip ...
with a special interest in
gull
Gulls, or colloquially seagulls, are seabirds of the subfamily Larinae. They are most closely related to terns and skimmers, distantly related to auks, and even more distantly related to waders. Until the 21st century, most gulls were placed ...
s and
warbler
Various Passeriformes (perching birds) are commonly referred to as warblers. They are not necessarily closely related to one another, but share some characteristics, such as being fairly small, vocal, and insectivorous.
Sylvioid warblers
T ...
s. He lives in
Solihull
Solihull ( ) is a market town and the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the West Midlands (county), West Midlands, England. Solihull is situated on the River Blythe in the Arden, Warwickshire, Forest of Arden ar ...
,
West Midlands.
He is a member of the
West Midland Bird Club
The West Midland Bird Club is the UK's largest regional ornithological society. It has been serving birdwatchers and ornithologists in the four English counties of Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire and (since its separation from the ...
and was an assistant editor of its Annual Reports for 1975–1980. He was a member of the
British Birds Rarities Committee
The British Birds Rarities Committee (BBRC), established in 1959, is the national bird rarities committee for Britain. It assesses claimed sightings of bird species that are rarely seen in Britain, based on descriptions, photographs and video re ...
from 1984 to 1992 and in 2007 published a comprehensive account of the committee's history and publications. He has published a number of identification papers in ''
British Birds''. His papers and articles on
Siberian chiffchaff have been of particular note.
In 2010, the West Midland Bird Club conferred on him life membership, in recognition of his contribution to ornithology.
Bibliography
Books
*''The Birds of the West Midlands'' By Graham R. Harrison, Alan R. Dean, Alan J. Richards and David Smallshire, West Midland Bird Club (1982)
Articles
*Glaucous and Iceland Gulls in the west Midlands. ''
British Birds'' 69:179 (1976) ()
* White-tailed Plover: new to Britain and Ireland. A. R. Dean, J. E. Fortey and E. G. Phillips. ''British Birds'' 70:465–471 (1977) ()
* Field characters of Isabelline and Brown Shrikes. ''British Birds'' 75:395-406 (1982)
* British status and identification of Greenish Warbler. ''British Birds'' 78:437-451, (1985)
* Seasonality of Herring Gulls in the west Midlands. ''British Birds'' 80: 632, (1987) ()
* Wintering Glaucous, Iceland and Herring Gulls in the Midlands. ''
Birdwatch'' (2002) ()
* Siberian Chiffchaff revisited. A.R. Dean and Lars Svensson. ''British Birds'' 98:396-410 (2005)
* The British Birds Rarities Committee: a review of its history, publications and procedures. ''British Birds'' 100:149-176 (2007)
* Enigmatic grey-and-white Common Chiffchaffs. ''British Birds'' 100:497-499 (2007)
* Colour nomenclature and Siberian Chiffchaff. ''British Birds'' 101:146-149 (2008)
* The status in Britain of 'Siberian Chiffchaff'. Alan Dean, Colin Bradshaw, John Martin, Andy Stoddart and Grahame Walbridge. ''British Birds'' 103:320-338 (2010)
* How many Siberian Chiffchaffs are reaching Britain? ''British Birds'' 106: 282-283 (2013)
References
External links
Official website
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English ornithologists
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people