The ''Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club'' is an
ornithological journal published by the
British Ornithologists' Club (BOC). It is
cited as ''Bull. B. O. C.''
Many descriptions of
birds
new to science have been published in the bulletin.
The journal was first published in 1892. It is published in four quarterly issues. from March 2017 (Vol. 137 No. 1), it became an online-only,
open access
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, journal, giving as the reasons for the change:
Since 2004, the journal's honorary editor has been
Guy Kirwan
Guy or GUY may refer to:
Personal names
* Guy (given name)
* Guy (surname)
* That Guy (...), the New Zealand street performer Leigh Hart
Places
* Guy, Alberta, a Canadian hamlet
* Guy, Arkansas, US, a city
* Guy, Indiana, US, an unincorpo ...
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List of editors
List of Bulletin Editors with dates of tenure
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* Richard Bowdler Sharpe 1892–1904
* W. R. Ogilvie-Grant
William Robert Ogilvie-Grant (25 March 1863 – 26 July 1924) was a Scottish ornithologist.
Early life and education
Grant born on 25 March 1863 as second son of Capt. Hon. George Henry Essex Ogilvie-Grant, of Easter Elchies, Craigellachie, Sc ...
1904–1914
* David Armitage Bannerman 1914–1915
* D. Seth-Smith 1915–1920
* Percy R. Lowe 1920–1925
* Norman B. Kinnear 1925–1930
* G. Carmichael Low 1930–1935 and 1940–1945
* C. H. B. Grant 1935–1940 and 1947–1952
* W. P. C. Tenison 1945–1947
* J. G. Harrison 1952–1961
* J.J. Yealland
John James Yealland (1904 – 1983) was a noted British aviculturist and ornithologist. He is best remembered for helping Sir Peter Scott found the Wildfowl Trust at Slimbridge, Gloucestershire. He accompanied Gerald Durrell on his first animal ...
1962–1969
* C.W. Benson 1969–1974
* Hugh Elliott 1974–1975
* J.F. Monk 1976–1990
* D.W. Snow 1991–1997
* C.J. Feare 1997–2003
* G.M. Kirwan 2004–
See also
* List of ornithology journals
References
External links
*
Bulletin of the British Ornithologists' Club
'' volumes 1–136 (1892–2016) in Biodiversity Heritage Library
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Journals and magazines relating to birding and ornithology
1892 establishments in the United Kingdom
Publications established in 1892
Ornithology in the United Kingdom
Open access journals
Online-only journals
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