Founders Gold Medal
Presented to the four original Members surviving at the Jubilee Celebration, 9 December 1908
- F. D. Godman
- P. S. Godman
- W. H. Hudleston
- P. L. Sclater
Union Medallists
The Union Medal is awarded by BOU Council to a Union Member in recognition of eminent services to ornithology and to the Union and ornithology.
- 1912 — W. Goodfellow, C. H. B. Grant,
- 1948 — W. P. Lowe
- 1953 — A. W. Boyd
- 1959 — W. B. Alexander, E. A. Armstrong, D. A. Bannerman, Miss E. V. Baxter, P. M Scott
- 1960 — C. W. Benson
- 1967 — Salim Ali
- 1968 — J. M. M. Fisher, C. R. S. Pitman
- 1969 — C. W. Mackworth_Praed
- 1970 — L. H. Brown
- 1971 — S. Marchant, H. N. Southern, B. Stonehouse
- 1972 — D. Goodwin, N. W. Moore
- 1973 — Mrs B. P. Hall
- 1975 — K. H. Voous
- 1976 — K. Williamson, G. C. Shortridge, A. F. R. Wollaston
- 1979 — K. E. L. Simmons
- 1980 — G. V. T. Matthews
- 1984 — S. Cramp, P. A. D. Hollom, G. Mountfort
- 1987 — I. Newton
- 1988 — J. F. Monk
- 1989 — R. Spencer
- 1991 — F. B. M. Campbell
- 1992 — M. P. Harris
- 1993 — R. M. Lockley
- 1995 — R. Tory Peterson
- 1996 — C. J. Mead
- 1997 — R. A. F. Gillmor, J. S. Ash
- 1998 — J. Kear
- 2004 — G. Bonham
- 2008 — C. J. Feare
- 2011 — P. Jones
Godman-Salvin Medallists
The Godman-Salvin Medal is awarded by BOU Council to an individual as a signal honour for distinguished ornithological work.
- 1922 — W. E. Clarke
- 1929 — E. Hartert
- 1930 — W. L. Sclater
- 1936 — H. Lynes
- 1938 — H. F. Witherby
- 1946 — P. R. Lowe
- 1951 — R. Meinertzhagen
- 1959 — D. L. Lack, Sir A. Landsborough Thomson
- 1962 — E. M. Nicholson
- 1966 — R. E. Moreau
- 1968 — W. H. Thorpe
- 1969 — N. Tinbergen
- 1971 — Sir Julian S. Huxley
- 1977 — V.C. Wynne-Edwards
- 1982 — D.W. Snow
- 1988 — C.M. Perrins
- 1990 — G.M. Dunnet
- 1991 — D.A. Ratcliffe
- 1992 — J.C. Coulson
- 1995 — E. Mayr
- 1996 — P.R. Evans
- 1999 — G.R. Potts
- 2004 — J.P. Croxall
- 2006 — M.P. Harris
- 2009 — R. Green
- 2010 — I. Newton
Alfred Newton Lecturers
The object of the Alfred Newton Lecture should be the presentation of a major lecture by an internationally renowned figure on an appropriate ornithological theme. The lecture should come from a world-wide pool; the lecture should be given annually at one or other of the BOU's main meetings and should be linked with the conference theme wherever possible, and would normally be published in Ibis.
- 1994 — Prof I. Newton
- 1995 — Prof J. Kear
- 1998 — Prof J. Diamond
- 2003 — Prof C. Perrins
- 2009 — Prof T.R. Birkhead
BOU Ibis Award
An award recognising the outstanding achievement of younger ornithologists.
- 2006 J. Vickery
- 2003 W. Cresswell
Honorary Members
The BOU's Rules allow for the appointment of up to 20 Honorary Members for their distinguishes contribution to ornithology. The current Honorary Members are:
- Dr P. Berthold (Germany)
- Dr J. Blondel (France)
- Dr U. Glutz von Blotzheim (Switzerland)
- Dr S. Somadikarta (Indonesia)
- Mr J Sultana (Malta)
- Prof S. Ulfstrand (Sweden )
