Arnold Boyd

Who was Arnold Boyd?

Arnold Whitworth Boyd MC, MA, FZS, FRES, MBOU was an ornithologist and naturalist from Cheshire, England.

Boyd was born on 120 January 1885. He was a long-time contributor to The Guardian 's "Country Diary" column, taking over a slot from his friend Thomas Coward in 1933, on the latter's death. In 1950, he revised Coward's The Birds of the British Isles and their Eggs for a new edition.

Boyd was uncle to James Fisher, who also became a leading ornithologist and natural history writer and broadcaster. Following Fisher's death, many of Boyd's diaries, other papers and related material were acquired by Liverpool Museum.

He made occasional radio appearances, such as a Birds In Britain episode on Great Crested Grebes, edited and introduced by his nephew James and produced by Winwood Reade.

Boyd died in Cheshire on 16 October 1959.