Malcolm Ogilvie

Who is Malcolm Ogilvie?

Dr Malcolm Alexander Ogilvie is a British ornithologist and freelance natural history author and consultant. One of his areas of expertise is wildfowl.

Ogilvie was formerly a research scientist with the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust 1960-1986, also editing their journal, Wildfowl, 1966-1986. Until 1997 he was a member of the British Birds editorial board and a contributor to the handbook The Birds of the Western Palearctic. He has been a fully qualified bird ringer since 1958. He is a past regional representative for the British Trust for Ornithology, and the vice-county plant recorder for South Ebudes for the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland.

Ogilvie has been resident on the island of Islay since 1986. He is married to Carol and has two daughters, Isla and Heather.