Philip Hollom

Who is Philip Hollom?

Philip Arthur Dominic "Phil" Hollom is a British ornithologist. He was born in Bickley, Kent, England.

In March 1951 he became a member of the editorial board of British Birds magazine under the senior editorship of Max Nicholson, whom he succeeded in 1960. Nicholson, who had remained on the editorial board, and Hollom stood down in 1972 and were replaced on the board by Ian Wallace and Malcolm Ogilvie.

He was a Council member and Vice President of the Ornithological Society of the Middle East. He was the first chairman of the British Birds Rarities Committee.

He has lived in Hydestyle, Surrey, since the mid-1980s and turned 100 in June 2012.