Editing Colin Bibby (section)

{{Short description|British ornithologist and conservationist}}
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'''Colin Joseph Bibby''' (20 November 1948 – 7 August 2004) was a British [[ornithology|ornithologist]] and [[environmental protection|conservationist]].

Bibby was born in the [[Wirral Peninsula|Wirral]], [[Cheshire]], the son of a [[North Wales]] farmer.  He was educated at [[Oundle School]], [[Northamptonshire]], and at [[St John's College, Cambridge]], graduating in natural sciences.  He gained his PhD for a classic study on the ecology and conservation of [[Dartford warbler]]s.<ref name=Unwin>Unwin, Brian. (26 August 2004). Colin Bibby. Defending birds round the world. ''The Guardian''.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110610085130/http://www.scricciolo.com/Nuovo_Neornithes/Bibby_Colin.htm]}}</ref><ref name=Marren2004>Marren, Peter. (16 August 2004). Colin Bibby. Ornithologist and authority on bird censusing techniques. ''Independent''.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110610085130/http://www.scricciolo.com/Nuovo_Neornithes/Bibby_Colin.htm]}}</ref>

Bibby was a research staff member for the [[Royal Society for the Protection of Birds]] from 1971 to 1986, and the head of Conservation Science from 1986 to 1991. In 1991, he moved to [[BirdLife International]], where he led their research team and a major research program, with projects in over 70 countries. In 2001 he became a self-employed environmental consultant. He was also a member of the [[Rare Breeding Birds Panel]], and the founding editor of the [[British Trust for Ornithology]] journal ''Ringing and Migration''.<ref name="Bircham">{{cite journal|last=Bircham|first=Peter|date=April 2013|title=The amateur British ornithologist - Amber Listed?|journal=[[British Birds (magazine)|British Birds]]|volume=106|issue=4|pages=237–238|issn=0007-0335}}</ref>

His major contributions were in the development of quantitative approaches to the study of birds for research leading to conservation. He was also a frequent contributor to ''[[British Birds (magazine)|British Birds]]'' magazine.<ref name="BB-110">{{cite journal |last1=Green |first1=Rhys |title=Colin's window |journal=[[British Birds (magazine)|British Birds]] |date=September 2017 |volume=110 |issue=9 |page=501}}</ref>

In 1994, he was awarded the [[Dr A.H. Heineken Prize]] for Environmental Sciences for his work with BirdLife International, and in June 2004, he received the RSPB Medal in recognition of his contribution to ornithology.

He learned that he had an incurable [[cancer]] in March 2004 and, on 7 August 2004 at the age of 55, died in his sleep. He was survived by his wife, Ruth, and three sons.