Alan Dean
Encyclopedia
Alan R. Dean is a British
ornithologist with a special interest in gull
s and warbler
s. He lives in Solihull
, West Midlands
.
He is a member of the West Midland Bird Club and was an assistant editor of its Annual Reports for 1975-1980. He was a member of the British Birds Rarities Committee
from 1984–1992 and in 2007 published a comprehensive account of the committee's history and publications. He has published a number of identification papers in British Birds
. Among the original observers, he also prepared the account of the first White-tailed Plover
in Britain, at Little Packington, Warwickshire, in July 1975.
In 2010, the West Midland Bird Club conferred on him life membership, in recognition of his contribution to ornithology.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
ornithologist with a special interest in gull
Gull
Gulls are birds in the family Laridae. They are most closely related to the terns and only distantly related to auks, skimmers, and more distantly to the waders...
s and warbler
Warbler
There are a number of Passeriformes called "warblers". They are not particularly closely related, but share some characteristics, such as being fairly small, vocal and insectivorous....
s. He lives in Solihull
Solihull
Solihull is a town in the West Midlands of England with a population of 94,753. It is a part of the West Midlands conurbation and is located 9 miles southeast of Birmingham city centre...
, West Midlands
West Midlands (county)
The West Midlands is a metropolitan county in western central England with a 2009 estimated population of 2,638,700. It came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972, formed from parts of Staffordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire. The...
.
He is a member of the West Midland Bird Club and was an assistant editor of its Annual Reports for 1975-1980. He was a member of the British Birds Rarities Committee
British Birds Rarities Committee
The British Birds Rarities Committee , established in 1959, is the national bird rarities committee for Britain. It assesses claimed sightings of bird species that are rarely seen in Britain, based on descriptions, photographs and video recordings submitted by observers...
from 1984–1992 and in 2007 published a comprehensive account of the committee's history and publications. He has published a number of identification papers in British Birds
British Birds (magazine)
British Birds is a monthly ornithology magazine that was established in 1907. It is now published by BB 2000 Ltd, which is wholly owned by The British Birds Charitable Trust , established for the benefit of British ornithology...
. Among the original observers, he also prepared the account of the first White-tailed Plover
White-tailed Lapwing
The White-tailed Lapwing or White-tailed Plover is a wader in the lapwing genus.It breeds semi-colonially on inland marshes in Iraq, Iran and southern Russia. Four eggs are laid in a ground nest. The Iraqi and Iranian breeders are mainly residents, but Russian birds migrate south in winter to...
in Britain, at Little Packington, Warwickshire, in July 1975.
In 2010, the West Midland Bird Club conferred on him life membership, in recognition of his contribution to ornithology.
Books
- The Birds of the West Midlands By Graham R. Harrison, Alan R. Dean, Alan J. Richards and David Smallshire, West Midland Bird Club ISBN 0-9507881-0-4 (1982)
Articles
- Glaucous and Iceland Gulls in the west Midlands, British BirdsBritish Birds (magazine)British Birds is a monthly ornithology magazine that was established in 1907. It is now published by BB 2000 Ltd, which is wholly owned by The British Birds Charitable Trust , established for the benefit of British ornithology...
69:179 (1976) - White-tailed Plover: new to Britain and Ireland, A. R. Dean, J. E. Fortey and E. G. Phillips, British Birds 70:465–471 (1977)
- Field characters of Isabelline and Brown Shrikes, British Birds 75:395-406 (1982)
- British status and identification of Greenish Warbler, British Birds 78:437-451, (1985)
- Seasonality of Herring Gulls in the west Midlands, British Birds 80: 632, (1987)
- Wintering Glaucous, Iceland and Herring Gulls in the Midlands, BirdwatchBirdwatch (magazine)Birdwatch is a British monthly magazine for birdwatchers, established in 1992 by Solo Publishing. Distributed by subscription and also through newsagents, it has a cover price of £4.10...
(2002) - Siberian Chiffchaff revisited, A.R. Dean and Lars Svensson, British Birds 98:396-410 (2005)
- The British Birds Rarities Committee: a review of its history, publications and procedures, British Birds 100:149-176 (2007)
- Enigmatic grey-and-white Common Chiffchaffs, British Birds 100:497-499 (2007)
- Colour nomenclature and Siberian Chiffchaff, British Birds 101:146-149 (2008)