Arnold Boyd

Arnold Whitworth Boyd MC, MA, FZS, FRES, MBOU (20 January 1885 – 16 October 1959) was an ornithologist and naturalist from Altrincham, Cheshire, England.

Arnold Whitworth Boyd

MC, MA, FZS, FRES, MBOU
Born(1885-01-20)20 January 1885
Altrincham, Cheshire
Died16 October 1959(1959-10-16) (aged 74)
Northwich, Cheshire
NationalityEnglish
Known for
RelativesJames Fisher (nephew)

Boyd was born on 20 January 1885.[1] 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.[2]

He made occasional radio appearances, such as a 1936 episode of My Week-End out of Doors on 'Cheshire Meres',[3] and a 1957 Birds In Britain episode on great crested grebes, edited and introduced by his nephew James and produced by Winwood Reade.[4][5]

Boyd died in Northwich, Cheshire on 16 October 1959.[1]

See also

Bibliography
  • The Country Diary of a Cheshire Man. Collins. 1946.
  • A Country Parish: Great Budworth in the county of Chester. New Naturalist. Collins. 1951.

Articles

References
  1. Fisher, James (12 November 1959). "Mr. A. W. Boyd". The Times. pp. 16, Issue 54616, col D.
  2. "The Fisher Collection (1913-1993)". Access to Archives. The National Archives. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
  3. Cheshire Meres Radio Times entry at the BBC Genome Project
  4. "Great Crested Grebes". Birds In Britain. 8 December 1957. BBC. Home Service.
  5. Birds in Britain Radio Times entry at the BBC Genome Project


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