Chris Mead

Chris Mead
Born(1940-05-01)1 May 1940
Died16 January 2003(2003-01-16) (aged 62)
Citizenship United Kingdom
Known for
  • Bird ringing
  • broadcasting
AwardsBritish Ornithologists' Union Union Medal (1996)
BTO Bernard Tucker Medal (1997)
RSPB Medal (1999)
Scientific career
FieldsOrnithology
InstitutionsBritish Trust for Ornithology

Christopher John Mead (1 May 1940 – 16 January 2003) was a popular British ornithologist, author and broadcaster, and an influential member of the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO).

Mead was an avid lover of jazz, (watching) rugby, motor racing, local history and archaeology. In 1994, he stated his ornithological interests as "bird ringing, migration, longevity and population dynamics"[1]

  1. ^ Who's Who in Ornithology, John E. Pemberton, Buckingham Press, 1994