James Ferguson-Lees

British ornithologist and author

Ian James Ferguson-Lees (8 January 1929 – 11 January 2017) was a British ornithologist. He became known as a member of the British Birds Rarities Committee who was responsible, with John Nelder and Max Nicholson, for publicly debunking the Hastings Rarities.[1]

Ferguson-Lees was born in Italy. He died on 11 January 2017 in England at the age of 88.

References change

  1. Campbell, Bruce; Ferguson-Lees, James (1972). A Field Guide to Birds' Nests. Constable, London. ISBN 978-0094583504.