- Bobby Tulloch
Robert John Tulloch (
4 January ,1929 –21 May ,1996 ) was a naturalist from theShetland Islands, in the north ofScotland . He was born on a croft atAywick on the eastern side of Yell, as the oldest of four children, and lived much of his life in the village ofMid Yell .Tulloch started as an apprentice baker and remained in the trade until 1964 when he was appointed as
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Warden in Shetland. He was especially associated with theSnowy Owl s that started breeding on the island ofFetlar in the mid 1960s. He featured in a number ofBBC Natural History Unit programmes.Bobby Tulloch was an artist, boatman, musician, naturalist, photographer, storyteller and writer. In 1994, he was awarded an MBE.
Selected books
* Bobby Tulloch and Fred Hunter, "Guide to Shetland Birds". The Shetland Times Ltd, 1979. ISBN 0-900662-22-0. Paperback.
* Bobby Tulloch, "Bobby Tulloch's Shetland: An islander, his islands and their wildlife". Macmillan, 1988. ISBN 0-333-45673-4. Hardcover. (Introduction byLord Grimond .)
* Bobby Tulloch, "Migrations: Travels of a Naturalist". Kyle Cathie, 1991. ISBN 1-85626-016-X. Hardcover.
* Bobby Tulloch, "Otters". Worldlife Library S., Colin Baxter Photography Ltd, 1994/1999. ISBN 1-84107-009-2. Paperback.External links
* [http://www.bobbytulloch.com/ Bobby Tulloch website] including a [http://www.bobbytulloch.com/profile.php profile]
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