- List of birdwatchers
This is a list of the world's greatest
birdwatchers , based on thenumber ofspecies ofbirds seen. Depending on the taxonomic viewpoint, there are about 8,800–10,200 living bird species.*
Phoebe Snetsinger : more than 8,450 species in the wild (killed when her bus rolled over just as she was checking 8,451) [ [http://www.easthamptonstar.com/20050512/out1.htm Nature Notes] ]
*Tom Gulick : 8,114 [ [http://www.easthamptonstar.com/20050512/out1.htm] Dead link|date=March 2008]
*Harvey Gilston : "nearly 8,000" [ [http://www.easthamptonstar.com/20050512/out1.htm] Dead link|date=March 2008]
*Peter Kaestner : 7,958, [ [http://www.easthamptonstar.com/20050512/out1.htm] Dead link|date=March 2008] first birder to see a representative of every family in the world
*Pete Winter : more than 7,700 species [ [http://www.mdc.mo.gov/conmag/2003/12/10.htm The World's Best Birdwatcher ] ]
*John Danzenbaker : 7,529 [ [http://www.dvoc.org/Personnel/DanzenbakerJ.htm John Danzenbaker, Fellow of the DVOC] ]
*Jim Clements : 7,200 [ [http://www.easthamptonstar.com/20050512/out1.htm] Dead link|date=March 2008]
*Richard Koeppel : over 7,000
*Roger Tory Peterson : numbers in the thousands, noted mainly for his books studying birds and promoting birdwatching
*John James Audubon : numbers unknown, an early pioneer in nature studiesBirdwatchers famous for achievements in other fields
*Alan Francis Brooke, 1st Viscount Alanbrooke British Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the Second World War
*Jimmy Carter President of the United States
*Agatha Christie Author and playwright
*Jeremy Clarkson Journalist, Television Presenter
*Ian Fleming Author
*Meriwether Lewis Explorer
*Abraham Lincoln President of the United States
*Patrick O'Brian Author
*George Plimpton Author
*Teddy Roosevelt President of the United States
*James D. Watson Nobel laureate, molecular biologist, and discoverer of the structure of DNA
*E. B. White AuthorNotes
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