Roy Dennis MBE is a professional ornithologist and wildlife consultant working for the Highland Foundation for Wildlife. He’s one of the world's leading experts on Ospreys and other raptors (birds of prey).
Roy has been working with Ospreys in Scotland since the 1960s, and has been a field ornithologist in the Scottish Highlands and Islands since the 1950s. Roy worked for the RSPB from 1971-91. He’s studied wildfowl, wading birds and sea birds, but is best known for his work on reintroductions, conservation of rare species and more recently with satellite tracking of Ospreys, honey buzzards and marsh harriers.
He’s been a leading player in reintroducing Sea Eagles, Red Kites and Ospreys. For his services to conservation, Roy received the RSPB’s prestigious Golden Eagle and was awarded an MBE in 2004.
Roy has published several books on Scottish wildlife, regularly writes in magazines and has presented several television documentaries.
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