The Union Medal was awarded (1912 – 2017) by BOU Council to a BOU Member in recognition of distinguished service to the Union and ornithology.

Recipients

2017 Jenny A. Gill Read IBIS citation
2016 Chris M. Perrins Read IBIS citation
2015 John H. Croxall Read IBIS citation
2013 Neil J. Bucknell Read IBIS citation
2012 Andrew Gosler Read IBIS citation
2011 Peter Jones Read IBIS citation
2008 Chris J. Feare Read IBIS citation
2006 Roger Clarke Read IBIS citation
2004 Gwen Bonham Read IBIS citation
1998 Janet Kear
1997 Robert A. F. Gillmor, John S. Ash
1996 Chris J. Mead
1995 Roger Tory Peterson
1993 Ronald M. Lockley
1992 Mike P. Harris
1991 F. Bruce M. Campbell
1989 Robert Spencer
1988 James F. Monk
1987 Ian Newton
1984 Stanley Cramp, Phil A. D. Hollom, Guy Mountfort
1980 Geoffrey V. T. Matthews
1979 Ken E. L. Simmons
1976 K. Williamson, G. C. Shortridge, A. F. R. Wollaston
1975 K. H. Voous
1973 Mrs B. P. Hall
1972 D. Goodwin, N. W. Moore
1971 S. Marchant, H. N. Southern, B. Stonehouse
1970 L. H. Brown
1969 C. W. Mackworth_Praed
1968 J. M. M. Fisher, C. R. S. Pitman
1967 Salim Ali
1960 C. W. Benson
1959 W. B. Alexander, E. A. Armstrong, D. A. Bannerman, Miss E. V. Baxter, P. M Scott
1953 A. W. Boyd
1948 W. P. Lowe
1912 W. Goodfellow (Gold medal), A. F. R. Wollaston, G. E. Shortridge, C. H. B. Grant (Silver medals)