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William Eagle Clarke
1853–1938
An influential British ornithologist and curator, he helped turn the study of bird migration into a careful, evidence-based science. His work drew on years of observation and remains closely linked with the natural history world of late Victorian and early 20th-century Britain.
4 Audiobooks
Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1884. Sixth Report
by J. A. (John Alexander) Harvie-Brown, Richard Manliffe Barrington, William Eagle Clarke, John Cordeaux, Alexander Goodman More
Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1886. Eighth Report
by J. A. (John Alexander) Harvie-Brown, Richard Manliffe Barrington, William Eagle Clarke, John Cordeaux, Alexander Goodman More
Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1887. Ninth Report
by J. A. (John Alexander) Harvie-Brown, Richard Manliffe Barrington, William Eagle Clarke, John Cordeaux, Alexander Goodman More
Report on the Migration of Birds in the Spring and Autumn of 1885. Seventh Report
by William Eagle Clarke, J. A. (John Alexander) Harvie-Brown, Richard Manliffe Barrington, John Cordeaux, Alexander Goodman More
About the author
William Eagle Clarke was a British ornithologist, born in 1853 and died in 1938. He is especially remembered for his work on bird migration and for helping build a more systematic understanding of how birds move across Britain and Ireland.
He worked in museum and natural history settings in Scotland, where he became known as both a researcher and a curator. His writing on migration and field observation made him an important figure for readers interested in birds, scientific travel, and the development of modern ornithology.
Today, he is often associated with classic studies of migration and with the patient, record-based approach that shaped early bird science.