Minton, Clive Dudley Thomas

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English AACR2 Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules Person created 1997-06-30 human Rosanne Walker and Helen Cohn updated 2025-05-29 human https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P003075b.htm person Minton Clive Dudley Thomas AM AACR2 7 October 1934 6 November 2019 Place of Birth England Place of Death Dunkeld, Victoria, Australia Business executive Ornithologist Metallurgist Clive Minton was a businessman, and trained as a metallurgist, but his major interest from childhood was in wading birds. This led him to found the Wash Wader Ringing Group, the largest wader banding group in the world. He was a pioneer in the use of mist nets and cannon-netting for the trapping, banding and release of shore birds. After coming to Australia 1978 he became a leader in studies of these birds. As founding chairman of both the Victorian Wader Study Group and the Australasian Wader Studies Group, he remained integrally involved with their activities until his death. For over 40 years Minton led the North-west Australia Shorebird Expeditions to study waders migrating through the coastal region in Western Australia in the area of Broome, the vital southern section of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. He was instrumental in the establishment of the Broome Bird Observatory in 1988 by Birds Australia. In addition Minton co-lead the monitoring of Corner Inlet, Victoria's principal shorebird site, for nearly 40 years. Minton was heavily involved in the establishment of the Asian Wetland Bureau and the recognition of the East Asian Flyway through China to Siberia, resulting in the Japan-Australia Migratory Birds Agreement and the China-Australia Migratory Birds Agreement. He also participated in several international wader study expeditions in North America, South America and Russia. The Clive Minton Medallion was inaugurated by the Victorian Wader Study Group in 2019. 1957 1957 Education - Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Cambridge 1959 1959 Education - Master of Arts (MA), University of Cambridge 1960 1960 Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cambridge 1970 1970 Career position - Founding Chair, Wader Study Group, United Kingdom 1975 1975 Award - Bernard Tucker Medal for Services to Ornithology 1978 1983 Career position - Managing Director, Imperial Metal Industries Australia 1978 2018 Career position - Chairman (initially Convenor), Victorian Wader Study Group 1981 1985 Career position - Founding Chair, Australasian Wader Studies Group 1986 1988 Career position - Deputy Chief General Manager, Director of Policy Programmes, Health Department of Victoria 1988 1992 Career position - Partner and Director of Melbourne Office, TASA International Executive Search 1989 1995 Career position - Vice-President, Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union 1998 2011 Award - Fellow, Birds Australia 2000 2000 Award - J. N. Hobbs Memorial Medal, Birds Australia 2001 2001 Award - Member of the Order of Australia (AM) - for service to ornithology, particularly in the study of migratory wading birds in Australia 2003 2003 Award - Australian Natural History Medallion 2012 2012 Award - Eisenmann Medal, Linnaean Society of New York 2012 2019 Award - Fellow. BirdLife Australia 2013 2019 Award - Life Member, Victorian Wader Study Group Jessop, Rosalind (Roz) Christie, Maureen Heather J. N. Hobbs Memorial Medal, Birdlife Australia (1995 - )

Awarded the Medal 2000

Birds Australia (1997 - 2011)

Fellow 1997 - 2011

Royal Australasian Ornithologists' Union (1910 - 1997)

Vice-President 1989 - 1995

Australian Natural History Medallion, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria (1940 - )

Awarded the Medallion 2003

BirdLife Australia (2012 - )

Felow 2012 - 2019

Victorian Wader Study Group (1978 - )

Inaugural Chairman 1978 - 2018; Life Member 2013 - 2019

Clive Minton Medallion, Victorian Wader Study Group (2019 - )

The Medallion has been awarded since 2019

Australasian Wader Studies Group (1981 - )

Foundation Chair 1981 - 1985

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Minton, Clive (1934-)

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'Minton, Clive Dudley Thomas', in Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation, Centre for Transformative Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Minton, Clive Dudley Thomas Swinburne University of Technology, Centre for Transformative Innovation Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation Journal Article: North-West Australia wader & tern expedition report 23rd February to 16th March 2013 Minton, C., Jessop, Rosalind, Hassell, Chris J. and Christie, Maureen North-West Australia wader & tern expedition report 23rd February to 16th March 2013 2013 Stilt 63/4 50-5 Journal Article: North-west Australia wader & tern expedition 2015 report Minton, C., Jessop, R., Hassell, C., Dawkins, M., Wright, P. and Leung, K. North-west Australia wader & tern expedition 2015 report 2015 Stilt 67 36-42 Journal Article: North-West wader and tern expedition 2007 (10th November to 1st December 2007) Minton, Clive, Jessop, Rosalind, Hassell, Chris and Christie, Maureen North-West wader and tern expedition 2007 (10th November to 1st December 2007) 2008 Stilt 53 31-6 Journal Article: Geolocator studies of Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres and Greater sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii in the East Asian-Australian flyway reveal widely different migration strategies Minton, C. [and others] Geolocator studies of Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres and Greater sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii in the East Asian-Australian flyway reveal widely different migration strategies 2011 Wader Study Group bulletin 118:87-96 118 87-96 Journal Article: New insights from geolocators deployed on waders in Australia Minton, Clive [and others] New insights from geolocators deployed on waders in Australia 2013 Wader Study Group bulletin 120 1 37-46 Journal Article: Body size shapes inter-specific migratory behaviour: evidence from individual tracks of long-distance migratory shorebirds Zhao, Meijuan [and others] Body size shapes inter-specific migratory behaviour: evidence from individual tracks of long-distance migratory shorebirds 2017 Journal of avian biology 49 1 1-12 Journal Article: Geolocator studies of Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres and Greater sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii in the East Asian-Australian flyway reveal widely different migration strategies Minton, C. [and others] Geolocator studies of Ruddy turnstone, Arenaria interpres and Greater sandplover Charadrius leschenaultii in the East Asian-Australian flyway reveal widely different migration strategies 2011 Wader Study Group bulletin 118:87-96 118 87-96 Journal Article: The history and achievements of the Victorian Wader Study Group Minton, C. The history and achievements of the Victorian Wader Study Group 2006 Stilt: the journal of the East Asian-Australasian flyway 50 285-94 Journal Article: The history of wader studies in north-west Australia Minton, C. The history of wader studies in north-west Australia 2006 Stilt: the journal of the East Asian-Australasian flyway 50 224-34 Journal Article: Objectives of the VWSG [Victorian Wader Studies Group] Minton, C. Objectives of the VWSG [Victorian Wader Studies Group] 1981 Stilt: the journal of the East Asian-Australasian flyway 1 3-4 Newspaper Article: Revolutionary in the study of wader birds: Clive Dudley Thomas Minton, AM; October 7, 1934 - November 1, 2019 Allen, Katie Revolutionary in the study of wader birds: Clive Dudley Thomas Minton, AM; October 7, 1934 - November 1, 2019 2019 Sydney Morning Herald Journal Article: John Hobbs Medal 2000: citation - Clive Dudley Minton MA PhD Jessop, Rosalind, Graham, Doris, Collins, Peter and Davidson, Rosemary John Hobbs Medal 2000: citation - Clive Dudley Minton MA PhD 2000 Emu 100 247 Book: The father of wader studies: tales of C. D. T. Minton Standen, Roger The father of wader studies: tales of C. D. T. Minton the Author 2015 Journal Article: RAOU Fellow citation: Clive Minton MA PhD Wettenhall, Norman RAOU Fellow citation: Clive Minton MA PhD 1998 Emu 98 241 Journal Article: Clive Minton - some personal reflections Phillips, Hugo Clive Minton - some personal reflections 2020 VWSG bulletin 43 48-9 Journal Article: Obituary: Clive Dudley Thomas Minton 7 October 1934 - 6 November 2019 Sitters, Humphrey; [and others] Obituary: Clive Dudley Thomas Minton 7 October 1934 - 6 November 2019 2020 VWSG bulletin 43 50-2 Journal Article: Dr Clive Dudley Thomas Minton, AM, (7/10/1934 - 6/11/2019) Russell-French, Alison Dr Clive Dudley Thomas Minton, AM, (7/10/1934 - 6/11/2019) 2020 Stilt 73/4 1-3 Journal Article: Death of a legend: Dr Clive Dudley Thomas Minton, AM, (7/10/1934 - 6/11/2019) Russell-French, Alison Death of a legend: Dr Clive Dudley Thomas Minton, AM, (7/10/1934 - 6/11/2019) 2019 Tattler: newsletter for the Asia Pacific Flyways & Australian Shorebirds 2020 48 speciall issue 10-1 Journal Article: Clive Dudley Thomas Minton 1 October 1934 - 6 November 2019 Sitters, Humphrey; [ and others] Clive Dudley Thomas Minton 1 October 1934 - 6 November 2019 2020 Wader study 127 2 94-101 Book: The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 Robin, Libby The Flight of the Emu: a Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology 1901-2001 Melbourne Melbourne University Press 2001