What is James Ferguson-Lees?
'''Ian James Ferguson-Lees''' (8 January 1929 &ndash; 11 January 2017) was a [[United Kingdom|British]] [[ornithology|ornithologist]]. He became known as a member of the [[British Birds Rarities Committee]] who was responsible, with [[John Nelder]] and [[Max Nicholson]], for publicly debunking the [[Hastings Rarities]].<ref>{{cite book |first1=Bruce |last1=[[Bruce Campbell (ornithologist)|Campbell]] |first2=James |last2=Ferguson-Lees |date=1972 |title=A Field Guide to Birds' Nests |publisher=Constable, London |ISBN=978-0094583504}}</ref> Ferguson-Lees was born in [[Italy]]. He died on 11 January 2017 in England at the age of 88. ==References== {{reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ferguson-Lees, James}} [[Category:1929 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:British ornithologists]] {{bio-stub}}