He was the first chairman of the British Birds Rarities Committee and was awarded the British Trust for Ornithology's Tucker Medal in 1954 and the British Ornithologists' Union's Union Medal "for his outstanding contribution to the BOU and to ornithology" in 1984.
As the first chairman of the British Birds Rarities Committee, he was recognized with the Tucker Medal by the British Trust for Ornithology in 1954 and the Union Medal by the British Ornithologists' Union in 1984. Both awards underscored his outstanding contributions to both the BOU and ornithology.