Michael Stanley Reid Sharland (1899–1987) was an Australian journalist, photographer, author and amateur ornithologist.
He was born, and spent most of his life, in Tasmania, though he also lived and worked in Sydney, Melbourne and London.
He joined the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU) in 1921 and served on its Migration Committee 1926–1932, as Branch Secretary or Councillor for New South Wales while living in that state 1934–1941, and as Branch Secretary for Tasmania 1942–1964.
In 1971 he initiated the formation of the Bird Observers Association of Tasmania.
As well as numerous papers and articles, books he authored include: