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Birds in Scotland page 2.Below is a small selection of our books on Scottish birds and birding. To visit our
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The BIRDS of MORAY and NAIRN |
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Martin
Cook. The Birds of Moray and Nairn is the first book to be written this
century (20th) about the birdlife of these districts which contain some of the most
exciting birdwatching habitats in Britain. It provides an up-to-date account of the
occurrence and distribution of each of the 267 wild species recorded in the area. Many of
these accounts are illustrated by maps, histograms and line drawings. Much historical
information is included, as well as descriptions of the main bird habitats and a detailed
guide to the best birdwatching localities. The results of bird ringing in Moray & Nairn
are also summarised. Paperback;263pp,1992.b/w photos, nice line drawings. |
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Highland Birds |
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D. Nethersole-Thompson. Golden
Eagle, Osprey and Snowy owls are probably the best known Highland birds. Others are equally
exciting. Dotterel, ptarmigan and Snow Bunting nest on the high
mountains; Scottish pine crossbills, Crested
tits and Capercaillies are in the pine forest and divers and Slavonian grebes on hill
lochs. The flows and marshes have Greenshanks and
wood sandpipers and remote islands their whimbrels and Skuas and Red-necked phalaropes and
fork-tailed petrels... Paperback;111 pp. Many fine colour & b/w photographs, maps |
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A guide to the birds of Scotland |
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Eric
Hardy. Birdwatchers flock to
Scotland in increasing numbers to see many birds not normally accessible elsewhere in
Britain-nesting Ospreys, eagles, rare grebes, snow buntings, shore larks and huge seabird
colonies-or to find new British species, especially in Shetland. This guide to modern bird
haunts and recent changes (1978) in Scottish bird-distribution, the first since Kenneth
Richmond's pioneer 1968 regional guide to the Birds of Scotland (see below) ,has a much
more extensive coverage of the counties, arranged under the new regions and island
districts. residents and visitors will find an all-year-round reference from summer nesting
haunts to migration watching points and winter flocks and roosts. Still a very useful guide.Harback;312pp.Pocket size. Black & white photos, maps. Constable 1978. |
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A Regional guide to the Birds of Scotland |
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Kenneth Richmond. Similar to the above book, but not as detailed. Both this title and the above feature some sites not outlined in the current 'Helm' where to watch birds in Scotland, and are useful for this extra information. Hardback, Pocket Size |
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Wild Venture A Bird-watcher in Scotland |
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Kenneth
Richmond. Kenneth
Richmond, well known as an ornithologist, calls Scotland a happy hunting ground for the
bird-watcher. Certainly he has found it so, and in Wild Venture he conveys his
enjoyment to the reader so keenly that before many pages have been read, we feel ourselves
alongside him on his exciting adventures. For Mr Richmond has a very keen eye for his
subject and the freshness of his descriptive style makes this a delightful book for the
country-lover as well as the more seriously intentioned bird-watcher. Starting with the
grandest of British birds. the Golden Eagle, he goes on to describe the many other species
of birds he has watched in Scotland, ranging from the impressive Capercaillie to the
diminutive, but no less distinguished Red-necked Phalarope. Hardback;223pp.B/W photos. Very interesting and entertaining.1958. |
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The Birds of Iona and Mull |
Henry Davenport Graham David Douglas (Edinburgh) 1890 |
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pages, featuring drawings from the authors sketchbook. Extract;-' The Harrier is common, except at
breeding time, when he probably retires to the inland hills; at all other times he may be
met with hunting along the low land skirting the shores. I have observed that one will
sometimes take the same line of country for several days, following the same course and
about the same hour. Acting upon this observation I have waylaid them, or rather put myself
in the expected line of flight, as no strategy is necessary, and have more than once been
rewarded by so cutting off the depredator of chicken yards, or at least of seeing him go
by. The Ring-tail, or white rump, which gives name to the female, is a very conspicuous
feature as she flies past. She gives the idea of a much heavier bird than the male. The male
is a very pretty bird, and is commonly called the White Hawk. One windy day I let one pass
me on the seashore, mistaking it for a sea-gull......' Also features adverts for other publications of the time Hardback;279pp.1890.Covers a little faded but otherwise a bright copy of this rare book |
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OSPREYS A Natural and Unnatural History |
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Ospreys: a natural and
unnatural history is a clear, entertaining and up-to-date look at the natural
history and status of a bird that has become the symbol of international bird
conservation. Special attention is devoted to the successful restoration of threatened
osprey populations in Scotland and in New England. The beautiful line illustrations are by
noted bird artist Margaret LaFarge. 'Alan Poole has taken our favourite bird and put it in global perspective....a tremendous job. Be sure to get it.'..Roger Tory Peterson Hardback;246pp.Line drawings, maps, charts B/W photos etc. Cambridge university Press 1989 |
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Forest nesting Merlins in Scotland |
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Jack Orchel Recommendations for conserving this rare falcon, published by the Hawk & Owl trust. Colour plates, Paperback. |
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The Return of the Sea Eagle |
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John A Love. The White-tailed Sea Eagle is a magnificent and powerful bird of
prey which until early last century was not uncommon in the British Isles, especially on
the Scottish (and Irish) coast(s). In recent years there has been a concerted attempt to
reintroduce the bird to its former haunts by a programme of controlled releases on the
Isle of Rum. Hardback;227pp.1983 1st ed. Line drawings, Black & White photographs, charts, maps etc. An excellent monograph on this fascinating bird of prey.
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The BIRDS of Sutherland |
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Alan
Vittery illustrated by Dave Pullan. Sutherland is best known by birdwatchers for some of Britain's rarest
breeding birds, such as the Black-throated Diver, Greenshank and Common Scoter. Knowledge of
the district's bird life has greatly increased in the last few years, and there has been
changes in the population and distribution of many species. Alan Vittery's new guide
provides up-to-date assessments of the status of nearly 300 species which have
occurred in
the district in recent times, with in-depth accounts, supported by descriptions of a typical
year in Sutherland, as well as advice on the best sites for birdwatching. Paperback;160pp.line drawings, maps etc. |
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