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Birds in
Scotland page 2.Below is a brief description of
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The BIRDS of MORAY and NAIRN
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£12.00
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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.Condition fine
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Highland Birds
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£8.00
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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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£6.00
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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 2 copies £3.00
- £5.50
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Wild Venture
A Bird-watcher in Scotland
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£11.95
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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.Cover 'tatty' but o/w good.Very interesting and
entertaining.1958.
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The Birds of Iona and Mull
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Henry Davenport Graham
David
Douglas (Edinburgh) 1890
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£100.00
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279 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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£22.00 SOLD
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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.Fine in D/W.Cambridge
university Press 1989 SOLD
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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.Condition
fine in d/w.More details here
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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 occured 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.Signed
by the author.Fine condition.1997.
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