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Rare & Scarce Birds in North East Scotland		Â£18.00 SOLD	Ian Phillips Documents all the rarity records for the former Banff & Buchan Gordon Aberdeen City & Kincardine & Deeside districts.Summarising over 4000 records of 159 species .A birdwatchers calendar is included which highlights which rarities were recorded. Hardback;192pp.Colour photos b/w drawings,maps, checklist 1997 Order details here
A Naturalists Shetland		......... ......... .... . . . Â£29.99	J Laughton Johnston mapOne of Britain's natural treasures,the Shetland Islands are spectacular with their varied geology,wonderful landscape,and special flora and fauna.They are peopled by a culture distinct within the British Isles.Despite their isolation,the islands have evolved many particular species.This book is only the second to describe all the wildlife of the Shetland Islands and the first to comprehensively cover their history since the last ice age,as well as the human inpacts of the Neolithic,Bronze,and Iron Age cultures and the Norse influences from Scandinavia.It critically observes the costs and benefits of a modern economy,both to people and the natural scene.Written for the general reader and keen naturalist,this book is lavishly illustrated with photographs and graced with evocative sketches by John Busby.65 figures,tables,maps and diagrams illustrate and clarify points in the text. Hardback;-NEW 1998.Order details here
The Snow Bunting		Â£38.00 SOLD	Desmond Nethersole-Thompson The Snow Bunting is a rare bird about the size of a sparrow.It is possibly the most romantic and eluisive bird in the British Isles and certainly the hardiest small bird in the world.The author gives a full description of the bird,dealing with such topics as habits and habitats in Scotland,distribution numbers and movements, More details here Order details here
One Man's River		Â£25.00	Keith Brockie.With just two books of paintings and sketches from his native Scotland,Keith Brockie has quickly established himself as one of the leading wildlife artists of our time.From reviewrs,critics and members of the public all over the world there has been a chorus of praise for his remarkable artistry and his extraordinary sensitivity to wildlife.With One man's River Keith Brockie brilliantly enhances his reputation.In 150 paintings,sketches and drawings-in watercolour,pencil,crayon and oils - he superbly captures the birds,animalsflowers and plants that are to be found along the River Tay.It is the longest river in Scotland,and its headwaters,its lochs,its hinterland and its estuary are astonishingly rich in wildlife.Roe deer and mountain hare are found here;salmon,trout,and other fish abound in the water;ospreys nest close by,rare plants such as alpine gentian and drooping saxifrage grow high up in the surrounding mountain ranges;eagles,herons,goosanders,oystercatchers,lapwings,swans,goldeneyes and divers are just some of the numerous and beautiful birds that inhabit and visit the area;seals swin in the estuary in the Firth of Tay.Keith Brockie paints and draws all this flora and fauna with enormous fidelity and attention to detail.Order details here Example plate here Hardback;150pp.Superb colour illustrations.Mint in d/w
Dumfries & Galloway Birdwatching		Â£1.50	20 page paperback guide to the best birdwatching sites in Dumfries & Galloway.Features The Rhins of Galloway,The Machars,Stewartry of Kirkudbright,Glentrool forest, Loch KenInner Solway etc etc.Maps,colour photos.Very useful. Post Free.Order details here
Fair Isles 'Garden' Birds		Â£16.00	John Holloway To the ornithologist,Fair Isle really is something special.With his wife Sue,John Holloway ran the Fair Isle shop from December 1977 until October 1983.During that time the author built up a collection of field sketches of the island's birds and it is from this collection that most of the illustrations in this book are taken. More details here Hardback;159pp.Colour plates,pencil sketches,map.Fine in d/w.Shetland Times 1984 Post Free UK Order details here
The Birds of Fair Isle		Â£9.50 SOLD	J.N.Dymond 'When George Waterston founded Fair Isle Bird Observatory in 1948 few could of forseen the changes and developments that were to take place during the next four decades in travel,island life and the world of ornithology.In those early formative years of the bird observatory international travel by birdwatchers was almost unheard of and even a trip to Fair Isle was a major adventure,involving an overnight sea crossing from Aberdeen to Shetland followed by an oft-delayed ,long and uncomfertable crossing from Shetland to Fair Isle on the Good Shepherd II.In recent years, however,travel to all corners of the world has become commonplace among birders,and trips to relatively "near-to-home" locations such as Fair Isle have become far easier and reliable. More details here Order details here
The Dotterel		Â£70.00	Desmond Nethersole-Thompson The dotterel is a northern bird,breeding on the highest and barest tops of the Cairngorms,the Grampians and also sparingly in the North of england.It rarely occurs farther south on migration;a few autums ago a small party spent a few days on London Airport,and there is still one farm in Cambridgeshire where migrants regularly halt in spring.But it is a bird of mountains and tundra,and for most birdwatchers a rare and exciting species.The dotterel's breeding behaviour is of particular interest:slightly larger and more brightly coloured than the cock,the hen does the wooing leaving her smaller mate to brood her eggs while she joins other "grass widows" More details here Order details here
To Fair Isle and back		Â£12.50	John Holloway.Stronsay,a most beautiful island in the north of Orkney has recently arrived to the fore of British Ornithology with a considerable number of rare bird sightings including five species new to Orkney.Many of these have come from the recently developed private bird reserve owned and run by the author of this book.The reserve,opened in 1989 and specifically designed to attract rare migrant species is now well-known throughout the UK and is just about the ultimate example of a 'local patch'! Many birdwatchers are now turning to watching their own 'local patches',a trend which can only be good for both Ornithology and conservation in general. Paperback;112pp.colour ,b/w illustrations.Mint as new.Post Free UK
Scottish Birds book 1		Â£2.00	Jarrold area guide to Scottish birds. Paperback;32pp colour photographs throughout.
The Birds of Islay		Â£5.00	M Ogilvie Excellent guide to the island of Islay.gives advice on where to stay and what time of the year to visit .'where to watch' plus a complete systematic list,statusand access details. Paperback,48pp maps,Line drawings. 1992 Lochindaal Press
Birds of Mull		Â£5.95	Mike Madders and Philip Snow.Outlining best birding sites on this fabulous island.Paperback,48pp.Maps,access etc.Illustrations and systematic list to Mull. *Try Iona for easy views of Corncrake.turn right after ferry landing and listen at first set-aside field below hotel.
The Scottish Ospreys		Â£12.00	Philip Brown forward by George Waterston.'Man has done his best,incredibly,to drive the osprey from the shores of Scotland.For over forty years the osprey was forced into exile and few ornithologists before the Second World War thought this magnificent bird would nest in the British Isles ever again.Philip Brown examines the reasons behind the senseless persecution in the nineteenth century and historical drawings are reproduced to emphasise the attitudes of the day.It wasn't until Operation Osprey was launched in the early 1950's under the auspices of the Royal Society for the protection of Birds,that a few dedicated pioneers began fervently to believe that the osprey would return.All the excitements and frustrations which led up to the first successful hatching of two osprey chicks in 1954 are described from first-hand experience.The struggle for survival of subsequent breeding pairs and the problems involved in teir protection are told with refreshing modesty and humour.Today,thousands of people each year visit the most popular eyrie at Loch Garten as the osprey continues to flourish in Scotland'.
Return of The Osprey		Â£8.50 SOLD	David Gessner .For six luminous months–an entire nesting season–David Gessner immersed himself in the lives of the magnificent osprey’s that had returned to his seagirt corner of Cape Cod. In this marvelous book–part memoir, part paean to a once-endangered species, part natural history of the Cape–Gessner recounts the many discoveries he made in the course of that magical season. Hailed by Roger Tory Peterson as the symbol of the New England coast, the osprey all but vanished during the 1950s and ‘60s because of the ravages of DDT. But now these breathtaking birds are returning. Writing with passion, humor, and a reverence for the natural world, Gessner interweaves the stories of the nesting osprey pairs he observed with the narrative of his own readjustment to life on a windblown, beautiful, and increasingly developed landscape he had known as a child. For Gessner, spotting an osprey dive for fish at forty miles an hour becomes a lesson in patience and focus, watching the birds build their nests illustrates the vital task of making a home, and following the chicks’ attempts to fly shows him the value of letting go. Paperback;Fine condition Post free UK

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