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Rare & Scarce Birds in North East Scotland |
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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
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A Naturalists Shetland
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J Laughton Johnston One 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 impacts 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;-
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The Snow Bunting |
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Desmond Nethersole-Thompson The Snow Bunting is a rare bird about the size of
a sparrow. It is possibly the most romantic and elusive 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,
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One Man's River |
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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
reviewers ,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, animals flowers 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
swim
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. Hardback;150pp.Superb colour
illustrations.
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Dumfries &
Galloway Birdwatching |
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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
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Fair Isles 'Garden' Birds |
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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.
Hardback;159pp.Colour plates, pencil sketches, map. Fine in
d/w. Shetland Times 1984 Post Free UK
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The Birds of Fair Isle |
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J. N. Dymond 'When George Waterston founded Fair Isle Bird Observatory in 1948 few
could of foreseen 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 uncomfortable 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.
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The Dotterel |
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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 autumns 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
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To Fair Isle and back |
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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. Post Free UK
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The Birds of Scotland |
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Evelyn V. Baxter and
Leonora Jeffrey Rintoul. Hardback; Two
volumes.1953.Volume 1&2 763pp.Colour frontis (vol 1) of Scottish Crossbill
and Red Grouse (vol 2 )by G.E. Lodge.
Numerous black and white photographs and colour fold out
map .Superb, landmark publications. A nice set.
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The Birds of Islay |
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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, status and access details.
Paperback,48pp maps, Line drawings. 1992 Lochindaal Press
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Birds of Mull |
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Mike Madders and Philip Snow. Outlining best birding sites on this fabulous
island.Paperback,48pp.Maps,access etc. Illustrations and systematic list to Mull.
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The Scottish Ospreys |
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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 their 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'.
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Birdwatching in
Ayrshire and Arran |
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Birdwatching
in Ayrshire and Arran.
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Return of The Osprey |
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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 marvellous 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, humour, 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.
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Shetland Sanctuary
Birds on the
Isle of Noss |
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Richard Perry. Hardback
1948. 298pp with black and white photographs and tables. Excellent study of
both Great and Arctic Skua including fold out maps showing breeding colonies
and other seabird positions. Excellent study of the Skuas, also Gannet,
Guillemots etc.
Condition good with torn d/w
in protective plastic.
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