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Long-eared Bats

by Susan M. Swift

Examining the biology, ecology and behaviour of two European bat species - Plecotus auritus" and "Plecotus austriacus" - this book investigates their behaviour and considers the full range of conservation issues...

The Raven

by Derek Ratcliffe & Chris Rose

Well-known throughout the Northern Hemisphere, the raven has a prominent place in myth, legend and history. Focusing on the raven’s ecology in the UK, this text presents a summary of the state of knowledge...

Naturalised Birds of the World

by Sir Christopher Lever

This book looks at the world’s naturalised (successfully introduced)species of bird. Many species have been introduced to countries outsidetheir natural range by people, either deliberately or accidentally,with...

The Lapwing

by Michael Shrubb

With its striking green-black and white plumage and distinctive pee-witcall, the Lapwing is one of Britain’s best-known birds. Lapwings dependon agricultural land to breed and are considered a barometer of...

The Greater Flamingo

by Alan Johnson & Frank Cézilly

With their curious feeding behaviour, peculiar elongated body,gregarious social lives and exotic pink plumage, flamingos are amongthe most familiar and popular of all the world’s birds. They haveinspired artists,...

The Golden Oriole

by Paul Mason & Jake Allsop

One of Britain’s rarest breeding birds, the Golden Oriole is also oneof its most charismatic. Females are a vivid green, while the males ofthis species are a stunning yellow and black, with an extraordinary...

Ecology, Conservation, and Management of Grouse: Published for the Cooper Ornithological Society

by Brett K. Sandercock, Kathy Martin & Gernot Segelbacher

Grouse-an ecologically important group of birds that include capercaillie, prairie chickens, and ptarmigan-are distributed throughout the forests, grasslands, and tundra of Europe, Asia, and North America. Today,...

The Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland

by J T.R Sharrock

The Atlas plots the results of the survey organised by the BTO and the IWC during the yeats 1968-72. Over 250 maps show the distribution of 218 species.

Facing Extinction: The world’s rarest birds and the race to save them

by Paul Donald & Nigel Collar

Almost two hundred species of birds have become extinct in the past 400 years, and a similar number today are in imminent danger of following them. The world’s conservationists are leading the fight to prevent...

Bird Observatories of the British Isles

by Mike Archer & Mark Grantham

Bird observatories are research stations established mainly for the study of migration,particularly by means of ringing.There are now 20 scattered around the British Isles at key points on migration routes,...

Birds in England

by Andy Brown & Phil Grice

The Poyser avifaunas Birds in Scotland, Birds in Ireland and Birds in Wales are all now regarded as classic works. The series is now completed with Birds in England, an avifauna for England’s diverse birdlife,...

The Natural History of Moths

by Mark Young & Lyn Wells

Uniting the results of amateur study with the latest scientific research to paint a broad picture of all aspects of moth biology and ecology, this text uses many examples from the moth faunas of Britain and...

The History of British Mammals

by Derek Yalden & Priscilla Barrett

As ice retreated from Britain 15,000 years ago, a host of large mammals including reindeer, wild horses, wooly mammoths, moose, wolves, brown bears, lynxes and wolverines established itself in Britain. The largest...

The Nuthatches

by Erik Matthysen & David Quinn

The Nuthatches is based on the European Nuthatch, with comparative information on the other west Paleartic and world species. Comparisons with other nuthatch species provide general perspectives on biological...

Tundra Plovers: The Eurasian, Pacific and American Golden Plovers and Grey Plover

by Des Thompson & Ingvar Byrkjedal

This text presents the tundra plovers, comprising of the grey plover and the Eurasian, Pacific, and American golden plovers. Breeding on tundra or northern heaths and moorland, they migrate far south to coastal...

The Whooper Swan

by Mark Brazil

The Whooper Swan has the most extensive range of all the world’s seven swan species, and to people in many nations it is the archetypical swan species. The species is also strongly migratory, and the annual...

The Historical Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland 1875-1900

by Simon Holloway

The landscape of Britain has been irreversibly changed over the last century. Modern agriculture, urban expansion, industry and transport have all left their mark, altering the face of the countryside forever....

The Goshawk

by Robert Kenward

A large and spectacular bird of prey, the Goshawk lives in borealforests throughout the Northern hemisphere. A powerful hunter of largebirds and woodland mammals, it was persecuted for many years by gamekeepers...

Bewick’s Swan

by Eileen Rees

A fascinating and highly readable monograph, showcasing one of the flagship species of wetland conservation in Britain to superb effect.

The arrival of thousands of Bewick’s Swans from their Arcticbreeding...

Weather and Bird Behaviour

by Norman Elkins

This classic Poyser title, now in its third revised edition, discusses in depth the various ways in which weather conditions influence bird behaviour. Weather conditions affect food and water availability, decisions...