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Bird Habitats in Britain
About this book
The book describes all the main habitat types, the structure and composition of bird communities, and reviews bird sites and their distribution throughout Britain.
Rob Fuller's book would not have been possible but for the nationwide cooperative endeavour by amateur and professional ornithologists, naturalists and conservationists which led to the British Trust for Ornithology's Register of Ornithological Sites, sponsored by the Nature Conservancy Council.
Hitherto, few books have dealt primarily with bird habitats but the subject is of urgent importance now that exploitation of the environment has left few corners of Britain untouched or unthreatened. Even so, the book is much more than timely, it also extends the reader's interest to an area of bird study that has, perhaps, been too little considered.
The text is supported by more than 100 diagrams and maps, and over 50 photographs; in addition there are 53 superbly evocative drawings by Donald Watson.
For the birdwatcher and all involved with conservation, this is stimulating reading and an essential reference.
Rob Fuller's book would not have been possible but for the nationwide cooperative endeavour by amateur and professional ornithologists, naturalists and conservationists which led to the British Trust for Ornithology's Register of Ornithological Sites, sponsored by the Nature Conservancy Council.
Hitherto, few books have dealt primarily with bird habitats but the subject is of urgent importance now that exploitation of the environment has left few corners of Britain untouched or unthreatened. Even so, the book is much more than timely, it also extends the reader's interest to an area of bird study that has, perhaps, been too little considered.
The text is supported by more than 100 diagrams and maps, and over 50 photographs; in addition there are 53 superbly evocative drawings by Donald Watson.
For the birdwatcher and all involved with conservation, this is stimulating reading and an essential reference.
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APPENDIX 1
Names of bird species mentioned in the text
This list of names follows the conventions and sequence employed by R. Hudson (ed) (1978) in A Species List of British and Irish Birds. BTO Guide 13.
Red-throated Diver Gavia stellata
Black-throated Diver Gavia arctica
Great Northern Diver Gavia immer
Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis
Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus
Red-necked Grebe Podiceps grisegena
Slavonian Grebe Podiceps auritus
Black-necked Grebe Podiceps nigricollis
Fulmar Fulmarus glacialis
Manx Shearwater Puffinus puffinus
Storm Petrel Hydrobates pelagicus
Leach’s Petrel Oceanodroma leucorhoa
Gannet Sula bassana
Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Bittern Botaurus stellaris
Grey Heron Ardea cinerea
Mute Swan Cygnus olor
Bewick's Swan Cygnus columbianus
Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus
Bean Goose Anser fabalis
Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus
White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
Greylag Goose Anser anser
Canada Goose Branta canadensis
Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis
Brent Goose Branta bernicla
Egyptian Goose Alopochen aegyptiacus
Shelduck Tadorna tadorna
Mandarin Aix galericulata
Wigeon Anas penelope
Gadwall Anas strepera
Teal Anas crecca
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos
Pintail Anas acuta
Garganey Anas querquedula
Shoveler Anas clypeata
Red-crested Pochard Netta rufina
Pochard Aythya ferina
Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula
Scaup Aythya marila
Eider Somateria mollissima
Long-tailed Duck Clangula hyemalis
Common Scoter Melanitta nigra
Velvet Scoter Melanitta fusca
Goldeneye Bucephala clangula
Red-breasted Merganser Mergus serrator
Goosander Mergus merganser
Smew Mergus albellus
Ruddy Duck Oxyura jamaicensis
Honey Buzzard Pernis apivorus
Red Kite Milvus milvus
White-tailed Eagle Haliaeetus albicilla
Marsh Harrier Circus aeruginosus
Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus
Montagu’s Harrier Circus pygargus
Goshawk Accipiter gentilis
Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus
Buzzard Buteo buteo
Golden Eagle Aquila chrysaetos
Osprey Pandion haliaetus
Kestrel Falco tinnunculus
Merlin Falco columbarius
Hobby Falco subbuteo
Peregrine Falco peregrinus
Red Grouse Lagopus lagopus
Ptarmigan Lagopus mutus
Black Grouse Tetrao tetrix
Capercaillie Tetrao urogallus
Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa
Grey Partridge Perdix perdix
Quail Coturnix coturnix
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus
Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus pictus
Lady Amherst’s Pheasant Chrysolophus amherstiae
Water Rail Rallus aquaticus
Spotted Crake Porzana porzana
Corncrake Crex crex
Moorhen Gallinula chloropus
Coot Fulica atra
Oystercatcher Haematopus ostra...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Copyright page
- Contents
- List of plates
- List of figures
- List of tables
- Introduction
- Acknowledgments
- CHAPTER 01 - Intertidal Flats and Marshes
- CHAPTER 02 - Dunes, Machair and Shingle
- CHAPTER 03 - Rocky Coastlands
- CHAPTER 04 - Coastal Waters in Winter
- CHAPTER 05 - Woodland Habitats and Management
- CHAPTER 06 - Woodland Bird Communities
- CHAPTER 07 - Neutral Grasslands
- CHAPTER 08 - Downland Grass and Scrub
- CHAPTER 09 - Lowland Heaths
- CHAPTER 10 - Lakes
- CHAPTER 11 - Rivers
- CHAPTER 12 - Lowland Bogs and Fens
- CHAPTER 13 - Uplands
- CHAPTER 14 - Structure and Composition of Bird Communities
- CHAPTER 15 - Evaluation of Bird Sites
- CHAPTER 16 - Distribution of Bird Sites
- Appendix 1: Names of bird species mentioned in the text
- Appendix 2: Plant species in the text
- Appendix 3: The organisation and methods of site recording used in the Register of Ornithological Sites, with a brief history of the project
- Appendix 4: Methods of analysis used in describing bird communities from information in the Register
- Appendix 5: Samples of sites used for describing and comparing bird communities
- Bibliography
- Tables