The Birds of Leicestershire and Rutland
Rob Fray author Roger Davies author Dave Gamble author Andrew Harrop author Steve Lister author
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:14th Aug '09
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
A new title in the successful County Avifaunas series,this is an in-depth study of the status and distribution of every bird species known to have occurred in the region, with a detailed review of rarity records.
A new title in the successful County Avifaunas series, this is an in-depth study of the status and distribution of every bird
species known to have occurred in the region, with a detailed review of
rarity records.
The County Avifaunas are a growing series of books, each of which gives details of the status and range of every species on the county list, with a detailed breakdown of rarity records. Each has introductory sections describing the county's ecology and habitats, climate, ornithological history and conservation record.
This new avifauna covers Leicestershire and neighbouring Rutland, an area with a particularly strong birding tradition - the Leicestershire & Rutland Ornithological Society is one of the largest county bird clubs in Britain. The region holds some of England's most important inland reservoirs, including the largest, Rutland Water. This massive lake holds some 10,000 wintering birds of a variety of species each
year, and has an impressive rarity list as well as some of England's few breeding Ospreys.
The county also has important woodlands, gull roosts and river habitats. Rutland Water is the home of the British Birdwatching Fair, the most important trade fair in the birding calendar.
Book of the month...a magnificent volume. * Leicestershire & Rutland Life *
A weighty and thorough tome.
One can but congratulate the authors on their organization of one of the most comprehensive county avifaunas of modern times. * British Ornithologists' Union *
A weighty and thorough tome. * BTO News *
ISBN: 9780713672336
Dimensions: 240mm x 170mm x 47mm
Weight: 1660g
704 pages