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Description
The County Avifauna series provides detailed information on the range and status of bird species at county level.
Areas covered so far include Norfolk, Suffolk, Dorset, the Shetland Islands and the Isles of Scilly, with The Birds of Essex in press. Each title includes a breakdown of rarity records, and there are introductory sections describing the area's ecology, climate, ornithological history and conservation record, as well as a gazeteer of the best sites to visit.
Gwent contains a wide range of habitats in a relatively small area, including estuarine wetland in the south, valleys in the west, and uplands in the north, with heavily wooded areas in the Usk and Wye valleys. Major sites include the Newport Wetlands, which attracts visitors from throughout Wales and the west of England to its wet grassland, saline lagoons and freshwater reedbeds. Other important sites include Peterstone Wentlooge (along the Severn Estuary west of Newport) and Llandegfedd Reservoir.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
A brief history of Gwent ornithology
Introduction
The county of Gwent
Geology of Gwent
Bird habitats in Gwent
Where to watch birds in Gwent
The Gwent breeding bird atlases
Birds in Gwent: a systematic list
Conclusions and comparions
Appendices:
1 Estimates of breeding populations
2 Records excluded from the systematic list
3 Summary of all tetrad data and observers for the 2nd Gwent breeding atlas
4 Previously unpublished data from the Mid- and South Glamorgan breeding atlas survey (1984-1989)
5 Species added to the Gwent list since 1976
6 Contributors of casual records
7 Authorship of sections and species accounts
8 List of vignettes and artists
9 Selected ringing data
10 Location of places
Bibliography
Product details
| Published | Jan 01 2009 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 448 |
| ISBN | 9781408108901 |
| Imprint | Helm |
| Illustrations | line drawings + 32 pages of colour photos |
| Series | Helm Avifaunas |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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