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The Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland
The Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland
Description
The Atlas plots the results of the survey organised by the BTO and the IWC during the years 1968-72. Over 250 maps show the distribution of 218 species.
This companion volume to The Atlas of Wintering Birds in Britain and Ireland is derived from yearly surveys of breeding birds in Britain and Ireland during 1968-72, organised by the British Trust for Ornithology and the Irish Wildbird Conservancy. Each of the 3,862 10-km squares of Britain and Ireland was visited during the five years and the resulting records (over 285,000) are summarised in the maps.
The full-page maps plot the known distribution of all but 11 of the 229 breeding species located during the survey period. Each map has an accompanying text which describes the species' habitat, the problems involved in proving breeding, the historical background to the species' range and any changes in its numbers. The probable reasons for these changes are discussed and an attempt made to assess the total number of birds for each species.
Jacket design by Robert Gillmor.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Main species accounts
Brief species accounts
List of former breeding species
List of additional species
Past distribution maps
Names of plants mentioned in the text
Names of animals mentioned in the text
Acknowledgements
Product details
| Published | 30 Dec 2010 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 704 |
| ISBN | 9781408146965 |
| Imprint | T & AD Poyser |
| Series | Poyser Monographs |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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