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Reviews
The Birds of Morocco
by Michel Thévenot, Rae Vernon c and Patrick Bergier.
2003. BOU. 594 pages, two 2 coloured maps and 74 colour photographs.
Hardback, £45.00.
Readers unfamiliar with the BOU’s series of checklists may not visualise the scope of this outstanding work. It is as detailed, thorough, and authoritative as any ‘Birds of’ volume (of any county or country) so far produced. Morocco is an amazing and exciting country, as beautiful and diverse in its habitats, and therefore in its avifauna, as any area in the Western Palearctic. In fact, even in these days of long- distance travel, many birders still regard it as the most exotic of destinations. It has long deserved a single volume devoted to its birds. This book does it justice and has been worth the wait.
Up to 1960, information on the birds of Morocco was summarised by Heirn de Balsac & Mayand in their Les Oiseaux du Noord-Ouest de l'Afrique (1962) but, since then, there has been no comprehensive checklist published - although Etchecopar & HUe's Les Oiseaux du Nord de l'Afrique (1964, English version 1967) and Heinzel, Fitter & Parslow's Birds of Britain, Europe, North Africa & the Middle East (1972) focused the attention of many European birdwatchers, an increasing number of whom have been visiting the country for the past 30 years - including the present reviewer. During all this time, a small group of ornithologists (including Michel Thévenot and Patrick Bergier) has worked in Morocco, published a number of papers and annual reports, and painstakingly gathered all the available (published and unpublished) data on Morocco birds up to the end of 1999. Their diligence is quite remarkable and it is greatly to their credit that they have included not only accepted records, but details of rejected species, possible accidental visitors, and unsuccessfully (or not yet established) introduced species. The result of their labours is this invaluable publication which will certainly provide the most reliable of databases for future workers.
The species accounts in the systematic list, whose 416 pages form the bulk of the book, are a model of clarity and comprehensiveness, beginning with a short sentence summarising the species’ status and abundance in Morocco and, where applicable, the names of races or subspecies and highlighting future taxonomic problems. Also itemised are breeding details (distribution, habitat and nesting data), movements and migration, winter distribution and ringing recoveries. Helpful appendices cover a summary of the status of bird species in Morocco, a list of omitted species, ringing and recoveries, and a gazetteer listing all the localities and geographical features which are mentioned in the text.
Introductory chapters deal with the history of Moroccan ornithology, geology, climate, flora and vegetation, geographical divisions and habitats, breeding birds, migration and movement, endemism, biogeographical affinities of the Moroccan avifauna, changes in status, and conservation. The 52 scenic and 22 bird photographs give as representative a selection as one could wish of the country and its specialities; colour maps clearly show the geology and habitats; five figures in the text show the geographical position of Morocco in the context of the Mediterranean Basin and northwest Africa, the topography, bioclimatic zones, geographical divisions and subdivisions, and the most important bird localities; and 16 tables cover everything from the total nubmer of endemic subspecies in Morocco only and in the Maghreb to the distribution of the main tree species. There are no line drawings of birds enlivening the text. No matter. The words need no such icing – and Dave Nurney’s cover painting of Moussier’s Redstart, that most attractive of northwest African endemics, says it all.
In short, all three authors are to be congratulations on the successful conclusion of three decades of research into published information and private notebooks which has produced an invaluable and fascinating reference work for all Morocco buffs and the definitive database for future ornithologists.
Bryan Bland Birding World 16: 483
Published with permission of Birding World
The Birds of Corsica
by Thibault, J-C & Bonnacorsi, G.
BOU Checklist No 17 172 pages inc. 16 pages of colour photographs, maps, etcBritish Ornithologists’ Union. £22.00. ISBN 0-907446-21-3.
After The Birds of Cyprus (BOU Checklist series No. 6), and The Birds of Sicily (BOU Checklist series No. 11), this volume is the third of a series dealing with birds of Mediterranean islands. Jean-Claude Thibault, a distinguished ornithologist and scientific assistant at the Parc Naturel Régional de Corse for over 20 years, and Gilles Bonaccorsi, a fine birdwatcher and a Corsican, are well placed to give an accurate account of the birdlife of the ‘Island of Beauty’. The book is well designed and illustrated with 35 beautiful colour plates giving an idea of the more typical and scenic habitats of Corsica. Included among the many ornithologists attracted to the island are John Whitehead, discoverer of the Corsican Nuthatch Sitta whiteheadi, and F.C.R. Jourdain. A 13-page introduction sets the scene, giving details on the general history, geology, geography, climate, vegetation of the island, history of the bird fauna and on some conservation problems. These are exemplified in more detail in tables at the end of the book. Then follows the systematic list of 323 species of birds recorded so far on the island, even if only once. The systematic status of the breeding species, many of which are represented by subspecies, is carefully and critically described, giving a refreshing insight into patterns of differentiation on the larger islands of the Mediterranean. Results of the most recent studies from molecular phylogenies are carefully reported, for example those of E. Pasquet on the phylogeny of the three Mediterranean nuthatches. His studies demonstrate that the Corsican Nuthatch does not belong to a monophyletic group which includes the Algerian S. ledanti and Krüper’s S. krueperi nuthatches, as believed for so long, but is more closely related to the S. canadensis group than to any other Mediterranean species. Each species is assigned to one (or more) of the eight classes that depict its status, either as a breeder, migrant or wintering bird. Species accounts include general data on status, distribution, abundance and phenology within the island. Then, for breeding species, a separate section gives, whenever available, many useful details on habitats, density, time of reproduction, clutch size, brood size and population trends. The book ends with five appendices (unconfirmed or doubtful records, rare species, population trends, censuses of species etc.) and a reference list of 456 titles. What makes the text particularly useful, not only for ornithologists visiting the island, but also as a research tool for anyone interested in faunistics and biogeography, is the accuracy of the data, the many references to the literature and the deliberate concern of the authors to put Corsican birdlife in a broader spatial context including the larger islands of the (mostly) western part of the Mediterranean basin. Of course, there are inevitably some faults in such a book. Although the introduction includes many basic data on the Corsican environment, the authors could have given more attention to the history of the vegetation which has been heavily transformed by humans through the last three millennia. For example, although the Downy Oak Quercus humilis has been of paramount importance as a dominant tree during most of the Holocene at low and mid-altitudes, this species is not mentioned as a component of forests although today it still constitutes, in some parts of the island, important stands to which some species, e.g. local populations of Blue Tits Parus caeruleus, are closely adapted. More seriously, there should have been a section on the components of the so-called insular syndrome, even if the authors find some of them controversial, to justify the many studies on Corsica into island biology, at both community and population levels, over the past two decades. However, such minor problems do not detract from the authors’ accomplishment in presenting an invaluable and up-to-date account on the birds of this island.•
Reviewed by Jacques Blondel, Ibis 142: 511-512.
The Birds of St Helena
Rowlands, B.W., Trueman, T., Olson, S.L., McCulloch, M.N. & Brooke, R.K
296 pages. BOU Checklist no. 16. Tring, Hertfordshire: British Ornithologists’ Union, 1998.£20.00 (UK & EC), £23.00, US$38.00 (rest of the world). ISBN 0-907446-20-5.
Ask most people what they know about St Helena and they will say, quite correctly, that it is the island to which Napoleon Bonaparte was banished following his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, even if they may not be so correct in telling you quite where it is. Ask a well-informed birder, and they will know that it is home to the endemic Wirebird or St Helena Plover Charadrius sanctaehelenae, but probably not much more than that. Until now it was difficult to find out more about this remote island in the South Atlantic, over 1900 km west of Angola and more than 3000 km east-to-southeast of Brazil, which is still accessible only by sea. I discovered this recently when researching the island’s ornithological literature before a three-day visit during a cruise which called in at most of the Atlantic islands between South Georgia and Britain. Data on the island’s avifauna are scattered throughout the literature in the form of papers, letters, research reports, articles, newspaper reports, voyage and expedition accounts, historical and general accounts of the island, early historical works on Africa and more general works on avifauna. The great strength of this work is that it pulls all these together into one very comprehensive and authoritative volume, the latest in the BOU Checklist series. It provides a very full account of the bird life of St Helena since the island was discovered in 1502, meticulously researched and clearly presented. As the number of species involved is small compared with that covered by other Checklists in this series, it has been possible to give every one, particularly the breeding birds, a rather fuller treatment. Various aspects of St Helena ornithology are discussed in the introductory chapters, including a detailed history, vegetation and bird habitats, introduction of alien animals, migration and movements, breeding, guano exploitation and a history of conservation action. St Helena is far from the island paradise discovered in 1502; its wildlife has been changed drastically by introduced plants, animals (mostly mammals) and diseases. As with almost all islands, its biological history since its discovery has been a disaster. This book documents that history very thoroughly, setting out clearly the past and present totals of species and numbers of landbirds (only 11 species now breed, of which nine have been introduced) and of seabirds (only eight species breed, with fewer than 5000 pairs now estimated). Details are given of extinct species, reference is made to over 3000 specimens from fossil remains found on the island, and a plea is made for further such work to be done. Considerable space is devoted to current and recommended conservation action, with a suggestion that the uniqueness of the fauna and flora of St Helena places the island high on the international table of importance in conserving the earth’s biodiversity. This excellent book, for the first time, provides in one place the data to enable priorities to be confirmed and further action to be taken.•
Reviewed by Tony Marr in Ibis 141 (1) January 1999
The Birds of St Lucia
KEITH, A.R.
176 pages. BOU Checklist no. 15. Tring, Hertfordshire: British Ornithologists’ Union, 1997.£12.00 (UK & EC), £15.00, US$25.00 (rest of the world). ISBN 0-907446-19-1.
This is a useful review of our current knowledge of the avifauna of St Lucia. Allan Keith provides a broad ornithological perspective, drawing upon recent research from elsewhere in the region, and he has made the most of the data available to him. One minor quibble is that I would like to have seen the various alternative common names for species included in the Systematic List because some of the AOU Checklist nomenclature is not widely known in the region, where James Bond's Field Guide to the Birds of the West Indies is still the most widely used handbook. All in all, however, I thoroughly recommend this checklist to visitors to St Lucia and. Indeed, to the region at large. St Lucia's avifauna remains comparatively little investigated, and it is to be hoped that this compilation will encourage ornithologists to fill many of the gaps in our knowledge.•
Extracts from a review by Peter G. H. Evans in Ibis 140 (4) October 1998
The Birds of Togo
CHEKE. R. A. & WALSH J. F.
212 pages. BOU Checklist no. 14. Tring, Hertfordshire: British Ornithologists’ Union, 1996.£22.00 (UK & EC), £25.00, US$43.00 (rest of the world). ISBN 0-907446-18-3.
This is a further welcome addition to the BOU's stable of West African checklists and contributes to filling the geographical gap between Ghana and Nigeria, each already admirably served by previous BOU checklists (reviewed in Ibis 124: 542, 130: 453). The Checklist is valuable in synthesizing the results of earlier collections and surveys, together with unpublished data from private visits by ornithologists. This information is greatly augmented by the authors' own numerous field observations, made while working in Togo between 1972 and 1990. Probably more than any ornithologists previously, they were able to travel extensively throughout the country, often by helicopter into otherwise inaccessible places. Like the most recent in series, this latest volume is packaged in an attractive hardcover, with numerous colour plates or habitat and bird photographs of a very high standard by the two authors. It has earned its place between the Ghanaian and Nigerian checklists on the bookshelf of every African ornithologist.•
Extracts from a review by Peter Jones in Ibis 139 (3) July 1997
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by Michel Thévenot, Rae Vernon c and Patrick Bergier.
2003. BOU. 594 pages, two 2 coloured maps and 74 colour photographs.
Hardback, £45.00.
Readers unfamiliar with the BOU’s series of checklists may not visualise the scope of this outstanding work. It is as detailed, thorough, and authoritative as any ‘Birds of’ volume (of any county or country) so far produced. Morocco is an amazing and exciting country, as beautiful and diverse in its habitats, and therefore in its avifauna, as any area in the Western Palearctic. In fact, even in these days of long- distance travel, many birders still regard it as the most exotic of destinations. It has long deserved a single volume devoted to its birds. This book does it justice and has been worth the wait.
Up to 1960, information on the birds of Morocco was summarised by Heirn de Balsac & Mayand in their Les Oiseaux du Noord-Ouest de l'Afrique (1962) but, since then, there has been no comprehensive checklist published - although Etchecopar & HUe's Les Oiseaux du Nord de l'Afrique (1964, English version 1967) and Heinzel, Fitter & Parslow's Birds of Britain, Europe, North Africa & the Middle East (1972) focused the attention of many European birdwatchers, an increasing number of whom have been visiting the country for the past 30 years - including the present reviewer. During all this time, a small group of ornithologists (including Michel Thévenot and Patrick Bergier) has worked in Morocco, published a number of papers and annual reports, and painstakingly gathered all the available (published and unpublished) data on Morocco birds up to the end of 1999. Their diligence is quite remarkable and it is greatly to their credit that they have included not only accepted records, but details of rejected species, possible accidental visitors, and unsuccessfully (or not yet established) introduced species. The result of their labours is this invaluable publication which will certainly provide the most reliable of databases for future workers.
The species accounts in the systematic list, whose 416 pages form the bulk of the book, are a model of clarity and comprehensiveness, beginning with a short sentence summarising the species’ status and abundance in Morocco and, where applicable, the names of races or subspecies and highlighting future taxonomic problems. Also itemised are breeding details (distribution, habitat and nesting data), movements and migration, winter distribution and ringing recoveries. Helpful appendices cover a summary of the status of bird species in Morocco, a list of omitted species, ringing and recoveries, and a gazetteer listing all the localities and geographical features which are mentioned in the text.
Introductory chapters deal with the history of Moroccan ornithology, geology, climate, flora and vegetation, geographical divisions and habitats, breeding birds, migration and movement, endemism, biogeographical affinities of the Moroccan avifauna, changes in status, and conservation. The 52 scenic and 22 bird photographs give as representative a selection as one could wish of the country and its specialities; colour maps clearly show the geology and habitats; five figures in the text show the geographical position of Morocco in the context of the Mediterranean Basin and northwest Africa, the topography, bioclimatic zones, geographical divisions and subdivisions, and the most important bird localities; and 16 tables cover everything from the total nubmer of endemic subspecies in Morocco only and in the Maghreb to the distribution of the main tree species. There are no line drawings of birds enlivening the text. No matter. The words need no such icing – and Dave Nurney’s cover painting of Moussier’s Redstart, that most attractive of northwest African endemics, says it all.
In short, all three authors are to be congratulations on the successful conclusion of three decades of research into published information and private notebooks which has produced an invaluable and fascinating reference work for all Morocco buffs and the definitive database for future ornithologists.
Bryan Bland Birding World 16: 483
Published with permission of Birding World
The Birds of Corsica
by Thibault, J-C & Bonnacorsi, G.
BOU Checklist No 17 172 pages inc. 16 pages of colour photographs, maps, etcBritish Ornithologists’ Union. £22.00. ISBN 0-907446-21-3.
After The Birds of Cyprus (BOU Checklist series No. 6), and The Birds of Sicily (BOU Checklist series No. 11), this volume is the third of a series dealing with birds of Mediterranean islands. Jean-Claude Thibault, a distinguished ornithologist and scientific assistant at the Parc Naturel Régional de Corse for over 20 years, and Gilles Bonaccorsi, a fine birdwatcher and a Corsican, are well placed to give an accurate account of the birdlife of the ‘Island of Beauty’. The book is well designed and illustrated with 35 beautiful colour plates giving an idea of the more typical and scenic habitats of Corsica. Included among the many ornithologists attracted to the island are John Whitehead, discoverer of the Corsican Nuthatch Sitta whiteheadi, and F.C.R. Jourdain. A 13-page introduction sets the scene, giving details on the general history, geology, geography, climate, vegetation of the island, history of the bird fauna and on some conservation problems. These are exemplified in more detail in tables at the end of the book. Then follows the systematic list of 323 species of birds recorded so far on the island, even if only once. The systematic status of the breeding species, many of which are represented by subspecies, is carefully and critically described, giving a refreshing insight into patterns of differentiation on the larger islands of the Mediterranean. Results of the most recent studies from molecular phylogenies are carefully reported, for example those of E. Pasquet on the phylogeny of the three Mediterranean nuthatches. His studies demonstrate that the Corsican Nuthatch does not belong to a monophyletic group which includes the Algerian S. ledanti and Krüper’s S. krueperi nuthatches, as believed for so long, but is more closely related to the S. canadensis group than to any other Mediterranean species. Each species is assigned to one (or more) of the eight classes that depict its status, either as a breeder, migrant or wintering bird. Species accounts include general data on status, distribution, abundance and phenology within the island. Then, for breeding species, a separate section gives, whenever available, many useful details on habitats, density, time of reproduction, clutch size, brood size and population trends. The book ends with five appendices (unconfirmed or doubtful records, rare species, population trends, censuses of species etc.) and a reference list of 456 titles. What makes the text particularly useful, not only for ornithologists visiting the island, but also as a research tool for anyone interested in faunistics and biogeography, is the accuracy of the data, the many references to the literature and the deliberate concern of the authors to put Corsican birdlife in a broader spatial context including the larger islands of the (mostly) western part of the Mediterranean basin. Of course, there are inevitably some faults in such a book. Although the introduction includes many basic data on the Corsican environment, the authors could have given more attention to the history of the vegetation which has been heavily transformed by humans through the last three millennia. For example, although the Downy Oak Quercus humilis has been of paramount importance as a dominant tree during most of the Holocene at low and mid-altitudes, this species is not mentioned as a component of forests although today it still constitutes, in some parts of the island, important stands to which some species, e.g. local populations of Blue Tits Parus caeruleus, are closely adapted. More seriously, there should have been a section on the components of the so-called insular syndrome, even if the authors find some of them controversial, to justify the many studies on Corsica into island biology, at both community and population levels, over the past two decades. However, such minor problems do not detract from the authors’ accomplishment in presenting an invaluable and up-to-date account on the birds of this island.•
Reviewed by Jacques Blondel, Ibis 142: 511-512.
The Birds of St Helena
Rowlands, B.W., Trueman, T., Olson, S.L., McCulloch, M.N. & Brooke, R.K
296 pages. BOU Checklist no. 16. Tring, Hertfordshire: British Ornithologists’ Union, 1998.£20.00 (UK & EC), £23.00, US$38.00 (rest of the world). ISBN 0-907446-20-5.
Ask most people what they know about St Helena and they will say, quite correctly, that it is the island to which Napoleon Bonaparte was banished following his defeat at the Battle of Waterloo, even if they may not be so correct in telling you quite where it is. Ask a well-informed birder, and they will know that it is home to the endemic Wirebird or St Helena Plover Charadrius sanctaehelenae, but probably not much more than that. Until now it was difficult to find out more about this remote island in the South Atlantic, over 1900 km west of Angola and more than 3000 km east-to-southeast of Brazil, which is still accessible only by sea. I discovered this recently when researching the island’s ornithological literature before a three-day visit during a cruise which called in at most of the Atlantic islands between South Georgia and Britain. Data on the island’s avifauna are scattered throughout the literature in the form of papers, letters, research reports, articles, newspaper reports, voyage and expedition accounts, historical and general accounts of the island, early historical works on Africa and more general works on avifauna. The great strength of this work is that it pulls all these together into one very comprehensive and authoritative volume, the latest in the BOU Checklist series. It provides a very full account of the bird life of St Helena since the island was discovered in 1502, meticulously researched and clearly presented. As the number of species involved is small compared with that covered by other Checklists in this series, it has been possible to give every one, particularly the breeding birds, a rather fuller treatment. Various aspects of St Helena ornithology are discussed in the introductory chapters, including a detailed history, vegetation and bird habitats, introduction of alien animals, migration and movements, breeding, guano exploitation and a history of conservation action. St Helena is far from the island paradise discovered in 1502; its wildlife has been changed drastically by introduced plants, animals (mostly mammals) and diseases. As with almost all islands, its biological history since its discovery has been a disaster. This book documents that history very thoroughly, setting out clearly the past and present totals of species and numbers of landbirds (only 11 species now breed, of which nine have been introduced) and of seabirds (only eight species breed, with fewer than 5000 pairs now estimated). Details are given of extinct species, reference is made to over 3000 specimens from fossil remains found on the island, and a plea is made for further such work to be done. Considerable space is devoted to current and recommended conservation action, with a suggestion that the uniqueness of the fauna and flora of St Helena places the island high on the international table of importance in conserving the earth’s biodiversity. This excellent book, for the first time, provides in one place the data to enable priorities to be confirmed and further action to be taken.•
Reviewed by Tony Marr in Ibis 141 (1) January 1999
The Birds of St Lucia
KEITH, A.R.
176 pages. BOU Checklist no. 15. Tring, Hertfordshire: British Ornithologists’ Union, 1997.£12.00 (UK & EC), £15.00, US$25.00 (rest of the world). ISBN 0-907446-19-1.
This is a useful review of our current knowledge of the avifauna of St Lucia. Allan Keith provides a broad ornithological perspective, drawing upon recent research from elsewhere in the region, and he has made the most of the data available to him. One minor quibble is that I would like to have seen the various alternative common names for species included in the Systematic List because some of the AOU Checklist nomenclature is not widely known in the region, where James Bond's Field Guide to the Birds of the West Indies is still the most widely used handbook. All in all, however, I thoroughly recommend this checklist to visitors to St Lucia and. Indeed, to the region at large. St Lucia's avifauna remains comparatively little investigated, and it is to be hoped that this compilation will encourage ornithologists to fill many of the gaps in our knowledge.•
Extracts from a review by Peter G. H. Evans in Ibis 140 (4) October 1998
The Birds of Togo
CHEKE. R. A. & WALSH J. F.
212 pages. BOU Checklist no. 14. Tring, Hertfordshire: British Ornithologists’ Union, 1996.£22.00 (UK & EC), £25.00, US$43.00 (rest of the world). ISBN 0-907446-18-3.
This is a further welcome addition to the BOU's stable of West African checklists and contributes to filling the geographical gap between Ghana and Nigeria, each already admirably served by previous BOU checklists (reviewed in Ibis 124: 542, 130: 453). The Checklist is valuable in synthesizing the results of earlier collections and surveys, together with unpublished data from private visits by ornithologists. This information is greatly augmented by the authors' own numerous field observations, made while working in Togo between 1972 and 1990. Probably more than any ornithologists previously, they were able to travel extensively throughout the country, often by helicopter into otherwise inaccessible places. Like the most recent in series, this latest volume is packaged in an attractive hardcover, with numerous colour plates or habitat and bird photographs of a very high standard by the two authors. It has earned its place between the Ghanaian and Nigerian checklists on the bookshelf of every African ornithologist.•
Extracts from a review by Peter Jones in Ibis 139 (3) July 1997
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Diseases and Parasites of Birds
The proceedings of the BOU's Autumn Scientific Meeting, September 1993, Madingley, Cambridge, UK.
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Congressus Internationalis Ornithologici
Ibis. Plenary Papers and Reports of the IOC's meeting in Vienna, Austria, August 1994.
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Bird Scaring
Proceedings of the BOU's 1994 Autumn Scientific Meeting supported by the BOU/CSL October 1994.
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Bird Conservation: The Science and the Action
Edited by J. Coulson and Nicola J. Crockford. The proceedings of BOU's 1994 Annual Conference supported by the British Trust for Ornithology, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds and the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust. 250 pages. Ibis Vol 137, Supplement 1 (S1– S250), January 1995. BOU.
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The Ecology and Conservation of Palaearctic-African Migrants
Edited by H.Q.P. Crick and P.J. Jones. The proceedings of the BOU's 1994 Annual Conference supported by British Trust for Ornithology and the International Council for Bird Preservation. 132 pages.
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The Introduction and Naturalisation of Birds
Edited by J.S. Holmes and J.R. Simons. The proceedings of the BOU's 1995 Annual Conference (April 1995) supported by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee. 136 pages. SO. 1996.
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List of Recent Holarctic Bird Species
by K. H. Voous. BOU. 1977.
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Checklist of Birds of Britain and Ireland (revised edition)
Compiled by A. G. Knox. BOU. 1992.
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Birds & Public Health
BOU. Abstracts from the BOU's one-day meeting in November 2003. PDF available via email only.
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Ecology and Conservation of Lowland Farmland Birds (CD version)
Edited by N.J. Aebischer, A.D. Evans, P.V. Grice and J.A. Vickery. 2000. CD Version. The proceedings of the BOU's 1999 Annual Conference (March 1999) supported by the British Trust for Ornithology , English Nature, Joint Nature Conservation Committee and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. BOU, 2000.
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Ecology & Conservation of Lowland Farmland Birds II: the road to recovery
J.A. Vickey, A.D. Evans, P.V. Grice, N.J. Aebischer & R. Brand-Hardy (Eds). 2004. Ibis 146 Supplement 2. Proceedings of the BOU 2004 conference. BOU, 2004.
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Woodland Birds: Their Ecology and Management
BOU. Abstracts from the BOU's April 2006 conference. PDF available via email only. Full conference proceedings will be published in early 2007 as an online supplement of Ibis. Check BOU website for details.
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Birds as Predators and as Prey
BOU. Abstracts from the BOU's 2007 annual conference. PDF available via email only. Full conference proceedings will be published in late 2008 as an online supplement of Ibis. Check BOU website for details.
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BOU 150th Anniversary Conference
BOU 150th Anniversary ConferenceBird conservation in response to global change: from ornithology to policy
BOU. Abstracts from the BOU's 2008 annual conference. PDF available via email only. Full conference proceedings will be published in late 2009 as an online supplement of Ibis. Check BOU website for details.
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BOU. Abstracts from the BOU's 2008 annual conference. PDF available via email only. Full conference proceedings will be published in late 2009 as an online supplement of Ibis. Check BOU website for details.
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Bird Atlas of Uganda
by Margaret Carswell, Derek Pomeroy, Jake Reynolds & Herbert Tushabe
Uganda has a huge diversity of habitats including the source of the River Nile, over a third of Lake Victoria (the world's second largest freshwater lake), many other rivers and wetlands, forests, savannas and mountains. This geographical diversity means that over 1000 bird species have been recorded in Uganda making this one of the most exciting and bird-rich countries on the planet. 2005. 553pp. Two-colour maps throughout. Line drawings.
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Uganda has a huge diversity of habitats including the source of the River Nile, over a third of Lake Victoria (the world's second largest freshwater lake), many other rivers and wetlands, forests, savannas and mountains. This geographical diversity means that over 1000 bird species have been recorded in Uganda making this one of the most exciting and bird-rich countries on the planet. 2005. 553pp. Two-colour maps throughout. Line drawings.
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The Birds of Wallacea
by C M N White and M D Bruce
A detailed account of the avifauna of this important geographical island group. • 1986. 528 pages, maps, etc.
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A detailed account of the avifauna of this important geographical island group. • 1986. 528 pages, maps, etc.
Price £33.00 (UK 2nd Class), £35.00 (Europe Air/World Surface), £40.00 (World Air)
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The Birds of the South Bahamas
by D W Buden
Although hugely popular as a holiday destination, some 14 years after the publication of this work, the Bahamas are still little explored by the travelling ornithologist. This book provides an important account of the birds of the region. • 1987. 120 pages, maps, etc.
Price £15.00 (UK 2nd Class), £17.00 (Europe Air/World Surface), £20.00 (World Air)
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Although hugely popular as a holiday destination, some 14 years after the publication of this work, the Bahamas are still little explored by the travelling ornithologist. This book provides an important account of the birds of the region. • 1987. 120 pages, maps, etc.
Price £15.00 (UK 2nd Class), £17.00 (Europe Air/World Surface), £20.00 (World Air)
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The Birds of Sumatra
by J G van Marle and Karel H Voous
This book provides a detailed account of the important South East Asian island group known as Sumatra. • 1988. 266 pages, maps, etc.
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This book provides a detailed account of the important South East Asian island group known as Sumatra. • 1988. 266 pages, maps, etc.
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The Birds of Sicily
by Carmelo Iapichino and Bruno Massa
Sicily and its outlying islands, sit off the toe of Italy and this detailed account provides a unique insight in to the past and present birdlife of the islands. • 1989. 172 pages, tables, maps, photographs, etc.
Price £22.00 (UK 2nd Class), £24.00 (Europe Air/World Surface), £27.00 (World Air)
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Sicily and its outlying islands, sit off the toe of Italy and this detailed account provides a unique insight in to the past and present birdlife of the islands. • 1989. 172 pages, tables, maps, photographs, etc.
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The Birds of The Philippines
by E C Dickinson, R S Kennedy and K C Parkes
The largest BOU checklist details the diverse avifauna of this important zoogeographical island group midway between between the Oriental mainland and Australasia and is the first review of the regions avifanua since 1910. • 1991. 448 pages, tables, maps, photographs, etc.
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The largest BOU checklist details the diverse avifauna of this important zoogeographical island group midway between between the Oriental mainland and Australasia and is the first review of the regions avifanua since 1910. • 1991. 448 pages, tables, maps, photographs, etc.
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The Birds of The Gambia
by M E J Gore
A popular holiday destination, The Gambia has experienced considerable interest from the travelling birdwatcher. It is usually most birdwatchers’ introduction to the birds of West Africa, which often fuels the desire for further travels. This is a detailed account of the Gambian birdlife which is heavily influenced by the River Gambia which flows along the middle of this tiny West African nation. • 1991. 176 pages, tables, maps, colour photographs etc.
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A popular holiday destination, The Gambia has experienced considerable interest from the travelling birdwatcher. It is usually most birdwatchers’ introduction to the birds of West Africa, which often fuels the desire for further travels. This is a detailed account of the Gambian birdlife which is heavily influenced by the River Gambia which flows along the middle of this tiny West African nation. • 1991. 176 pages, tables, maps, colour photographs etc.
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The Birds of Cyprus
by P R Flint and P F Stewart (2nd Edition)
Cyprus has long been visited by holiday-makers, but it has a longer history as a major resting and refuelling point for millions of birds migrating through eastern Mediterranean Sea. As with many Mediterranean regions, Cyprus has a history of bird-collecting, with millions of birds killed each year, destined as delicacies for commercial profit. • 1992. 224 pages, maps, figures, colour & b/w plates.
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Cyprus has long been visited by holiday-makers, but it has a longer history as a major resting and refuelling point for millions of birds migrating through eastern Mediterranean Sea. As with many Mediterranean regions, Cyprus has a history of bird-collecting, with millions of birds killed each year, destined as delicacies for commercial profit. • 1992. 224 pages, maps, figures, colour & b/w plates.
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The Birds of Nigeria
by J H Elgood, J B Heigham, Amberley M Moore, Anne N Nason, R E Sharland and N J Skinner (2nd> Edition)
This was the fourth checklist to be published by the BOU and the third to go to a second edition and is a detailed analysis of the avifauna of this diverse African nation. • 1994. 306 pages, colour plates, gazetteer etc.
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This was the fourth checklist to be published by the BOU and the third to go to a second edition and is a detailed analysis of the avifauna of this diverse African nation. • 1994. 306 pages, colour plates, gazetteer etc.
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The Birds of Cape Verde
by C J Hazevoet
A detailed account of the birdlife of this volcanic island group sat off the bulge of West Africa. Their position relative to the continent is comparible with the Galapagos Islands off South America. Unlike the Galapagos Islands, which is rich in endemic, the Cape Verde Islands have very few and the present avifauna represents only a remnant its former birdlife. • 1995. 192 pages, tables, etc.
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A detailed account of the birdlife of this volcanic island group sat off the bulge of West Africa. Their position relative to the continent is comparible with the Galapagos Islands off South America. Unlike the Galapagos Islands, which is rich in endemic, the Cape Verde Islands have very few and the present avifauna represents only a remnant its former birdlife. • 1995. 192 pages, tables, etc.
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The Birds of Togo
by Robert A Cheke and J. Frank WalshThe fourth BOU Checklist covering part of West Africa. Over 600 species are detailed from this relatively small country, which has a wide variety of habitats including impressive river systems and major mountain ranges. • 1996. 1996. 212 pages, colour photographs, maps, etc.
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The Birds of St Lucia
by Allan R KeithThis checklist deals with the avifauna of one of the oldest volcanic islands within the Lesser Antillean chain of islands of the West Indies. St Lucia has possibly the highest rate of endemism within the Caribbean. • 1997. 176 pages, colour photographs, maps, etc.
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The Birds of St Helena
by Beau Rowlands et alLike so many of the BOU Checklists, this title for the first time brings together all the known data on the birds, past and present, of St Helena, an intriguing Atlantic Ocean island. Contains a wealth of information on fossil remains unearthed from the island. • 1998. 292 pages, 16 pages of colour photographs and maps.
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The Birds of Corsica
by J-C Thibault and G BonaccorsiAn analysis of both the historic as well as most up-to-date information on Corsica’s rich island birdlife covering abundance, distribution, habitats and breeding • 1991. 171 pages, 16 pages of colour photographs and maps.
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The Birds of Angola
by W R J DeanA monumental avifauna covering this hugely ornithologically neglected country. Angola is extremely bird-rich (over 900 species) and has a range of biomes and ecosystems that are almost unequalled in Africa. • 2000. 444 pages, 16 pages of colour photographs, figures, diagrams and maps.
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The Birds of the Cayman Islands
by Patricia E. BradleyAnalysis of the breeding and migrant avifanua of the three islands since the first ornithologists visited in 1886. Covers 222 species with data on 49 breeding species. • 2000. 253pp, 32pp colour photographs and maps
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The Birds of Morocco
by Michel Thévenot, Rae Vernon and Patrick Bergier500 species have been recorded in this popular birding country which holds over 200 breeding species and 19 endemic subspecies in habitats as diverse as coastal wetlands to the high mountain interior. An extensive introduction includes sections on the general history of Morocco; a detailed history of ornithology in the country; climate; flora and vegetation; the country’s rich geography and habitats; breeding species; migration; wintering birds; endemism; and conservation. • 2003. 594pp, 32pp colour photographs and maps (76 plates).
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The Birds of Hispaniola
by Allan R. Keith, James W. Wiley, Steven C. Latta and José A. OttenwalderHispaniola has 145 breeding species which includes three endemic species. The introduction includes separate sections on the general history and economy of this fascinating Caribbean island; a detailed account of the ornithological history of the island; geology and geography; climate and weather; water; vegetation and forest history; migration; zoogeography; conservation; and other taxa. • 2003. 293pp, 32pp colour photographs and maps (73 plates).
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The Birds of São Tomé & Príncipe with Annobón
by Peter Jones & Alan TyeAn exciting new annotated checklist to this group of islands in the Gulf of Guinea. These islands, each with its endemic species and subspecies, are of global importance for their biodiversity. Part of the diversity may be attributed to the range of habitats and niches that are found on the islands. The plates illustrate some of the extraordinary scenes and bizarre rock formations. 2006. 192pp inc. 16pp colour photographs, plus b/w maps and figures.
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BOU checklists
The Birds of . . .
Borneo by Clive Mann
São Tomé & Príncipe with Annobón by Peter Jones & Alan Tye
Hispaniola by Allan R. Keith, James W. Wiley, Steven C. Latta and José A. Ottenwalder
Morocco by Michel Thévenot, Rae Vernon and Patrick Bergier
The Cayman Islands by Patricia E. Bradley
Angola by W R J Dean
St Helena by Beau Rowlands et al
St Lucia by Allan R Keith
Togo by Robert A Cheke and J. Frank Walsh
Cape Verde by C J Hazevoet
Nigeria by J H Elgood, J B Heigham, Amberley M Moore, Anne N Nason, R E Sharland and N J Skinner (2nd> Edition)
Cyprus by P R Flint and P F Stewart (2nd Edition)
The Gambia by M E J Gore
The Philippines by E C Dickinson, R S Kennedy and K C Parkes
Sicily by Carmelo Iapichino and Bruno Massa
Sumatra by J G van Marle and Karel H Voous
The South Bahamas by D W Buden
Wallacea by C M N White and M D Bruce
Other BOU titles
Bird Atlas of Uganda by Margaret Carswell, Derek Pomeroy, Jake Reynolds & Herbert Tushabe
BOU 150th Anniversary ConferenceBird conservation in response to global change: from ornithology to policy
Birds as Predators and as Prey
Woodland Birds: Their Ecology and Management
Ecology & Conservation of Lowland Farmland Birds II: the road to recovery
Ecology and Conservation of Lowland Farmland Birds (CD version)
Birds & Public Health
Checklist of Birds of Britain and Ireland (revised edition)
List of Recent Holarctic Bird Species
The Introduction and Naturalisation of Birds
The Ecology and Conservation of Palaearctic-African Migrants
Bird Conservation: The Science and the Action
Bird Scaring
Congressus Internationalis Ornithologici
Diseases and Parasites of Birds
BOU checklists
The Birds of . . .
Borneo by Clive Mann
São Tomé & Príncipe with Annobón by Peter Jones & Alan Tye
Hispaniola by Allan R. Keith, James W. Wiley, Steven C. Latta and José A. Ottenwalder
Morocco by Michel Thévenot, Rae Vernon and Patrick Bergier
The Cayman Islands by Patricia E. Bradley
Angola by W R J Dean
St Helena by Beau Rowlands et al
St Lucia by Allan R Keith
Togo by Robert A Cheke and J. Frank Walsh
Cape Verde by C J Hazevoet
Nigeria by J H Elgood, J B Heigham, Amberley M Moore, Anne N Nason, R E Sharland and N J Skinner (2nd> Edition)
Cyprus by P R Flint and P F Stewart (2nd Edition)
The Gambia by M E J Gore
The Philippines by E C Dickinson, R S Kennedy and K C Parkes
Sicily by Carmelo Iapichino and Bruno Massa
Sumatra by J G van Marle and Karel H Voous
The South Bahamas by D W Buden
Wallacea by C M N White and M D Bruce
Other BOU titles
Bird Atlas of Uganda by Margaret Carswell, Derek Pomeroy, Jake Reynolds & Herbert Tushabe
BOU 150th Anniversary ConferenceBird conservation in response to global change: from ornithology to policy
Birds as Predators and as Prey
Woodland Birds: Their Ecology and Management
Ecology & Conservation of Lowland Farmland Birds II: the road to recovery
Ecology and Conservation of Lowland Farmland Birds (CD version)
Birds & Public Health
Checklist of Birds of Britain and Ireland (revised edition)
List of Recent Holarctic Bird Species
The Introduction and Naturalisation of Birds
The Ecology and Conservation of Palaearctic-African Migrants
Bird Conservation: The Science and the Action
Bird Scaring
Congressus Internationalis Ornithologici
Diseases and Parasites of Birds
The Birds of Borneo
by Clive F. Mann
A new annotated checklist to the third largest island in the world. Borneo boasts a wealth of biodiversity including over 630 species of bird, 11% of which are endemic. The plates illustrate some of the extraordinary landscapes from around the island. 2008. 440pp, 32pp colour photographs, plus b/w maps.
Price £50.00 (UK 2nd Class), £55.00 (Europe Air/World Surface), £60.00 (World Air)
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