The New Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1988-1991

Download or read book The New Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland: 1988-1991 written by David Wingfield Gibbons and published by T. & A. D. Poyser. This book was released on 1993 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This long-awaited new book is a significant advance over the first volume. The first text was a result of the first national survey of breeding birds, completed more than 20 years ago, with maps from data only on theconfirmed or probable breeding of each species in a given grid square. This more detailed volume presents three maps for each species account: one showing breeding distribution as before; a second in full color showing relative abundance of the species throughout its range; & a third map highlighting changes in distribution between the current & original surveys. Text, tables, & vignette complete each double-page spread. A detailed introduction outlines the methods used in the survey work & explains the various analyses of the data gathered. Appendixes give details of rare breeders & a wealth of extra, tabular data. All-in-all, this is an indispensable reference for every ornithologist with an interest in British birds.