{"product_id":"the-breeding-birds-of-north-wales-9781846318580","title":"The Breeding Birds of North Wales","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFramed by the magnificent and internationally important coastline from the Dyfi round Anglesey to the Dee, North Wales, which includes the mountains of the Snowdonia National Park, is a very special place for birds. In excess of 700 contributors submitted more than 200,000 records over five summers to produce this fascinating atlas of the area’s breeding birds.  Lavishly illustrated with stunning photographs this beautiful full colour book includes fully bilingual introductory chapters, a Welsh language précis alongside each English language species account and a wealth of recording data, maps and tables.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s quite a big book and quite a thick book.  … The contents look good – clear maps, some beautiful photographs, understandable tables and a few graphs. ...This is a book to take with you to a Desert Island because it is fascinating, and because part of its size is dictated by having some dual-language parts, so as well as learning the birds of North Wales you could try and learn Welsh through bird distributions. \u003cp\u003e\t\u003cb\u003eMary Avery, \u003ci\u003eSunday Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e * Sunday Book Review *\u003cbr\u003e[An] exemplary work of citizen science.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eMark Cocker, \u003ci\u003eThe New Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e * The New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eThis atlas the first of its kind for this challenging area.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBest Local Birds Atlas, 2007-17\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword by Iolo Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAbbreviations and acronyms \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWhy produce this Atlas?\u003cbr\u003eThe project area\u003cbr\u003eBackground to the project\u003cbr\u003eProject management\u003cbr\u003eOur approach to an Atlas\u003cbr\u003eVolunteers - training and motivation\u003cbr\u003ePublicity\u003cbr\u003eNewsletters\u003cbr\u003eFieldwork methods\u003cbr\u003eOther sources of data\u003cbr\u003eMonitoring progress\u003cbr\u003eFunding the project\u003cbr\u003ePublication costs\u003cbr\u003ePublication process\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHabitats, landscape and land use\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eNorth Wales - a portrait\u003cbr\u003ePhysical geography and geology\u003cbr\u003eClimate\u003cbr\u003eWeather patterns during the Atlas period\u003cbr\u003eHuman geography\u003cbr\u003ePrincipal land cover types and their associated bird species\u003cbr\u003eEstuaries (including floodplain grazing marsh), sand dunes and saltmarsh\u003cbr\u003eCoast cliffs including offshore islands\u003cbr\u003eRocky shores and coastal shingle\u003cbr\u003eFarmland and boundary features - hedges, walls, ditches and tracks\u003cbr\u003eLowland neutral and calcareous semi-natural grasslands and heathland (including maritime heath)\u003cbr\u003eLowland wetlands (raised bog, fens and reedbeds)\u003cbr\u003eLakes, reservoirs and ponds\u003cbr\u003eRivers and streams\u003cbr\u003eBroadleaved woodland\u003cbr\u003eWet and riparian woodlands\u003cbr\u003eConiferous plantations\u003cbr\u003eFfridd including scrub and Bracken\u003cbr\u003eMontane, moorland, blanket bog and upland dry acid grassland\u003cbr\u003eResidential areas including gardens\u003cbr\u003eIndustrial and postindustrial habitats including quarries\u003cbr\u003eMajor changes in bird habitats from the time of Forrest to the present day\u003cbr\u003e1800 to 1900\u003cbr\u003e1900 to the 1940s\u003cbr\u003e1940s to 1970s\u003cbr\u003e1970s to 1980s\u003cbr\u003e1990s to the present day\u003cbr\u003eFuture predictions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOur results\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDistribution patterns and species richness - implications for conservation\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003eOverall species richness - bird biodiversity hotspots\u003cbr\u003eBiodiversity planning and its relevance for birds\u003cbr\u003eBiodiversity planning in Wales\u003cbr\u003eThe population status of birds in Wales\u003cbr\u003eWhich were the most widespread breeding species?\u003cbr\u003eDistribution patterns of specific groups of species\u003cbr\u003eWaterbirds\u003cbr\u003eSeabirds\u003cbr\u003eRaptors and owls\u003cbr\u003eWading birds\u003cbr\u003eUpland birds\u003cbr\u003eWoodland birds\u003cbr\u003eFarmland birds\u003cbr\u003eComparison with the 1968-72 and 1988-91 national Atlases\u003cbr\u003eDeclining species\u003cbr\u003eSpecies no longer breeding in North Wales (since 1968-72 and 1988-91)\u003cbr\u003eIncreasing species\u003cbr\u003eRecent colonists in North Wales\u003cbr\u003eSpecies that may return to North Wales and potential colonists\u003cbr\u003eBirds seen in the breeding season that did not breed\u003cbr\u003eHow we achieved our results\u003cbr\u003eObserver effort\u003cbr\u003eFieldworker skills\u003cbr\u003eFinal coverage\u003cbr\u003ePopulation estimates\u003cbr\u003eFuture conservation measures\u003cbr\u003eLessons learned from this project that should be considered for any future, similar survey\u003cbr\u003ePlanning before fieldwork begins\u003cbr\u003eDuring the fieldwork period\u003cbr\u003eMonitoring\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpecies accounts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction to the species accounts\u003cbr\u003eBreeding status and Welsh conservation status\u003cbr\u003eHistorical information about species\u003cbr\u003eVice-county names within the text\u003cbr\u003eThe main map\u003cbr\u003eThe small maps at 10km level\u003cbr\u003eData table\u003cbr\u003ePhotographs\u003cbr\u003ePopulation trend graphs\u003cbr\u003eSponsorship\u003cbr\u003eThe individual species accounts\u003cbr\u003eSpecies classified as Category E by the BOU\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnical information\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSources of data\u003cbr\u003ePreparation of data\u003cbr\u003eNumbers of records\u003cbr\u003eContributors of records\u003cbr\u003eMonitoring progress\u003cbr\u003eOrganising the text\u003cbr\u003eArranging publication\u003cbr\u003eUnitary authorities\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAppendices\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eScientific names of non-bird species\u003cbr\u003eGazetteer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReferences\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex of bird species\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnglish names\u003cbr\u003eWelsh names\u003cbr\u003eScientific names\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50470242845015,"sku":"9781846318580","price":60.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781846318580.jpg?v=1744897777","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-breeding-birds-of-north-wales-9781846318580","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}