- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd; 4Rev Ed edition (29 Nov 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 071365693X
- ISBN-13: 978-0713656930
- Product Dimensions: 21.2 x 13.4 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 277,992 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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This is another book in the excellent range of Where to Watch Birds guides.
Scotland is a vast and varied landscape, ranging from mountains and moorland in the highlands to lowland vales, rolling hills and many miles of coastline including rocky indentations, steep sided sea lochs and cliffs, wide estuaries and firths and many off- shore islands. These all give rise to a huge range of habitats for the many differing bird species and birdwatchers can expect to find some of the best and least crowded opportunities for observation in the UK, possibly being rewarded with rare sightings. Indeed, more than 450 species have been recorded and approximately 175 regularly breed.
There are many birdwatching sites in Scotland and consequently all cannot be included in this guide. The author claims to have difficulty in making choices, but he made his decisions according to whether inclusion would cause problems which would be detrimental to birdlife; whether there were problems relating to site access, possibly exacerbated by increased numbers of visitors, and whether there was accessibility to the site with adequate vantage points. The sites were then graded according to bird interest, importance and suitability and decisions made as to whether they were main or additional asites. A reasonable distribution of sites was then made and included to offer a balanced number of entries.
"How to use this book" is an excellent feature in the guide which should be studied. This section describes how the sites are split into regions, such as Borders, Grampians and Highlands, and how each site is dealt with, explaining habitat, species, access, timing and calendar.
The book, originally published in 1989, has been updated twice and now contains more than 120 sites accompanied by maps and line drawings. It concludes with an up-to-date list of Scottish birds, local birds Recorders and reports, useful addresses, code of conduct for birdwatchers and other useful features. This guide certainly "has become indispensable for anyone birdwatching in Scotland." --Susan Naylor --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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'definitive guide to watching birds' Scots magazine 'a wonderfully informed guide for all interested in birdlife.' scotsman.com (September 2009)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
We took this book on a bird watching holiday to various parts of Scotland. The information given about some sites was sometimes out of date or we could not find the site. Many of the "Additional sites" were not known either to local people or to staff in the Visitors' information Centers. It is advertised as 4th edition 2002 but revision did not seem to have been very thorough. The other problem is that there is no overall index to places. The arrangement into Regions is fine but difficult to use if you don't know Scotland very well. The details on each site is good and includes Habitat, Access and names of species seen there at various time of the year. It did sometimes turn out to be rather over optimistic and we often travelled many miles only to find a few gulls and crows. Better than nothing but rather disappointing and if only we had had access to the internet!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book is exactly what I wanted with precise and detailed indications... I don't rate it 5 just because il's a bit difficult to find rapidly where the places are, which area etc.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I had this guidebook in my last visit to Scotland and read it almost everyday during the trip. The idea of this book is great and it provides very useful birding information to the foreigner. It can be even better if the information about accessing the birding sites can be more explicit and up-today. The layout & presentation of this book are both out of the current fashion but still one of the useful guidebooks in the market.
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