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The Norfolk Bird Atlas: Summer and Winter Distributions 1999-2007

BTO’s Norfolk Bird Atlas “a triumph of organization…” – IBIS review, October 2011

The Norfolk Bird Atlas: Summer and Winter Distributions 1999-2007   “This handsome volume is the successor to Kelly’s The Norfolk Bird Atlas (1986). The famous county has 1459 tetrads, and this new work is a triumph of organization, including as it does the contributions of over 400 observers, the number and quality of whom few [...]

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A Field Guide to Monitoring Nests and The Norfolk Bird Atlas reviewed in Birdwatch Magazine

A Field Guide to Monitoring Nests   “The best of the nest” The introductory sections to this excellent guide cover current legislation, the BTO’s Nest Record Scheme and advice about finding and monitoring nests without affecting the outcome of the breeding attempt. Importantly, it also explains why there is a need to monitor nests. Along with [...]

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Book of the Week: The Norfolk Bird Atlas

Continuing our weekly selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: The Norfolk Bird Atlas: Summer and Winter Distributions 1999-2007 by Moss Taylor and John H Marchant What? A survey of Norfolk’s breeding and wintering avifauna. Why? As with all their projetcs, the BTO have produced this excellent survey with conservation in mind. A [...]

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New Bird Conservation Books from NHBS

A Best Practice Guide for Wild Bird Monitoring Schemes is essential reading for all those involved in bird counts, conducting surveys, analysing monitoring data and managing results. This key resource outlines the general principles of good survey design and best practices for sampling, field methods, and data analysis. Contributors include the RSPB, EBCC, CSO, BirdLife [...]

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