- The Birds of Moray & Nairn (second version) by Martin Cook.
- Available to purchase (£18 plus £3 p&p) from the creator through e mail at [email protected].
Changes to our birdlife are more and more apparent within the area, and for lifelong birders equivalent to Martin Cook, there is a robust want to focus on these. This re-creation of The Birds of Moray & Nairn brings proper updated the standing of birds throughout the county and summarises 30 years of latest info for the reason that first version got here out in 1992.
At almost 400 pages this can be a substantial learn. The species accounts, most illustrated with a single regionally taken picture, provide up sufficient element for the reader to get a very good understanding of the species’ historical past and standing within the space. Numerous tables and graphs are used as an example knowledge however these are introduced in an uncomplicated trend that does not detract from the readability.
Cook has averted over-emotive language and supplied a balanced, well-crafted update to all 312 species recorded in Moray and Nairn, recognising the nuances behind lots of the modifications in standing.
The last 40 pages, helpfully colour-coded, provide a whistle-stop information to the principle birding websites within the space with useful maps, instructions and transient feedback on the principle species it’s possible you’ll encounter.
There’s little doubt that this latest version will discover its means on to many a Scottish birder’s bookshelf, however I’d advocate it to any visiting birder who has an curiosity in or desires to raised perceive the birdlife of the realm.
