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Since the 1980s the bird life of the Cotswolds has seen significant changes, many of them subtle but some spectacular. This beautifully illustrated and extensively researched book, the product of five years' field work exposes these changes with the aid of simple and clear colour maps which give not only a detailed but easily understood picture of the breeding distributions of bird species in the area today, but also a comparison with 20 years ago. The maps are accompanied by descriptive accounts for each species, often containing fascinating local information. The book discusses the relative difficulties of surveying the different species, which will be of help to others undertaking the same task elsewhere. It is richly illustrated by colour photographs of the birds and their habitats. Its easy style and clarity will make this book of great interest not only to ornithologists, but to everyone with a concern for the natural environment of the Cotswolds, and to anyone planning a visit to this Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.
Contents
Maps and diagrams
Tables
Preface
1. Introduction
2. The landscape and bird habitats of the Cotswolds
3. Schematic bird habitat maps
4. Subjective impressions of bird population changes in the Cotswolds since the 1983-87 survey
5. The survey in outline
6. Main species accounts
7. Brief species accounts
8. The survey in detail
9. Compatibility with the 1983-87 survey
Appendix A. Species league table
Appendix B. Gazetteer
Appendix C. Distribution of records by tetrad
Acknowledgements
Further reading and references
Index of species
