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The Birds of Shetland
Pete Ellis, Paul Harvey, Martine Heubeck, Dave Okill, Kevin Osborn, Mike Pennington, Roger Riddington
A&C Black
2004
Hardcover 592 pp ISBN 9780713660388
£40.00
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Shetland has always been synonymous with exciting birding. The islands
are nationally important for their 21 species of breeding seabirds, and other extremely rare
or sporadic British breeders such as the Red-necked Phalarope and Snowy Owl. They are also
much-visited by passage migrants. In particular, Fair Isle rivals the Isle of Scilly the place for keen
listers to go in autumn, and this picturesque little island, with its famous bird observatory, regularly
hosts extreme rarities.
Following the style of the popular Birds of Norfolk and Birds of Suffolk, this new avifauna looks in
depth at the status, distribution and abundance, past and present, of every birds recorded in Shetland.
Population trends for breeders and regular visitors are analysed, and a detailed breakdown of all
Shetland records is presented for rarities.
This book will make fascinating reading for all those interested in Shetland's birds, and will
be a key resource for those studying the birdlife of this special group of islands.
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