Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS:
A Field Guide to Monitoring Nests
by James Ferguson-Lees, Richard Castell and Dave Leech
What?
A guide to the identification of the nests of 146 British and Irish bird species, and a source of information and guidelines about monitoring nests.
Why?
Along with the species accounts, this compact and well-illustrated guide provides a wealth of detail about
fieldcraft, legislation, the BTO Nest Record Scheme and the importance of nest monitoring for conservation. It includes the key points of the BTO Code of Conduct for Nest Recorders plus a link to the full code on the BTO website.
In recognition of the potentially contentious nature of nest research, this guide gives clear information and links about the legal issues surrounding monitoring nests, so that conservation work may be carried out with greatest sensitivity to the welfare of birds and their young.
Who?
James Ferguson-Lees and Richard Castell are two of Britain’s leading experts in the field of monitoring nests, having seen and studied the nests of all 146 species covered by this book. Their wealth of field experience delivers a level of information beyond that seen in other publications on this subject.
Dr Dave Leech is a Senior Research Ecologist at the BTO, and also
an experienced nest recorder. His analysis of BTO nest record datasets has delivered much of the supporting information presented in this book.
