10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 4, 2016
It also makes it a little intimidating to be doing a review of Britain’s Birds: An Identification Guide to the Birds of Britain and Ireland. The Crossley ID Guide: Britain and Ireland (PUP, 2014) covers 314 birds that reside in or migrate regularly through England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland and a few rare birds.
10,000 Birds
MARCH 29, 2024
Research by the Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust has shown that predation by Foxes (of both eggs and chicks) is one of the most serious factors limiting the success of nesting Curlews. It is surrounded by a Fox-proof fence No one seems quite sure how many pairs there are today, but my guess would be between 20 and 30.
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10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 17, 2011
Rabbits are now thriving again after recovering their numbers and the Kent Wildlife Trust has implemented a grazing policy at Queendown Warren, with sheep and cattle, to supplement the rabbits’ efforts. Only in their strongholds of Dorset and the Isle of Wight did they survive in viable numbers. The male is on the left.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 3, 2013
Fortunately, I had T he Crossley ID Guide: Britain & Ireland by Richard Crossley and Dominic Couzens on my desk. Conceived and authored by Richard Crossley, birder, traveler, and photographer, The Crossley ID Guide: Britain & Ireland is the third book of the series. The description sounded a lot like a House Finch.
10,000 Birds
DECEMBER 4, 2016
He was the most loving father you could wish for and life will never be the same for any of us now, but we treasure all of the time we spent together and especially when we could all be together at the family home for a few days that one last time. Wexford, S Ireland. It really has not changed a great deal other than the birding!
10,000 Birds
SEPTEMBER 1, 2018
Can the whole family live together in harmony during the school holidays? A new country, Ireland, was added to bring the total countries list to 48. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. San Joaquin Wildlife Sanctuary. Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge–East Pond.
10,000 Birds
NOVEMBER 7, 2017
This is how, I think, the “Crossley technique” works best—coverage of specific bird families that pose identification challenges to birders at all levels of skill. And Hybrids: Waterfowl tend to hybridize to a greater degree than most other bird families, and the guide does an excellent job of covering hybrids. Sullivan, 2013, PUP).
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