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Where to Watch Birds: North West England & The Isle Of Man

Allan Conlin, Dr J P Cullen, Pete Marsh, Tristan Reid, Chris Sharpe, Judith Smith, Stephen Williams

2008

"A guide to the best birding sites in the north western counties of Cumbria, Lancashire and Cheshire. This area holds some of the finest upland sites in England, as well as some superb wetlands including Morecambe Bay which holds the largest wader roost in the country. The western coast of Northern England has a good record for attracting Nearctic vagrants, and the Lake District is the only place in England where Golden Eagles breed. The guide explores the best birding sites in the area, and several new sites have been added to this revised and updated third edition. Each site is described in terms of habitat, species, access and timing, and the volume is illustrated throughout with line drawings and maps of each site. This book seeks to enable birders plan productive trips at any time of the year."

Manx Bird Atlas: An Atlas of Breeding and Wintering Birds on the Isle of Man

Editor: Chris Sharpe

2007

"The Manx Bird Atlas project was established to undertake the first comprehensive survey of all bird species to be found on the Island during both the winter and summer. During the five-year programme of work professional ornithologists surveyed the entire Island using new and innovative survey techniques. The survey, which ran from 1998 to 2003, is the most detailed of its kind ever undertaken in Europe. Such methods have generated data that provides distribution and abundant information for 150 species. Beautiful hand-drawn illustrations and full colour maps sit alongside the survey in this landmark publication. Whether you are an amateur or professional ornithologist, or simply interested in the natural beauty of the Isle of Man, this long-awaited book provides a fascinating account of the Island's bird life."

Birds of the Isle of Man

J.P. Cullen and P.P. Jennings

1986

"A review of the history and status of birds in the Isle of Man."

Birds of the Isle of Man: A List With Notes

J.P. Cullen and D.J. Slinn

3rd edition (?)

1975

A checklist with notes. There have been a number of editions of this booklet, possibly from the 1950s onward.

Birdwatchers' Year

Leo Batten, Jim Flegg, Jeremy Sorensen, Mike J Waring, Donald Watson and Malcolm Wright

Poyser

1973

Six birdwatchers describe their birdwatching activities through the course of a year.

The Naturalist in the Isle of Man

Larch S. Garrad

1972

The Calf of Man Bird Observatory

Malcolm Wright

1968

Birds of the Isle of Man: A List With Notes

H.M. Rogers

2nd edition

1962

A checklist with notes. There have been a number of editions of this booklet, possibly from the 1950s onward.

Bird-Life in the Isle of Man

Colonel H.W. Madoc

1934

199 pages with 12 b/w plates.

Supplementary Notes To The Birds Of The Isle of Man

P.G. Ralfe

1924

A 40 page supplement to the 1905 publication Birds Of The Isle Of Man.

The Birds Of The Isle of Man

P.G. Ralfe

1905

From the preface: "In making the first attempt to deal on a somewhat extended scale with the bird life of my native isle, I am well aware that my work must contain many imperfections and uncertainties, and even, though I have striven to be as little dogmatic as possible, some inaccuracies. I may at least claim the advantages of a life-long residence in Man, and of familiarity with every portion of it. In time to come the fauna of Man, then perhaps not a little altered also, will be more fully known, and the value of its distinctive features more justly estimated. In the meantime, with the hope that this volume may be a means of arousing interest and observation toward that end, it is offered to all who take pleasure in the study of one of the most fascinating branches of natural science in one of the most delightful of British districts."