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Sheer Cliffs and Shearwaters: A Skomer Island Journal

Richard Kipling

2013

"The author explores the natural history of Skomer Island, and provides a personal reflection on life and work of a beautiful and remote seabird colony off the west Wales coast."

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Skomer: Portrait of a Welsh Island

Jane Matthews, Iolo Williams and Matthew Parris

2nd edition

2011

"Skomer Island is a National Nature Reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a world-renowned bird paradise and home to the world's largest colony of Manx Shearwaters. It is also home to author, painter and photographer Jane Matthews. In this new revised edition of the superb natural history book, Jane provides a close up of the island. Its six chapters illustrate the landscape, seasons, populations and the research that takes place throughout the year. A collection of over 100 full colour photographs, with contributions from Iolo Williams and Matthew Parris, this unique book encapsulates the beauty and magic of Skomer, an ideal gift for wildlife enthusiasts worldwide."

Atlas Of Breeding Birds In Pembrokeshire: 2003-2007

Pembrokeshire Bird Group

"The book covers more than 100 breeding species, with maps for most showing changes in distribution between the first breeding birds survey (1984-88) and 2003-07."

The Natural History of Skokholm Island

Graham Victor Frederick Thompson

2008

"Skokholm is a remote island nature reserve located off the southwest coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales. Home to over 100,000 seabirds (including the third-largest Manx shearwater colony in the World), it was made famous by pioneer naturalist Ronald Mathias Lockley in the 1930s and 1940s as a result of the many books that he wrote about it. This book gives an insight into the island's management over the years including details of some of the wildlife studies that were undertaken, many now considered unethical. The author, a warden there for nine years, includes his own observations along with up-to-date lists of the fauna, flora and fungi of the island."

Skomer: Portrait of a Welsh Island

Jane Matthews

1st edition

2007

"Skomer Island, off the coast of west Wales is a National Nature Reserve, a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a world-renowned bird paradise and home to the world's largest colony of Manx Shearwaters. It is also home to author, painter and photographer Jane Matthews. In this superb natural history book Jane provides a close up of the island. Its six chapters illustrate the landscape, seasons, populations and the research that takes place throughout the year. This unique book encapsulates the beauty and magic of Skomer, an ideal gift for wildlife enthusiasts worldwide."

Birding in Pembrokeshire

Jonathan Green and Owen Roberts

2004

Describes the species to be found in the county and lists the best birdwatching sites.

Birds Of Pembrokeshire

Jack Donovan and Grahah Rees

1994

The main part of this work is comprises species accounts for birds recorded in the county. One of the introductory sections described birdwatching sites.

Birds of Skokholm

M. Betts

1992

"An account of the birds recorded on the island with histograms showing movement patterns for about 60 of the common migrants & graphs for 16 species of breeding birds over a 60-year period."

The Wheatear

Peter Conder

Helm Field Guide

Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd

1989

This book is primarily based on research on the island of Skokholm Pembrokeshire coast. The main section of deals with the breeding biology of the Northern Wheatear describing nest building, size of nest, role of sexes in the building, size of eggs, clutch sizes, effects of climate and the development of nestlings. The book also discusses the migration of the bird. Includes illustrations, charts, graphs and diagrams.

Birds Of The Pembrokeshire Coast

Peter Knights

1986

A 20 page booklet.

The Nature Of West Wales

The Wildlife And Ecology Of The County Of Dyfed

David Saunders

1986

A Brief Guide To The Birds Of Pembrokeshire

David Saunders

1975

75 pages.

Pembrokeshire

R. M. Lockley

1957

Island of Skomer

Editor: John Buxton and Ronald Lockley

Staples Press

1950

"A preliminary survey of the natural history of Skomer Island, Pembrokeshire, undertaken for the West Wales Field Society."

Birds Of Pembrokeshire

R.M. Lockley, G.C.S. Ingram & H. Morrey Salmon

1948

The Birds Of Pembrokeshire And Its Islands

Murray A. Mathew

1894

Preface: "Having been compelled to resign the living of Bishop's Lydeard, in West Somerset, in consequence of long continued ill health, we were induced to settle in North Pembrokeshire on account of the healthiness of the climate; and were further led to select this remote part of the kingdom through anticipations of the sport to be enjoyed by its trout streams and on its moors. A time entirely given over to open-air pursuits was recommended as the best course to be adopted for the recovery of health, and we are thankful to state that this pleasant prescription met with entire success. Much of our eight years' residence in the county, which was not without its clerical duties, as we became curate of our small parish, was devoted to a study of its birds. All the noted bird resorts were visited, as well as the various collections of stuffed birds we could hear of within the county; while from numerous sporting friends, and from others with a taste for natural history, whatever information they were able to impart was sought after and noted down. We now present the result; although meagre, it may serve as the foundation upon which an ampler account of the birds of the county may some day be based."