Bewick's Swan
Author:   Eileen Rees
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:  

9780713665598


Pages:   304
Publication Date:   07 July 2006
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Eileen Rees
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   T & AD Poyser
Dimensions:   Width: 15.40cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.840kg
ISBN:  

9780713665598


ISBN 10:   0713665599
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   07 July 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Preface Chapter 1: Swans and the Bewick's Swan Chapter 2: Numbers and Distribution Chapter 3: Migration and Movement Chapter 4: Food and Feeding Ecology Chapter 5: Breeding Biology Chapter 6: Social Behaviour in Winter Chapter 7: Life-History Studies Chapter 8: Threats and Conservation Measures Appendices References Index

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Eileen Rees shares her passion for swans in this authorative, learned and yet highly readable personal account. Birdtours.co.uk (29th August 2006) All you need to know about one of our loveliest winter visitors. BBC Wildlife (July 2006) there can be few better qualified, for the task of writing this book. Birdwatch (October 2006) ' covers all aspects of the bird's biology, social behaviour, migration and conservation issues in great depth, but the material always remains readable.' Birds Illustrated (Winter 2006) 'This authoritative book is a mine of information for anyone interested in finding out more about this species, the wildest of the wild swans.' BTO News (November-December 2006)


Eileen Rees shares her passion for swans in this authorative, learned and yet highly readable personal account. Birdtours.co.uk (29th August 2006) All you need to know about one of our loveliest winter visitors. BBC Wildlife (July 2006) ...there can be few better qualified, for the task of writing this book. Birdwatch (October 2006) '...covers all aspects of the bird's biology, social behaviour, migration and conservation issues in great depth, but the material always remains readable.' Birds Illustrated (Winter 2006) 'This authoritative book is a mine of information for anyone interested in finding out more about this species, the wildest of the wild swans.' BTO News (November-December 2006)


Author Information

Based at Martin Mere Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust reserve in Lancashire, Eileen Rees has studied the biology of Bewick's Swan for almost 30 years. A wildfowl expert of international renown, Eileen is Programme Manager for UK Waterbird Conservation, part of the WWT.

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