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First published in 1912, this two-volume work on bird migration throughout the British Isles includes maps, weather charts and photographs.
List of contents
Preface; 1. Some ancient and antiquated views; 2. Some modern views; 3. The British Isles and their migratory birds; 4. The geographical aspects of British bird-migration; 5. Round the year among the British migratory birds: spring; 6. Round the year among the British migratory birds: autumn; 7. Round the year among the British migratory birds: winter; 8. Weather influences; 9. The migrations of the swallow; 10. The migrations of the fieldfare; 11. The migrations of the white wagtail; 12. The migrations of the song-thrush; 13. The migrations of the skylark; 14. The migrations of the lapwing; 15. The migrations of the starling; 16. The migrations of the rook; 17. A month on the Eddystone.
Summary
First published in 1912, this two-volume work on bird migration includes maps, weather charts and photographs of key research locations. Focusing on species passing through the British Isles, the ornithologist William Eagle Clarke (1853–1938) discusses when they visit and how weather conditions affect their journeys.
