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A revised and expanded edition of this book, the definitive birdwatching site guide for Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.Whether you're seeking Firecrests or Hawfinch in the New Forest, Osprey in Dorset or eagles on the Isle of Wight, this book tells you where to go, what you'll see and when to see it. Keith Betton's fully revised and updated fifth edition of
Where to Watch Birds in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is the essential site guide for any birdwatcher visiting or resident in the area.
This book contains a comprehensive review of the area's significant birdwatching sites, providing all the information necessary to make the most of each and every trip, whatever the time of year. This edition also incorporates new sites and revised mapping throughout and has notes on access and target species. This book is an indispensable resource for birders in this bird-rich sweep of southern England.
List of contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
How to use this book
Key to the mapsWest and North Dorset
Portland and Weymouth
Purbeck and Poole Basin
East Dorset and the Hampshire Avon
The Chalk Downs
The Test and Itchen Valleys
The New Forest and Nearby Coast
South-east Hampshire
North-east Hampshire
The Isle of Wight
List of organisations with abbreviations used in text
Glossary
Further reading list
Code of conduct for birdwatchers
Index of species by site number
About the author
Keith Betton is a writer, broadcaster and freelance bird guide. He is a keen world birder, having seen more than 8,500 species in nearly 110 countries. He has a particular passion for Africa and the Middle East, having been Chairman of the African Bird Club and OSME. In the UK he is heavily involved in bird monitoring in Hampshire, where he is County Recorder and Chairman of the Hampshire Ornithological Society. He has also been a Council Member of both the RSPB and BTO and is Vice President of the latter.
Summary
A revised and expanded edition of this book, the definitive birdwatching site guide for Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Whether you're seeking Firecrests or Hawfinch in the New Forest, Osprey in Dorset or eagles on the Isle of Wight, this book tells you where to go, what you'll see and when to see it. Keith Betton's fully revised and updated fifth edition of Where to Watch Birds in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is the essential site guide for any birdwatcher visiting or resident in the area.
This book contains a comprehensive review of the area's significant birdwatching sites, providing all the information necessary to make the most of each and every trip, whatever the time of year. This edition also incorporates new sites and revised mapping throughout and has notes on access and target species. This book is an indispensable resource for birders in this bird-rich sweep of southern England.
Foreword
A revised and expanded edition of this book, the definitive birdwatching site guide for Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Additional text
This is a great book in a great series, and essential for any extended birding visit to these areas of great variety in both habitats and birds.
