Studies in Bird Migration 2 Volume Set

First published in 1912, this two-volume work on bird migration throughout the British Isles includes maps, weather charts and photographs.

William Eagle Clarke (Author)

9781108066990, Cambridge University Press

Multiple-component retail product, published 2 January 2014

766 pages, 18 b/w illus. 8 maps
22.1 x 14.5 x 4.8 cm, 0.97 kg

The ornithologist William Eagle Clarke (1853–1938) established himself in his field by preparing reports on bird migration for the British Association. Focusing on the species passing through the British Isles, Clarke spent many months in various lighthouses and on remote islands. He brought all his research together in this two-volume work, first published in 1912 and illustrated with maps, weather charts and photographs of key research locations. In Volume 1, Clarke notes which species arrive in the British Isles during each season. He also explains how weather conditions affect avian journeys, using charts to indicate temperature changes across Europe and wind conditions over Britain. The annual movements of swallows, skylarks, rooks and other species are then discussed individually. In Volume 2, Clarke describes key examples of his investigations. The locations range from the Flannan Isles, in the Outer Hebrides, to the island of Ushant, off the coast of Brittany.

Volume 1: 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. Volume 2: 18. A month on board the Kentish Knock lighthouse
19. Fair Isle
20. A year with the migratory birds at Fair Isle
21. The birds of Fair Isle
22. Bird migration at St Kilda
23. The birds of St Kilda, with special reference to the migratory visitors
24. The Flannan Isles, and their bird-visitors
25. Sule Skerry
26. The isle of Ushant, and Alderney
Index.

Subject Areas: Animal behaviour [PSVP]