Fair Isle and Its Birds
Title: Fair Isle and Its Birds with a list of the birds of Fair Isle
Author: Kenneth Williamson. Peter Davis. Illustrated with photographs by John Peterson
Publisher: Oliver and Boyd Ltd., Edinburgh
Date: 1965
Hardback - 1st Edition with original dustcover. 16 B/W photographs, text figures and maps. 311pp
Synopsis
As well as focussing on the Fair Isle's ornithology the book also provides several chapters that introduce the reader to the work-a-day life of this small wild and remote North Atlantic island.
The author describes his field of work among the typical breeding birds of the Fair Isle with life histories and behaviour of the eider duck, oystercatcher, fulmar and great and arctic skuas.
Condition Notes
A very well presented copy with the original dustcover having been in a protective poly sleeve so is in excellent condition.
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