The Kestrel

ISBN: 9781408138205 出版年：2010 页码：353 Andrew Village Bloomsbury Publishing

Surprisingly, for one of Europe's commoner birds of prey, relatively little is known about some aspects of the Kestrel's behaviour and associations. Dr Villageus far better informed and is an inviting combination of readability and scholarship that reflects his dedication and enthusiasm for Falco tinnunculus. The author studied the Kestrel for several years in Scottish hill country and sheepwalagricultural areas of eastern England, but his book also includes much valuable observation and daand elsewhere. Its twenty-one chapters cover all aspects of the Kestrelwith special emphasis on breeding performance, population densities and turnover, and age and sex ratios. A section of over seventy tables of supporting data concludes the book. Keith Brockie has contributed over 30 illustrations which admirably enhance the pages.