This manual covers the greenshank, a bird extensively studied by Desmond Nethersole-Thompson since 1932. The Nethersole-Thompson family, comprising two daughters and four sons, has contributed significantly to this work, focusing their research in the Scottish Highlands. Their detailed field notebooks have been instrumental in documenting the greenshank's displays, breeding habits, feeding behaviors, and vocalizations across various habitats, including the gneiss country of Sutherland and the forest bogs of Fennoscandia and the Soviet Union. This publication builds upon Desmond Nethersole-Thompson's previous four monographs and features contributions from other ornithologists, offering a comprehensive study of this wader species.
The purpose of this manual is to provide detailed information and insights into the study of greenshanks. It encompasses observations on their behavior, breeding, and ecological interactions, drawing from decades of dedicated fieldwork. The manual includes illustrations by Donald Watson, noted for their accuracy and atmospheric quality. This resource is intended for ornithologists, birdwatchers, and researchers interested in the detailed study of greenshanks and wader species, serving as a valuable addition to the field of avian research.
Desmond Nethersole-Thompson has been studying his favourite bird, the greenshank Tringa nebularia, since May 1932. This book, published in 1976, owes much to the interest, almost an obsession, of the Nethersole-Thompson family. The two girls and four boys, as well as both parents, now work as a team in the wild and beautiful north-west Highlands of Scotland. Greenshanks has drawn heavily on the team's field notebooks. In the gneiss country of Sutherland, so different from the forest bogs of Spey Valley, Fennoscandia and the Soviet Union, they have particularly concentrated on the greenshank's displays and breeding, food and feeding behaviour and its remarkable voice. There can be few long-term projects on waders to equal this made by the Nethersole-Thompsons, and there are valuable specialist contributions by other eminent ornithologists. Greenshanks is a major contribution to bird studies and takes its place beside Desmond Nethersole-Thompson's four earlier monographs. The illustrations in colour and monochrome by Donald Watson have all the veracity and atmosphere that one has come to expect of this gifted artist.
Author: Nethersole-Thompson, Desmond
Author: Nethersole-Thompson, Maimie
Publisher: T & AD Poyser
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Greenshanks
Pages: 00276 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2010-11-30
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781408137338
Category: Nature : Birdwatching Guides
Desmond Nethersole-Thompson has been studying his favourite bird, the greenshank Tringa nebularia, since May 1932. This book, published in 1976, owes much to the interest, almost an obsession, of the Nethersole-Thompson family. The two girls and four boys, as well as both parents, now work as a team in the wild and beautiful north-west Highlands of Scotland. Greenshanks has drawn heavily on the team's field notebooks. In the gneiss country of Sutherland, so different from the forest bogs of Spey Valley, Fennoscandia and the Soviet Union, they have particularly concentrated on the greenshank's displays and breeding, food and feeding behaviour and its remarkable voice. There can be few long-term projects on waders to equal this made by the Nethersole-Thompsons, and there are valuable specialist contributions by other eminent ornithologists. Greenshanks is a major contribution to bird studies and takes its place beside Desmond Nethersole-Thompson's four earlier monographs. The illustrations in colour and monochrome by Donald Watson have all the veracity and atmosphere that one has come to expect of this gifted artist.
Author: Nethersole-Thompson, Desmond
Author: Nethersole-Thompson, Maimie
Publisher: T & AD Poyser
Illustration: n
Language: ENG
Title: Greenshanks
Pages: 00276 (Encrypted EPUB)
On Sale: 2010-11-30
SKU-13/ISBN: 9781408137338
Category: Nature : Birdwatching Guides
