The Kestrel
1st Edition
Published on 30. November 2010
300 pages
978-1-4081-3818-2 (ISBN)
Description
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 Village's book leaves us 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 sheepwalk, then in two agricultural areas of eastern England, but his book also includes much valuable observation and data from Europe and elsewhere.
Its twenty-one chapters cover all aspects of the Kestrel's life cycle, with 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.
Dr Village's book leaves us 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 sheepwalk, then in two agricultural areas of eastern England, but his book also includes much valuable observation and data from Europe and elsewhere.
Its twenty-one chapters cover all aspects of the Kestrel's life cycle, with 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.
More details
Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-4081-3818-2 (9781408138182)
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Person
Dr Andrew Village studied the Kestrel for several years in Scottish hill country and sheepwalk, then in two agricultural areas of eastern England.
Content
Preface
1 Introduction
2 Kestrels around the world
3 Diet and prey selection
4 Hunting and Eating
5 Food intake, energetics and body weight
6 Moult
7 Home range and territory
8 Winter density
9 Nesting sites
10 Breeding density
11 The breeding cycle: pair formation and courtship
12 The breeding cycle: the egg stage
13 The breeding cycle: the nestling stage
14 The timing of breeding
15 Breeding performance
16 Movements and migrations
17 Population turnover
18 Age and sex ratios
19 Mortality
20 Population regulation
21 Conclusions
Appendix I: Measuring Kestrel Diet
Appendix II: Measuring the size of home ranges and territories
Appendix III: Scientific names of vertebrates in the text
Bibliography
Tables 1-77
1 Introduction
2 Kestrels around the world
3 Diet and prey selection
4 Hunting and Eating
5 Food intake, energetics and body weight
6 Moult
7 Home range and territory
8 Winter density
9 Nesting sites
10 Breeding density
11 The breeding cycle: pair formation and courtship
12 The breeding cycle: the egg stage
13 The breeding cycle: the nestling stage
14 The timing of breeding
15 Breeding performance
16 Movements and migrations
17 Population turnover
18 Age and sex ratios
19 Mortality
20 Population regulation
21 Conclusions
Appendix I: Measuring Kestrel Diet
Appendix II: Measuring the size of home ranges and territories
Appendix III: Scientific names of vertebrates in the text
Bibliography
Tables 1-77
