Birds in South-east Scotland 2007-13South-east Scotland is a significant region for

breeding, passage and wintering birds, holding large

proportions of Britain’s Gannets, Goshawks, Water

Rails, non-breeding Red-necked Grebes, Slavonian

Grebes, Pink-footed Geese and Velvet Scoters - just

a small number of the 277 species that feature in

‘Birds in South-east Scotland 2007-13'.

This exhaustive tetrad study, based on 1,770 2x2 km

plots and nearly half-a-million items of data

collected by over 850 observers, covers the

recording areas of Lothian and Borders, an area of

6,456 km². The varied habitats of this region, from

estuarine mud and sandflats of the inner Forth to

rocky shorelines backed by cliffs in Berwickshire,

from the cereal farming areas of the Merse and lochs

and reservoirs of the hills to the extensive stands of

conifer plantations, as well as heather-clad uplands,

river courses and the built-up areas of Edinburgh, all

contribute in providing a varied avian fauna that is

fully reflected in this milestone publication.

The Atlas will be after September published by the SOC 2018.

A tetrad atlas of the birds of Lothian and Borders

Price £40

I wish to order copy(s) of Birds in South-east Scotland 2007-13 at the price of £40.

I wish to collect at (note 1) or include P&P at £7.50 per copy

Return this form together with a cheque made payable to ‘SE Scotland Bird Atlas’ to: Vicky McLellan (BSES),18 Glen Crescent, Peebles EH45 9BS (note 2) or Make a payment by bank transfer to: SE Scotland Bird Atlas, Sort Code 80-02-27, Account No. 00134820. Make reference to your name with payment and email Vicky McLellan at sescotatlas@gmail.com with the order and collection details above and state that you have paid by bank transfer.

1 Details of collection arrangements in (a) Linlithgow, (b) Viking Optics Edinburgh, (c) Aberlady, (d) Peebles, (e) Melrose, (f) Berwick-upon-Tweed and (g) Lochwinnich will be confirmed by email.Please state choice in box above.2 Payment will be acknowledged by email unless a stamped addressed envelope is enclosed.

Each of the main species has two pages

devoted to it, with a full page of attractive,

easy-to-read maps showing seasonal

distribution and abundance, change in

breeding distribution since 1988-94 (the

period when the last breeding atlas survey was

carried out), maps at the 10x10 km scale which

compare changes in breeding and winter

distribution over the past 50 years and graphs

showing distribution by altitude between the

seasons and between the two atlases. These

are supported by an account which helps to

explain the distribution, its seasonal changes,

changes over the years, supported by

estimates of current population and their

recent trends.

The c.600-page hardback will include introductory chapters and appendices, in

addition to the species accounts and maps.

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