THERE AND BACK?
A CELEBRATION OF BIRD MIGRATION
Edited by Andy Brown and Michael Warren
Wildlife Art Series Volume 27
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2011 1st edition. Large 4to (257 x 312mm). Pp352. Colour illustrations and b/w sketches throughout, colour photographs, illustrated end-papers. Brown boards, spine titled in gilt.
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Volume 27 in the well-thought-of Wildlife Art Series from Langford Press.
"Departing from the usual format of the Wildlife Art series, this volume on the theme of migration brings together contributions from authors and artists involved in the protection, study and observation of migrants. In sections on the USA, Northern Europe, Malta and the UK, with individual pieces on Kenya and the Southern Hemisphere, the essay subjects vary widely from studies of single species to bird photography. The result is a fresh and visually exciting portrayal of the spectacle of bird migration."
"Migration variously inspires, enthrals, fascinates and excites us. This book is a celebration of the phenomenon, through the words and pictures of those seeped in its appreciation - of artists, regular migration-observers, scarce-migrant hunters, ringers, scientists who use satellite tags to follow migrants and of those who attempt to protect migrants during their often lengthy journeys. A series of essays looks at migration in a diversity of animals, with a deserved emphasis on birds. Examples are drawn from across the world's great migration flyways but as the book progresses, the focus narrows, first towards southern Europe and the problems faced by migrants on some of the Mediterranean islands and then to the UK where migration-watching seems to fascinate so many of us. The book is profusely illustrated with work from some of Europe's foremost contemporary wildlife artists." (Publisher's blurb).
Contents include:- Foreword by Graham Madge; Introduction by Andy Brown; Insect migration by David Sheppard; Alicante - autumn 2001 by Rosemary Powell; What is it to be a shark? by David Righton and Jim Ellis; International conservation action for birds by David A. Stroud; Flyways and BirdLife International by John Fanshawe; The spoon-billed sandpiper: the world's most endangered long distance migrant? by Nigel A. Clark; USA - NEO-TROPICAL MIGRANTS - Scilly and Canada by Dan Powell; Backyard songbirds by Barry W. Van Dusen; Wood warblers by Barry W. Van Dusen; BIRDS IN NORTHERN EUROPE - THE START OF THE JOURNEY? OR THE END? - Red-breasted geese by Dan Powell; Honey buzzards and harriers at Falsterbo by Mike Henry; My encounter with nesting honey buzzards by Mike Henry; Hornborgasjon and some observations on Swedish harriers by Mike Henry; 'My' birds and 'our' birds by Ole Friis Larsen; Storks in Germany by Ulla Adelsberger; Cyprus in April by Alan Harris; Bird trapping on Sardinia by Steve Downing; Italy, a natural bridge between Europe and Africa by Giulia Valentini and Benedetta Marchi; Sicily, Malta via Scotland by David Brown; MALTA - Bird migration in Malta by Joe Sultana; Bird conservation in Malta - a background by Joseph M. Mangion; The killing fields by Tolga Temuge; Black-winged stilts by Ian Langford; Childhood memories by Stefan Azzopardi; '24 hours birding' Maltese style by Bob Hook; Policing culture and its influence on the investigation of wildlife crime on the Maltese islands by Steve Downing; Black storks, Malta, 21st September 2009 by Ian Langford; White stork by Ian Langford; Seabird haven in the middle of the Mediterranean by John J. Borg; Science - the backbone of conservation by Andre Raine; EDUCATION - Climbing ladders by Desiree Falzon; ALTERNATIVES - Bird photography in Malta by Nicholas Galea and Raymond Galea; What is a decoy? by Pam Wilson; Bird conservation - taking Malta into the future by Paul Debono; Lesbos by Steve Dudley; AFRICA - THE FINAL DESTINATION? - Kenya December 2010 by Stephen Samworth; AS FAR SOUTH AS IT GOES - SOUTHERN WANDERERS - The Southern Hemisphere; UK - BACK HOME? - A million missing wheatears? by Tim Collins; The hen harrier by Stephen Murphy; Visible migration at Hunstanton cliffs by Andy Brown; The last kings of Foula - birding in the Northern Isles by Alistair Crowle; The waiting game's rich rewards by David Cromack; Shorelarks, snow buntings and twite - winter jewels of the North Sea coast by Andy Brown; Heading south by John Threlfall; Migration series by Lisa Hooper; Some migration terms; Artists; Authors.
The book includes artistic contributions from the following: Michael Warren (Editor); Carry Akroyd; David Askew; Brian Arneill; Gavin Arneill; David Bennett; Gabriel Bugelli (Malta); Martina Camilleri (Malta); Barry van Dusen; Victoria Edwards; Anna Galea (Malta); Nicholas Galea (Malta); Christine Galea (Malta); Raymond Galea (Malta); Alan Harris; David Harter; Andrew Haslen; Mike Henry; Lisa Hooper; Szabolcs Kokay; Johnathan Latimer; Nimrod Mifsud; Chaanah Muscat (Malta); Bill Neill; Peter Partington; Bruce Pearson; Greg Poole; Dan Powell; Rosemary Powell; Chris Rose; Barrie Sheard; Andrew Stock; Thelma Sykes; Renso Tamse; John Threlfall; Donald Watson and Mike Wood.
About the Editors:
"Andy Brown has been an avid birdwatcher for as long as he can recall. Born and reared in Lancashire, he now lives with his wife Sue and children Leo and Isabel in Norfolk. He has surveyed birds on storm-lashed islands, heat-hazy grasslands and frigid mountain-tops, written more than 30 scientific papers and co-wrote Birds in England. A compulsive migrant-watcher, he spends far too long watching migrant passerines and seabirds as they move along the Norfolk coast." (Andy Brown - Text Editor).
"From my earliest birding days it was obvious to me that migration was a massive force in the life of birds. The arrival of summer migrants brought a rush of renewal to local patches, so much more exciting than their gradual autumn dispersal. Autumn migration did, however, bring a rich variety of wintering species. My experiences were later magnified as I visited coastal hotspots and found scarcer species and rarities. The seasonal movements of the birding year became part of my life and provided me with endless ideas and subjects for paintings. Each spring, summer, autumn and then winter provides boundless variation that continues to fuel my fascination. As I write this I have just seen a Mealy Redpoll on the nyjer seed outside, a garden tick!" (Michael Warren - Art Editor).