THE STATUS OF SEABIRDS IN BRITAIN AND IRELAND. By Clare Lloyd, Mark L. Tasker and Ken Partridge. Illustrated by Keith Brockie.

1991 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppxviii,355. B/w photographs, illustrations by Keith Brockie. Tables, maps, comprehensive reference list. Dark blue boards, spine titled in gilt.

"Published for The Nature Conservancy Council and The Seabird Group." "This book presents the most up-to-date information available on these seabird populations, their numbers and distribution, and their changing fortunes in recent years. The Operation Seafarer survey, carried out in 1969-70 provided a baseline for future work that led to the establishment of the Seabird Colony Register by the Seabird Group and the Nature Conservancy Council. The results and analysis of their counts during 1985-87 form the basis for this book...In Part 1 the general biology and population trends of British seabirds are described to set the scene for Part 2, in which the results and analysis for each of the 24 breeding species are given in detail. Full descriptions of the counting methods and the estimating factors used provide guidelines for future surveys not only in Britain, but wherever seabirds are of interest and importance."