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At The British Bird of Prey Centre, you can take a stroll around our aviaries and learn all about the different birds that live and holiday here in the UK. VISIT the birds in their houses WATCH amazing flying shows daily FLY a bird yourself on our experience days Hardcover, 1959). 1959 1st edition. 8vo (142 x 223mm). Ppxii,172. B/w photographs. Good-plus in poor dust-wrapper. A good study of British raptors. .

BIRDS OF PREY IN THE FIELD: A GUIDE TO THE BRITISH AND EUROPEAN SPECIES. By Roger Harkness and Colin Murdoch. The merlin is our smallest bird of prey in Britain. They stay mainly in the uplands, breeding on moors and hillsides. They are resident to the UK, which is on the southern edge of their range and numbers increase in the winter as more birds from Icleand and northern Europe arrive to escape the colder winters. Hardcover, 1992). 1992 1st edition. 4to (200 x 270mm). Pp192. Colour plates by Alastair Proud, colour and b/w photographs, b/w illustrations, bibliography. Grey boards, spine titled in gilt. Very good in slightly used dust-wrapper. "The first specialist book on all British raptors to appear since 1976. [the author] examines the history of our twenty-three regular breeders and visitors, and gives full details of their natural history .current status and distribution, diet, behaviour, field characteristics, habitat, breeding, migration and movements." Includes information on vagrants. Many illustrations including paintings by Alasair Proud. All species discussed are illustrated, including their eggs. . Whilst similar in shape to female sparrowhawks, goshawks are much bigger and generally a lot more powrefully built. They have broad, short wings and a shorter tail than a sparrowhawk, and females can reach a size comparable to that of a buzzard. They are much harder to see than a sparrowhawk, and are extremely secretive birds. Listen for the alarm calls of other birds, and look for a flash of grey as you walk through known goshawk woods. If you are looking for even more excitement, you can have a go at flying a bird yourself, on our award-winning private and group experiences!Sparrowhawks were almost extinct in the UK after centuries of persecution and pesticides which caused their eggs to break before they could hatch. After sucessful conservation efforts, these birds are thriving now, and there could be as many as 40,000 pairs breeding in Britain. Different and unique Wedding entertainment. Why not have a beautiful, graceful owl deliver your wedding rings or let us entertain your guests whilst you have your photos taken?

Hobbies are about the size of a kestrel, but they have longer, narrower wings. A good way to identifiy a hobby is that it looks almost like a giant swift. They don't hover, instead they'll perch on a favoured tree or post, and scan their surroundings. When they see a potential meal they'll dash off, showing immense arial prowess in chasing down their prey. They can even eat on the wing - truly a master of the skies. Look for the orange underparts and facial moustache if you get close enough, a hobby is a great sighting for any bird-lover. BRITISH BIRDS OF PREY: A STUDY OF BRITAIN'S 24 DIURNAL RAPTORS. By Leslie Brown. Collins New Naturalist No. 60. First edition.

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Hardcover, 1992). 1992 1st edition. 4to (200 x 270mm). Pp192. Colour plates by Alastair Proud, colour and b/w photographs, b/w illustrations, bibliography. Grey boards, spine titled in gilt. Corners slightly bumped. Good-plus in like, slightly spine-faded dust-wrapper. "The first specialist book on all British raptors to appear since 1976. [the author] examines the history of our twenty-three regular breeders and visitors, and gives full details of their natural history .current status and distribution, diet, behaviour, field characteristics, habitat, breeding, migration and movements". Includes information on vagrants. Many illustrations including paintings by Alasair Proud. All species discussed are illustrated, including their eggs. . Other than size, they differ in the buzard by having a longer tail. They'll fly with their wings in a 'V-shape' and flight from perching, or at low altitudes can seem laboured, with long, slow wing beats until they gather momentum or hit the hot air column.

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