The Birds of Leicestershire and Rutland

Covers an area with a particularly strong birding tradition - the Leicestershire & Rutland Ornithological Society is one of the largest county bird clubs in Britain and the British Birdwatching Fair is held at Rultand Water Presents in detail the status, distribution and past and present fortunes of all birds recorded in the area Illustrated throughout with attractive line drawings and including a 24-page colour section Prepared with the assistance and support of the Leicestershire & Rutland Ornithological Society Part of the successful County Avifauna series

A new title in the successful County Avifaunas series, this is an in-depth study of the status and distribution of every bird species known to have occurred in the region, with a detailed review of rarity records.The County Avifaunas are a growing series of books, each of which gives details of the status and range of every species on the county list, with a detailed breakdown of rarity records. Each has introductory sections describing the county's ecology and habitats, climate, ornithological history and conservation record. This new avifauna covers Leicestershire and neighbouring Rutland, an area with a particularly strong birding tradition - the Leicestershire & Rutland Ornithological Society is one of the largest county bird clubs in Britain. The region holds some of England's most important inland reservoirs, including the largest, Rutland Water. This massive lake holds some 10,000 wintering birds of a variety of species each year, and has an impressive rarity list as well as some of England's few breeding Ospreys. The county also has important woodlands, gull roosts and river habitats. Rutland Water is the home of the British Birdwatching Fair, the most important trade fair in the birding calendar.