RED DATA BIRDS IN BRITAIN: ACTION FOR RARE, THREATENED AND IMPORTANT SPECIES. Edited by L.A. Batten, C.J. Bibby, P. Clement, G.D. Elliott and R.F. Porter. Illustrated by Ian Willis.

1990 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Ppviii,349. B/w photographs and illustrations, maps, bibliography. Red boards, spine titled in gilt.

Published for The Nature Conservancy Council and The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds". The various Red Data Books prepared by the IUCN and ICBP have set the standards for recognizing birds close to or at risk of extinction worldwide. This book, by focusing on vulnerable species living in or visiting Britain, sets out to define the British situation and to clearly establish both the importance of British populations and our own responsibilities for contributing to bird conservation". Chapters include: Area of coverage, British avifauna, criteria for selection, species selected and future candidates, contents of species texts; Species texts; Bird habitats in Britain; Threats to bird survival in Britain; Bird conservation in Britain; Future action for birds; Appendices give, population estimates, species list, candidate species.