THE BARN OWL IN THE BRITISH ISLES: ITS PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE. By Colin R. Shawyer.

(1987) 1989 reprint. 4to paperback (190 x 258mm). Ppxii,113. Colour photographs, b/w ills, maps, bibliography.

A well researched study of the barn owl in Britain, their population and status. "I unhesitatingly admit that the naivety with which I began this survey was rapidly transformed into a frightening realisation that a study of such magnitude and potential importance was not worth conducting if it was based on half-truths and only moderate commitment. I hope I have emerged after five years and over 6,000 hours of work with something to contribute, and that the many friends I have made will feel that their often hard-won data has served some useful purpose." (From the author's preface). The foreword is by Sir David Attenborough.