The kestrel / by Andrew Village ; illustrated by Keith Brockie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Village, Andrew, author.

Contributor:

Brockie, Keith, editor.

Series:

Poyser Monographs

Poyser monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Kestrels.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : T & A D Poyser, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"Surprisingly, for one of Europe's commoner birds of prey, relatively little is known about some aspects of the Kestrel's behaviour and associations. Dr Village's book leaves us far better informed and is an inviting combination of readability and scholarship that reflects his dedication and enthusiasm for Falco tinnunculus. The author studied the Kestrel for several years in Scottish hill country and sheepwalk, then in two agricultural areas of eastern England, but his book also includes much valuable observation and data from Europe and elsewhere. Its twenty-one chapters cover all aspects of the Kestrel's life cycle, with special emphasis on breeding performance, population densities and turnover, and age and sex ratios. A section of over seventy tables of supporting data concludes the book. Keith Brockie has contributed over 30 illustrations which admirably enhance the pages."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 2 Kestrels around the world; 3 Diet and prey selection; 4 Hunting and eating; 5 Food intake, energetics and body weight; 6 Moult; 7 Home range and territory; 8 Winter density; 9 Nesting sites; 10 Breeding density; 11 The breeding cycle: pair formation and courtship; 12 The breeding cycle: the egg stage; 13 The breeding cycle: the nestling stage; 14 The timing of breeding; 15 Breeding performance; 16 Movements and migrations; 17 Population turnover; 18 Age and sex ratios; 19 Mortality; 20 Population regulation; 21 Conclusions

Appendix I: Measuring Kestrel dietAppendix II: Measuring the size of home ranges and territories; Appendix III: Scientific names of vertebrates in the text; Bibliography; Tables 1-77; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786612986574

9781472597434

1472597435

9781282986572

1282986570

9781408138199

1408138190

9781408138182

1408138182

OCLC:

742333082