Scottish Bird Books

Below is a list of regional avifaunas and 'where to watch' books for Scotland. It is divided regionally on the basis of the Recording Areas. All these books and reports are available for consultation at the Waterston Library at SOC HQ.

General

The Birds of Scotland
Ron Forrester, Ian Andrews, et al (2007) - www.birdsofscotland.org.uk

Where to Watch Birds in Scotland
Mike Maders and Julia Welstead (3rd edition, 1997)

Birds in Scotland
Valerie M Thom (1986)

See also the annual Scottish Bird Report

Shetland (including Fair Isle)

The Birds of Shetland
M Pennington, P Harvey, K Osborn, R Riddington, P Ellis, M Huebeck and D Okill (2004)

Where to Watch Birds in Shetland
Hugh Harrop (2nd edition, 2000)

A Checklist of the Birds of Shetland
Hugh Harrop
Note: the Shetland List is updated annually in the Shetland Bird Report

A Guide to Shetland's Breeding Birds
Bobby Tulloch

The Birds of Fair Isle
JN Dymond (1991)

See also the annual Shetland Bird Report and Fair Isle Bird Observatory Report

Orkney

The Birds of Orkney
CJ Booth, M Cuthbert and P Reynolds (1985)

See also the annual Orkney Bird Report

Outer Hebrides

Checklist of the Birds of the Western Isles
Peter Cunningham - out of print

Birds of the Outer Hebrides
Peter Cunningham (1983)

Birdwatching in the Outer Hebrides
Peter Cunningham, Tim Dix and Philip Snow (1995)

Birds of St Kilda
Stuart Murray

Birds of North Rona and Sula Sgeir
S Benn, S Murray and M Tasker

See also the annual Outer Hebrides (Western Isles) Bird Report

Highland (including Caithness)

The Birds of Sutherland
Alan Vittery (1997)

In Search of Birds in the Scottish Highlands
B O'Shea and J Green (1990)

The Birds of Badenoch and Strathspey
Roy Dennis (1995)

Birds of Assynt: an Annotated Checklist
Doug Mainland and Ian Evans (1998)

Birdwatching Sites in the Highlands
M Strickland (2000)

Birds of Caithness: an Annotated Checklist
P M Collett and S A M Manson (undated)

See also the annual Highland Bird Report and Caithness Bird Report

Moray & Nairn

Birds of Moray and Nairn
Martin Cook (1992)

See also the annual Moray & Nairn Bird Report

Northeast Scotland

The Birds of North-East Scotland
Edited by ST Buckland, MV Bell and N Picozzi (1990) - out of print

Rare and Scarce Birds in North East Scotland
Ian M Phillips (1997)

See also the annual North East Scotland Bird Report

Angus & Dundee

The Birds of Angus
GM Crichton (1976)

See also the annual Angus & Dundee Bird Report

Perth & Kinross

Fife

The Fife Bird Atlas
Norman Elkins, Jim Reid, Allan Brown, Derek Robertson and Anne-Marie Smout (2003)

The Birds of Fife
Anne-Marie Smout (1986) - out of print

Guide to Birdwatching in Fife
Anne-Marie Smout (undated)

See also the annual Fife Bird Report

Isle of May

The Isle of May
WJ Eggeling (2nd edition, 1985) - out of print

See also the annual Isle of May Bird Observatory Report

Forth

See also the annual Forth Bird Report

Argyll

The Birds of Colonsay and Oronsay
DC Jardine, J Clarke and PM Clarke (1986)

The Birds of Islay
Malcolm Ogilvie (1992)

Birds of Mull
M Madders (1990)

Birds of Mid-Argyll
M Madders and J Welstead (1992)

See also the annual Argyll Bird Report

Clyde Islands

Birds of Arran
J Rhead and P Snow (1994)

See also the annual Clyde Bird Report

Clyde

See also the annual Clyde Bird Report

Ayrshire

Birds of Ayrshire
Angus Hogg (1983) - out of print

See also the annual Ayrshire Bird Report

Lothian

The Birds of the Lothians
Ian J Andrews (1986) - out of print

Where to Watch Birds in the Lothians
Edited by Ian J. Andrews (1988) - out of print, but now available on the web

The Breeding Birds of South-east Scotland: A Tetrad Atlas 1988-1994
Ray Murray, Mark Holling, Harry Dott and Peter Vandome (1998) - Special internet offer

Rare birds in Lothian
David Kelly and Ian Andrews
Currently in preparation for publication on the web in 2001

See also the annual Lothian Bird Report

Borders

The Birds of the Borders
Ray Murray (1986) - out of print

The Breeding Birds of South-east Scotland: A Tetrad Atlas 1988-1994
Ray Murray, Mark Holling, Harry Dott and Peter Vandome (1998) - Special internet offer

See also the annual Borders Bird Report

Dumfries & Galloway

Bird Walks in Dumfries and Galloway
Bryan Nelson (1989)

The Birds of Wigtownshire: A Guide to Their Status and Distribution
R C Dickson (1992)

See also the annual Dumfries & Galloway Bird Report