An interview with Dale Forbes, lead author of ‘Habitats of Europe’ published by Princeton University Press. Dale Forbes is a lifelong naturalist and conservationist with an MSc in Biogeography. He works in strategy and marketing at Swarovski Optik, is a member of BirdLife International’s Advisory Board, and is the regional coordinator for eBird in Austria. He loves creating soundscapes that capture the essence of being immersed in nature https://soundcloud.com/capepolly Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne interviews Dale […]
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Richard Sale and Steve Watson, The Peregrine Falcon
Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne interviews Richard Sale and Steve Watson on their book ‘The Peregrine Falcon’ published by Snowfinch Publishing. Reproduced with permission from the Quarterly Newsletter (Issue No. 269, June 2023) of the London Natural History Society. Richard Sale has co-authored several books on raptors including the Poyser ‘The Gyrfalcon’ and ‘The Snowy Owl’. He has also co-authored self-published books on ‘Steller’s Sea Eagle’, and ‘The Eurasian Hobby’. He also wrote the New […]
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A migrant species or not? A discussion of flamingo movement behaviours
Flamingos are one of the most popular bird groups in the occidental pop media and the public imagination. Their exquisite features attract attention wherever they are, but there are still many things to learn about these magnificent birds. Amongst them are their long-distance movement patterns. While the six flamingo species have frequently been considered to be migratory, relatively little is known about their long-distance movements, especially in the case of the South American flamingos. Our […]
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Bulletin 139(3) now available
The latest issue of the BOC Bulletin (Vol. 139, No. 3 – September 2019) is now available for viewing or download. You can view the table of contents, abstracts and references, full text or downloadable PDFs of individual papers as well as the complete issue at the BioOne Complete website. You can also view the table of contents and download a PDF for the complete issue on the BOC website. This issue contains nine papers of wide interest ranging from Old World […]
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Dr Joe Tobias on YouTube
We have posted a video at the BOC YouTube channel of a talk presented by Dr Joe Tobias, Reader in Biodiversity and Ecosystems at Imperial College London, based at Silwood Park. Joe gave a talk entitled The Shape ofB, and Why it Matters. Birds come in an astonishing range of shapes and vary widely in size. During the last century, the field of ecomorphology began to shed light on the way birds are shaped by habitat preferences and […]
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Bulletin 138(4) now available
The latest issue of the BOC Bulletin (Vol. 138, No. 4 – December 2018) is now available for viewing or download. You can view the table of contents, abstracts and references, full text or downloadable PDFs of individual papers as well as the complete issue at the BioOne Complete website. You can also view the table of contents and download a PDF for the complete issue on the BOC website. This issue contains nine papers of wide interest from First records […]
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