Whats New

  • Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid takes Caravan & Motorhome Club Towcar of the Year 2024
  • Belfast named UFO hotspot
  • Ireland Excels with 101 Green Flag Awards for Exceptional Public Parks and Green Spaces
  • New and refreshed Willerby models impress showgoers at flagship new event
  • “Four Seasons of Ferry” Brittany Ferries to boost its sailings from Ireland to France
  • Home
  • News
  • Notice Board
  • Multimedia
    • Audio
    • Book Reviews
    • T.V.
    • Video
  • Tow Car Reports
  • CARAVAN PARK REVIEWS
  • Contact
  • follow
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Pinterest
    • RSS Feed
    • Linked
    • Youtube

READING MATTERS: New Survey of Clare Island Vol.9 – Birds

Sep 16, 2020 Book Reviews, News 0


READING MATTERS: New Survey of Clare Island Vol.9 – Birds
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn

By Tom Kelly. Published by Royal Irish Academy

ISBN PB: 978-1-911479-41-3          www.ria.ie     €35.00

As a primary school student, one of the projects the teacher asked us to do was themed “Irish Birds”. Memories of weeks spent on researching our native birds beyond the well-known few, come to mind.  Intricate drawings had to be made, done through tracing out from photographs through greaseproof paper or parchment wrap. The names of some of these rare birds came back to me while reading the latest book from the Royal Irish Academy: Birds; Volume 9 from the New Survey of Clare Island Collection.

Written by Thomas C. Kelly, an expert in avifauna and from the 160 pages within the softback, he has an encyclopedic knowledge on the subject matter. Each chapter details the reference points extending beyond three pages in every case.

Such is the extent of the research that seabirds, land birds and water birds are included, together with a report on the investigation on the curious absence of breeding rooks from the island. A comprehensive listing of bird sightings is also featured, stretching back to 1887 to just two years ago.

The inspiration for Tom Kelly’s exhausting work stems back to the first Clare Island Survey of 1909-1911, which was a significant biological survey that included a ‘Birds’ Paper, written by Richard J. Ussher, based on fieldwork not only from the island but a wider area across the west of Ireland.

Interestingly, to offset the environmental impact of publishing this book in print form, a number of trees were planted with Easy Treesie, the Crann charity project organisation.

Almost two decades of fieldwork was undertaken to bring this volume together and it shows. It is a wonderful source for ongoing monitoring birds on Clare Island. Jarlath Sweeney

Tweet

Related Posts :

Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid takes Caravan & Moto...
Belfast named UFO hotspot
Ireland Excels with 101 Green Flag Awards for...
New and refreshed Willerby models impress sho...

  • tweet
Step into the world of the 2021 model Wellhouse Ford La Libertà special edition Jeep Thrills - world’s most extreme staycation hotspot – a hanging tent!

More in this category
  • Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid takes Caravan & Motorhome Club Towcar of the Year 2024
    Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid takes Caravan...

    0

  • Belfast named UFO hotspot
    Belfast named UFO hotspot

    0

  • Ireland Excels with 101 Green Flag Awards for Exceptional Public Parks and Green Spaces
    Ireland Excels with 101 Green Flag...

    0

  • New and refreshed Willerby models impress showgoers at flagship new event
    New and refreshed Willerby models...

    0


Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Caravan Cruise

Magazine

Newsletter

News

  • Porsche Cayenne E-Hybrid takes Caravan & Motorhome Club Towcar of the Year 2024
  • Belfast named UFO hotspot
  • Ireland Excels with 101 Green Flag Awards for Exceptional Public Parks and Green Spaces
  • New and refreshed Willerby models impress showgoers at flagship new event
  • “Four Seasons of Ferry” Brittany Ferries to boost its sailings from Ireland to France
  • 10 reasons to visit Killarney with the Kids this Autumn-Winter
  • Great Holiday Home Show a huge success
  • FIAT Professional Ducato elected “Best Camper Base” by the readers of Auto Zeitung, awarded in the “Camping Life Trophy”
  • O’Connell Championship Cup Presentation to St. Michael’s Rowing Club
  • Results of this year’s Big Butterfly Count revealed
  • Mayfield MD Debbie Jarmey bows out at the Great Holiday Home Show
  • Dún Laoghaire Harbour welcomes 100,000th cruise passenger!
  • Lippert returns to the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf with a large exhibition space
  • Finnebrogue foods returns to its roots with rebrand
  • 37th America’s Cup begins in the beautiful Catalan port of Vilanova i La Geltrú
  • Grand opening of the Great Holiday Home Show!
  • Citroën is presenting the Type Holidays teaser at the Düsseldorf Caravan Show
  • A feast of family fun lined up at Great Yorkshire Showground when Great Holiday Home Show opens
  • Four Stellantis Mobile Leisure brands at Caravan Salon Düsseldorf
  • Festival-goers urged to act responsibly on the roads and ensure a safe journey to and from Electric Picnic 2023
Copyright 2013 Caravancruise / All rights reserved