A guide to coastal birds

• Main Authors: Westwood, B, Watson, C, Moss, S
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: BBC Radio 4 2010
• Subjects: GV Recreation Leisure; Q Science (General); QH301 Biology; QL Zoology; Arctic; Arctic tern; Common Eider
• Online Access: http://researchspace.bathspa.ac.uk/6745/; http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t86v0

Brett Westwood is joined by keen bird watcher Stephen Moss on the Devonshire coast. With the help of wildlife sound recordist Chris Watson they offer a practical and entertaining guide to birds that you're most likely to see and hear on Britain's off-shore islands; birds like Common Eider Duck, Puffin, Manx Shearwater and Arctic Tern. These programmes to help identify many of the birds found around our British coastline in places like sandy beaches, rocky shores, estuaries, sea cliffs and off-shore islands. Not only is there advice on how to recognise the birds from their appearance, but also how to identify them from their calls and songs