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Birds of the Outer Hebrides: terrestial birds and raptors*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2011

W. A. J. Cunningham
W. A. J. Cunningham
Affiliation:
Aros, Barony Square, Stornoway
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Synopsis

A description is given of the birds of the major terrestrial habitats of the Outer Hebrides: woodland, moorland, croftland and farmland. Changes in these habitats have affected the status and distribution of species. Most important of these changes is the growth of plantations, particularly those in Stornoway Castle grounds, Lewis, which have caused the colonization of the comparatively treeless islands with many woodland species previously absent from the Outer Hebrides. Landuse, particularly sheep husbandry and muirburn, has had a great effect on birds of the moorland including such predatory species as the golden eagle, peregrine, kestrel, merlin, hen harrier and short-eared owl.

An account is given of the breeding land birds of the outlying islands (except St Kilda) and a check list is provided for all species of birds in the Outer Hebrides.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh, Section B: Biological Sciences , Volume 77: The Natural Environment of the Outer Hebrides , 1979 , pp. 407 - 417
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1979

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One of a series of four Symposium papers on the avifauna of the Hebrides.

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