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An authoritative yet highly readable monograph on one of Britain's rarest yet most spectacular breeding birds, the Golden Oriole. This is the latest title in the acclaimed series of Poyser monographs.
'this monograph is an absolute must...the authors helped set up the Golden Oriole Group, so there's all the expetise you could want...it's a price well worth paying' Bird Watching (October 2009)
Acknowledgements Introduction
1. The Golden Oriole and the genus Oriolus 2. The story of Lakenheath and The Golden Oriole Group 3. Habitat in Britain, Europe and North Africa 4. Habitat in other parts of the breeding range 5. The special case of Kazakhstan 6. Climate and weather 7. Courtship and nest-building 8. Egg-laying and incubation 9. Nestlings and fledglings 10. Diet 11. Interspecific relationships 12. Song and calls 13. Population: past, present and future 14. Migration 15. Wintering 16. Orioles in captivity
Appendices 1 Systematic list of Oriolidae 2 List of species mentioned in the text 3 Invertebrate prey 4 Site occupancy 1987-2005 5 'Oriole' in other languages and places 6 Analysis of a recording of an oriole song 7 Details of the 1987 survey 8 Historical records of Golden Oriole in Britain
Bibliography Index
Paul Mason is the secretary of the Golden Oriole Group and author of The Golden Oriole.Jake Allsop and Paul Mason are the Secretary and Chairman respectively of the Golden Oriole Group. Working closely with the RSPB, the GOG has monitored and helped to protect the UK population of orioles in their fenland stronghold for more than twenty years.Allsop and Mason were at the forefront of the ultimately successful battle to save the orioles' last breeding area, Lakenheath in Suffolk, from deforestation.
