The Birds of the Western Palearctic, Concise Edition

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Pioneering birds at the leading edge of its range expansion can wander long distances, with the species having been recorded in 21 states and three Canadian provinces. One at Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, in 1983 was more than2,000 km from the species' native range, with other incredible records seeing birds reach Akimiski Island, Nunavut, and Haida Gwaii, British Columbia. My first reaction on opening up the brand-new Birds of the Western Palearctic app on my iPad was to appreciate just how much work must have gone into formulating this iconic tome into its latest format. Where to start? The home screen seems logical. Stylishly presented and adorned with a Streaked Scrub Warbler, the new app, its features and its aims are introduced. The text offers a reminder of the efforts invested – new sounds, new videos, thousands of photos, updated accounts on top of the existing 5 million words of text that have been sifted through and repurposed. Also included is the original introduction from BWP itself. The overall layout will be familiar to anyone who uses the Collins Bird Guide app.

There is also a record from Gevninge, Denmark, between late March and 20 April 1970, though this record has not been accepted by the Danish rarities committee due to uncertainties about whether the bird was of wild origin. A male at Lathbury, Gibraltar, on 2 January 2010 was thought likely to have beenship assisted. Tapping on a species brings up the account in full. First come the illustrations – largely recognisable from the original books but with numerous additions. These are scrollable, left to right, or you can tap on the thumbnails to bring up the required artwork. Dresser's nine-volume A History of the Birds of Europe, Including all the Species Inhabiting the Western Palearctic Region (1871–1896) Jonas Kleinschmidt on Egypt – a birding trip to the Nile in spring migration time May Part II, an annotated bird list The list of the Birds of Western Palearctic has been modified by the 12th of January 2019. The list is showing now some taxa on subspecies – level (upgrade to species level possible), too. This is the case e.g. for the the Common Chiffchaff, Phylloscopus collybita, which has separated lines now for the P. c. [collybita group] – or Common Chiffchaff-group- and the darker Phylloscopus collybita tristis, the Siberian (or Taiga) Chiffchaff.

A two-volume Concise Edition was produced in 1998. Both the full and concise editions were published by Oxford University Press (OUP).

BirdGuides and OUP have combined their resources to produce the entire text of BWP (all 9 volumes) onto this interactive DVD ROM BWPi).Many ornithologists already have the multi-volume Birds of the Western Palearctic or the Concise BWP on their shelves. This new work covers almost the same ground geographically, though adding Iran and all of Arabia and following national boundaries across Africa, but it differs in concentrating on specific and racial identification, ageing and sexing. It is a massive step forward in these areas from the days of BWP, as would be expected from two of the foremost experts in these fields. Breeding and behaviour are not included: this is not a comprehensive ‘handbook’ in the tradition of Witherby and BWP. With the help of more than 5,000 superbly presented photos and 400 maps, however, we can find the very latest information on plumages, moults, calls and measurements – and how to clinch a difficult identification. The authors encourage the use of moult patterns to age birds in the field or from photographs, while the biometric information is clearly aimed more at ringers and museum workers.

Three electronic versions of BWP have been produced. The first, produced by OUP, suffered from a number of technical problems. [6] The second, known as "BWP i", was produced by BirdGuides Ltd. This included the full text of the nine volumes, the Concise Edition, all updates from BWP Update, new video and audio, and recent taxonomical changes. [7] The third version was released as an iOS app by NatureGuides in 2020 with an integrated video library and updated taxonomy, though distribution and population data were not updated. [8] Publication data [ edit ] BWP [ edit ] Nolton Haven is perfectlysituated to attracta ship-assisted vagrant –Britain's largest energy port, Milford Haven, is just a short distance away. Oil tankers regularly anchor in St Brides Bay just off Nolton Haven while awaiting a berth and the preceding week before the bird's discovery saw no fewer than three arrive from the southern United States.Ismael Khalifa on Egypt – a birding trip to the Nile in spring migration time May Part II, an annotated bird list The Western Palearctic is the region composed of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Its exact boundaries differ depending on the authority in question: traditionally the definition as per "BWP" ( Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa: The Birds of the Western Palearctic) is used, as shown. Cramp, S.; Perrins, C. M. 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.

Snow, D. W.& Perrins, C. M. (1998). The Birds of the Western Palearctic Concise Edition. ISBN 0-19-854099-X.

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Cramp, S. and Perrins, C.M. 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford. And, briefly, some statistics to digest: 1,014 species are covered, of which 880 include video footage. With almost 5,500 illustrations, 1,600 line drawings, 300 life cycle diagrams, 2,500 tables and 616 distribution maps, there's plenty to go at here!