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Based on a series of articles in the journal British Birds, this book highlights the international importance of the UK's 14 Overseas Territories for birds and other wildlife.
Many of these places are small islands dispersed mostly across the Atlantic, Antarctic and Pacific Oceans, where they are home to a quarter of the world's penguins and a third of the word's breeding albatrosses, as well as 34 species that are globally threatened.
With a foreword by RSPB President, Miranda Krestovnikoff, Birds of the UK Overseas Territories will be a 'must have' for anyone interested in international conservation or wanting to visit some of these jewels in the UK's natural history crown.
Foreword 6
Acknowledgements 6
Introduction 7
The Importance of the UK Overseas Territories for Wildlife 8
1. Akrotiri Peninsula-Episkopi Cliffs IBA, Cyrpus 13
2. Anguilla 23
3. Ascension Island 42
4. Bermuda 63
5. British Antarctic Territory 82
6. British Indian Ocean Territory 108
7. British Virgin Islands 128
8. Cayman Islands 140
9. Falkland Islands 161
10. Gibraltar 186
11. Henderson Island 201
12. Montserrat 217
13. St Helena 234
14. South Georgia 249
15.Tristan da Cunha and Cough Island 277
16. Turks and Caicos Islands 296
References 314
Index 327
"[...] Inevitably, with a diverse authorship, the variety inherent in the UKOTs themselves and the timespan of original production (2008–2019), some inconsistencies in detail (and update) are apparent. Overall, however, there is remarkable consistency and the book is the most definitive single source currently available, representing essential reading for amateurs and professionals alike.[...]"
– John Croxall, Ibis 163(2), April 2021