NSW Bird Atlassers have published a number of publications

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All publications can be obtained from our Membership Officer or Atlas Vols. via our Treasurer – see contacts page.

An Atlas of the Birds of NSW & the ACT: Volume 1 (2014)
R.M. Cooper, I.A.W. McAllan & B.R. Curtis

Volume 1 presents information on the 183 species of resident and migrant birds from the Emu to the Plains-wanderer. It includes a history of collection of bird distribution ornithology in NSW and the ACT,  collection methods and scale, sources of data, statistics, the geography and climate of NSW and the ACT, habitats and threatening processes in NSW and details of the biogreographic analysis used in this Atlas.

Volume 1 of the complete Atlas which compiles a wealth of data, information and knowledge collected by NSW Bird Atlasser members and the authors.  The publication includes maps and information on reporting rates, range changes and trends in bird populations within NSW.

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An Atlas of the Birds of NSW & the ACT: Volume 2 (May 2016)
R.M. Cooper, I.A.W. McAllan, C.C.P. Brandis & B.R. Curtis

Volume 2 continues the same style and layout and deals with the resident and regular migrants from the Comb-crested Jacana to the Striated Pardalote. Included in this volume is a history of ornithology in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory covering from pre-1770 to the present.

Volume two of the complete Atlas which compiles a wealth of data, information and knowledge collected by NSW Bird Atlasser members and the authors.  The publication includes maps and information on reporting rates, range changes and trends in bird populations within NSW. Now in Stock.

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A Guide to Bird Habitats in New South Wales
R.M. Cooper & I.A.W. McAllan

This publication endeavours to facilitate our aims by providing a means for people to better identify and appreciate the habitats of birds. This, in turn, should enable us to achieve the goal of linking bird distribution and habitat preferences while, at the same time, we hope it will help to conserve habitats and the birds and other animals associated with those habitats.

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An Ornithological Gazetteer of New South Wales
and the Australian Capital Territory and adjacent waters
Ian A.W. McAllann

This gazetteer provides a listing of every ten-minute grid-block (10′ latitude x 10′ longitude, = grid) for the area of coverage by the NSW Bird Atlas, that is, the State of New South Wales including offshore islands, reefs and seamounts east to 160° East longitude, and thus the Australian Capital Territory. Each grid is here given a unique name, allowing for better cross-referencing between the coordinates of the grid. This helps to overcome incomplete note taking in the field and so allow later identification of transcription errors made by those entering data into their notebooks, or onto record sheets or computer. In this sense it is beyond the scope of a typical ornithological gazetteer as it is an attempt to standardise reference points in the State as well as giving an even spread of locality names.

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Field ID Guides

Essential for both beginners and experienced birdwatchers, these are user-friendly booklets that provide details on identifying the troublesome similar species.  Fully illustrated with sketches of birds perched and flying and detailing all the critical information necessary to guide the birdwatcher to a correct identification.

 

 

 

Raptors (four volumes)
Text and illustrations by Stephen Debus and Ken Schaefer
Corvids (one volume)
Text and illustrations by Stephen Debus and Ken Schaefer.
Frogmouths and Nightjars (one volume)
Text and illustrations compiled by Ken Schaefer
Owls (one volume)
Text and illustrations compiled by expert Ken Schaefer
Weebill and Thornbills (one volume)
Text and illustrations designed by Ken Schaefer.

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Sorting the Waders
Compiled and Illustrated by Ken Schaefer

Booklet is 54 pages, one species to a page and broadly arranged in order from the smallest to the largest wader to allow ready comparison of similar species. Brief notes on each bird include Australian Distribution, Breeding Distribution, Description, Identification features to look for at rest and in flight, Preferred habitat and feeding habits complete with line drawings of whole bird or head and, where relevant, bird in flight showing key markings. Tables are also used to provide comparisons and highlight differences between those species that are often confused. Handy Pocket Size of 100cm x 150cm

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