The Tawny Owl (Hardcover)

Preface and acknowledgements 1. Introduction and influences 2. Origins 3. Classification and physiology 4. Status and distributions 5. Behavioural traits 6. Territory and species relationships 7. The senses 8. Flight, plumage and moult 9. Feeding ecology 10. Nesting, fledging and dispersal 11. Factors influencing numbers 12. Conservation 13. Folklore, superstitions and culture 14. An island race? Appendix 1. Scientific names of species mentioned in the text Appendix 2. Selected examples of prey diversity Appendix 3. Habitat and food preferences of the main small mammal prey Appendix 4. Location map of UK Bird Observatories References Index