Other Publications

We have included this listing within the DBWPS website in order to provide an over-view of the published material that forms the basis for the DBWPS Publishing Group's, editors library as research and reference material. This list does not claim to be comprehensive and the list is being added to on a frequent and regular basis.

Where DBWPS has reviewed a publication, this will be provided as a seperate page and the title will provide a link to this new page. Where the editors have more comprehensive background details and descriptions of a particular publication these will also be provided on a seperate page.

Publications appear within different catagories but are not sorted into any specific order of priority at the present time.

Devon - Avifauna, bird watching, Reports

A History of Devonshire Ornithology

Publisher: Isabelline Books, Falmouth
Author: David G. Jenks
Hardback – In print. ISBN 13: 0-954-2955-4-4
£30.00 (Post free in UK).

The Archivist to the DBWPS has produced a unique book about those who have studied and observed Devons birds through the years. A Review of the Literature, Events and Personalities from Prehistoric Times to the End of the Twentieth Century. This authoritative work sets a high standard for research and analytical presentation of a county's rich ornithological history... "David Jenks's book is highly recommended." Peter Dare, Ibis

A History of Devonshire Ornithology - David G Jenks

Walter Walmesley White - The Ornithological Journal

Publisher: Isabelline Books, Falmouth.
Author: Walter Walmesley White
In print - £30.00 (Post free in the UK)

A transcription from the handwritten original, this volume includes a memoir by his daughter-in-law Jocelyn, a section of photographs, a colour foldout map of the area he visited regularly, and a map of the area surrounding his home in South Devon. The text is enhanced with watercolours by R.B. Talbot Kelly and etchings by Jessie Walmesley White.

Walter Walmesley White - The Ornithological Journal

The Birds of Dartmoor

Publisher: Isabelline Books, Falmouth. In print.
Author: Roger Smaldon; With illustrations by: Mike Langman
Softback – In print. ISBN 13: 0-954-2955-8-7 - £18.95 (Post free in the UK)

A life-long observer of Dartmoor birds, founder of the Dartmoor Study Group in 1991 and has been a frequent contributor to DBWPS Bird Reports. The Birds of Dartmoor is the first book to provide a comprehensive history of the birds of this area, drawing on references from the late eighteenth century to the present day. Relying particularly on records of the DBWPS and the Dartmoor Study Group for current information, it represents the most complete status report to date.

The Birds of Dartmoor - Roger Smaldon