Conversation Between Gill Catton and JeffH
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Your right Gill - I'm working on it!!
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Thank you I shall keep my eyes open for these, there's clearly a gap in the market!
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Hi Gill, I'm afraid there are currently no books in print on Kingfishers. So far as I'm aware only 4 have been published in the UK in the last 40 years or so:-
1. 'The Kingfisher' by Rosemary (and Ron) Eastman - first published in 1969.
2. 'The Kingfisher' by David Boag - first published in 1982.
3. 'Kingfisher' by Paolo Fioratti - published in 1992.
4. 'Kingfishers' by Charlie Hamilton-James - published in 1997.
I was lucky enough to find copies of all 4 on the internet (eventually!) and if do a 'google' you may be able to find one or more of them.
As to territory size, the main determinants are the quantity of fish and availablity of suitable nest sites but it's generally considered that a typical river territory would be between 1 and 5 kilometres.
I hope thay helps.
Regards, Jeff
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hello!
As our resident kingfisher expert..... Can you recommend a good book on kingfisher ecology and behaviour?
I'm doing alright on my barn owl knowledge but there are very definately gaps in my kingfisher abilities - how much suitable river/stream corridor does a pair generally need for example!
Hoping you can help!
Kind Regards
Gill