Poyser monograph about goshawk (1 Viewer)

Hi to all!
I'm looking for a good monograph about goshawk. I'm tempted to buy a second hand copy of the Poyser monograph but I've read on this forum that it is a little bit boring..
Is it true?

Andrea

andreabert said:

I'm looking for a good monograph about goshawk. I'm tempted to buy a second hand copy of the Poyser monograph but I've read on this forum that it is a little bit boring..
Is it true?

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No!! Well it's no lightweight, being full of solid data and text on Goshawk biology, with short accounts of field experiences to open each chapter, but it's one of my half dozen essential raptor books. I'm constantly referring to it, trying to make sense of my own Gos observations. It's about Goshawks - how could it be boring?! Mind you, it would be fair to say that it has a somewhat more 'academic' tone than some other single-species monographs (eg. Donald Watson on the Hen Harrier) that have more emphasis on personal field experiences.
There is a lot of info available online, especially on North American populations, and several of Penteriani's papers (some based on Apennines Goshawks), but there is simply nowhere else to go for all the information you can find in one place in Kenward's book. Can be a bit expensive though.
Good luck, Brian

Thank you very much Biancone! That's what I wanted to read!

Yours sincerely,

Andrea