Previous atlases
Previous BTO/BWI/SOC Atlases have been THE source of information on the distribution and abundance of British and Irish birds. Three atlases have been produced to date:
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Breeding Atlas I
- Fieldwork 1968-72 |
Sharrock, J.T.R. (1976) The atlas of breeding birds in Britain and Ireland. T. & A.D. Poyser
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Winter Atlas
- Fieldwork 1981/82-83/84 |
Lack, P.C. (1986) The atlas of wintering birds in Britain and Ireland. T. & A.D. Poyser
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Breeding Atlas II
- Fieldwork 1988-91 |
Gibbons, D.W., Reid, J.B. & Chapman, R.A. (1993) The new atlas of breeding birds in Britain and Ireland: 1988-1991. T. & A.D. Poyser
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For the first time the distribution maps produced in these landmark publications are now available online. Through these pages and the link below you can view the distribution of breeding birds species in 1968-72 and 1988-91, plus changes in breeding distribution between these two periods. Additionally you can view the winter distribution of bird species in 1981/82-83/84. Click on the link below to go to the species index, or use the menu above to navigate to pages detailing survey methods, help on species pages plus news of the latest atlas planned for 2007 onwards.
Use the drop-down menu below to view the individual species pages showing maps from the 1968-72 and 1988-91 Breeding Atlases and the 1981-98 Winter Atlas. View a list of scarce species for which at the time confidentiality of records prevented us from reproducing maps online.
