Bird Ringing Station Manual

The authors of this publication have a long history of ringing, and have been instrumental in setting up many bird ringing stations, mostly in Eastern Europe. The results of their experience are distilled in this clear and well-laid out volume. It aims to provide guidelines for setting up a ringing station from scratch and seems aimed particularly at those with little or no ringing experience. Its great strength is that it starts from the very basics of setting up a set, through to suggestions as how best to code up data. For British and Irish ringers, little will (or should be!) new, as most of the information is covered in the Ringers' Manual (Redfern & Clark 2000), but for those operating in countries where ringers to learn from may be few and far between, it will be invaluable.

A key goal in publishing the book is the authors' desire to better standardise ringing activities so the results may be more useful for conservation and science. Its thoroughness and clarity mean it certainly deserves to succeed, and, if it does, it will be a valuable contribution to the global ringing literature.

An e-book version is available for free from: http://www.degruyter.com/view/product/209750

Book reviewed by Rob Robinson