The Carl Zeiss Award 2012

28th July 2012

The Carl Zeiss Award has been running since 1991 and is presented for photograph(s) judged to have been the most instructive in the BBRC's assessment of rarities during the previous year. Ian Fulton's images of a Red-rumped Swallow at Talisker Bay, one of which is shown here, have won the award. As described in the blog of 8th November, 2011, Ian's images have allowed the bird to be confidently assigned to one of the migratory asian races, and thus make it potentially a first for the British list, a decision which remains pending. Ian will be presented with a pair of Zeiss binoculars at the British Bird-watching Fair next month.

Bob

THE BOOK

"A glorious little gem"

AMAZON

"A book such as this has to look backwards and the author does so succinctly, looking at the work of several of the pioneering naturalists before picking out the publications of JA Harvie-Brown and the Rev. Hugh Macpherson. I know this book fills a real gap in the information available for the Isle of Skye and it will surely sell well at local bookshops."

Andrew Currie Miscellany West Highland Free Press

"A total of 238 species have been recorded, with 14 of those 'red listed' as of high conservation concern ... another innovation has been the inclusion of Gaelic names for some birds. While this is not uncommon in a few other books, the addition of some regional Gaelic names is very unusual and very welcome."

Ray Collier Country Diary 'Up in the Skye' The Guardian

"Illustrated with beautiful photographs of current birdlife on the island, the publication also features sketches by Jean Thomas of The Little Gallery, Portnalong, stimulating the reader's interest further and allowing them to identify species they encounter on Skye."

The Hebridean