01-16-2013 This journal from the British Trust for Ornithology publishes high-quality original peer-reviewed research papers on all aspects of field ornithology. It especially covers patterns of distribution and abundance, movements, habitat preferences, developing field census methods, and ringing and other techniques for marking and tracking. This journal focuses on birds in the Western Palearctic, which includes Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East, although papers are accepted from any part of the world. Scientific reviews and critical book reviews are included. Recommended for the professional and for serious students of bird life. (Johns-Masten, Kathryn)