West Midland Bird Club: Bibliography for Staffordshire

As well as publishing the Annual Report on the birds of the West Midland region, the club has published some site-specific reports. Similar reports are also published by other organisations.

The following are listed alphabetically by site, with general titles first. If you know of any we've missed, please contact our webmaster.

Prices shown are from the date of original publication. Unless otherwise shown, all of these books are out of print.

Staffordshire Publications: Select image for larger version.
Publication	Cover Image
Birds of Staffordshire McAldowie, T. Reprinted for private circulation (100 copies only), from the transactions of the North Staffordshire Naturalists' Field Club, 1893 Hardback; 21.5×15cm; 146pp. A 1999 facsimile reporduction of this title, limited to 300 copies, is avaiabe from Churnet Valley Books for £17.95.	(A plain blue binding with no dustwrapper)
Birds of Staffordshire, The Smith, T. North Staffordshire Field Club, 1930–39. 287pp. Issued as appendices 1–9 to the Transactions and Annual Report, Vol. 64–72.	(Further details and/ or a scan of this title would be appreciated. Please contact our webmaster.)
Birds of Staffordshire, The Lord, J. & Blake A. West Midland Bird Club, 1962. Hardback; 14.5×22cm; 40pp. This title was reviewed in Bird Notes (31-3, May-June 1964.
Guide to Watching Birds in North Staffordshire Wright, J. (Ed.) RSPB North Staffordshire Local Members' Group, 1988. ISBN: 0951407007. Paperback, 32pp; £1.60. Foreword by Sam Plank of BBC Radio Stoke.
Birdwatching for the Handicapped in Staffordshire West Midland Bird Club (undated)
Belvide Reservoir reports.
Doxey Marshes Bird Report 2001 Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Booklet; The first such report.
Doxey Marshes Bird Report 2002 Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Booklet; A5; 44 pp; £2
Doxey Marshes Bird Report 2003 Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Booklet; A5; 40 pp
Doxey Marshes Bird Report 2004 Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Booklet; A4; 44 pp ‘Doxey Marshes Bird Report 2004’ as a PDF file .
The Bird Life of Keele University D. W. Emley Keele Library Occasional Publication 16, 1980 Out of print. ‘The Bird Life of Keele University’ as a PDF file .
Tittesworth Reservoir reports.
The Birds of Westport Lake (Biological Recording Scheme Publication No. 9.) Emley, D.W. & Low, W.J. Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, 1982 ISBN: 0-905080-14-9
Westport Lake, Staffs — The 2001 Bird Year Kelsall , D. & Jones, J. Main artwork by Jones, P. Privately Published, 2002 20pp; A4; £2.50 A limited print run of 40 copies; sold out. A reprint is available. Send £2.50 (includes postage) to Dave Kelsall, 12, The Beeches, First Avenue, Parkhill, Newcastle-under-Lyme ST5 8RX