Waterbirds of Bourgas wetlands : results and evaluation of the monthly waterbird monitoring, 1996-2002 / Milko Dimitrov [and others] ; drawings, Assen Ignatov ; cover design, Ivan Yanchev ; editor of English translation, Vladimir Pomakov.

"Written by the members of the Bourgas Wetlands Project, implemented for the period 1996-2004 as a part of the Bulgarian-Swiss Biodiversity Conservation Programme"--Page 4 of cover

Summary also in Bulgarian.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 131-140) and index.

Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary & Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Materials and Methods -- 3. A Brief Physical Characteristics of the Wetlands Around Bourgas -- 3.1. Complex Pomoriysko Ezero -- 3.2. Complex Atanasovsko Ezero -- 3.3. Complex Ezero Vaya -- 3.4. Complex Mandrensko Ezero -- 4. Species Accounts -- 4.1. Red-throated Diver, Gavia stellata -- 4.2. Black-throated Diver, Gavia arctica -- 4.3. Great Northern Diver, Gavia immer -- 4.4. Little Grebe, Tachybaptus ruficollis -- 4.5. (Great) Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus -- 4.6. Red-necked Grebe, Podiceps grisegena -- 4.7. (Horned) Slavonian Grebe, Podiceps auritus -- 4.8. Black-necked Grebe, Podiceps nigricollis -- 4.9. Yelkouan Shearwater, Puffinus yelkouan -- 4.10. (Northern) Gannet, Morus bassanus -- 4.11. (Great) Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo -- 4.12. (European) Shag, Phalacrocorax aristotelis -- 4.13. Pygmy Cormorant, Phalacrocorax pygmeus -- 4.14. (Great) White Pelican, Pelecanus onocrotalus -- 4.15. Dalmatian Pelican, Pelecanus crispus -- 4.16. (Great) Bittern, Botaurus stellaris -- 4.17. Little Bittern, Ixobrychus minutus -- 4.18. (Black-crowned) Night Heron, Nycticorax nycticorax -- 4.19. Squacco Heron, Ardeola ralloides -- 4.20. Cattle Egret, Bubulcus ibis -- 4.21. (Western) Reef Egret, Egretta gularis -- 4.22. Little Egret, Egretta garzetta -- 4.23. (Great) Egret, Egretta alba -- 4.24. Grey Heron, Ardea cinerea -- 4.25. Purple Heron, Ardea purpurea -- 4.26. Yellow-billed Stork, Mycteria ibis -- 4.27. Black Stork, Ciconia nigra -- 4.28. White Stork, Ciconia ciconia -- 4.29. Glossy Ibis, Plegadis falcinellus -- 4.30. (Eurasian) Spoonbill, Platalea leucorodia -- 4.31. (Greater) Flamingo, Phoenicopterus ruber -- 4.32. Mute Swan, Cygnus olor -- 4.33. Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus -- 4.34. Whooper Swan, Cygnus cygnus -- 4.35. Bean Goose, Anser fabalis -- 4.36. (Greater) White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons -- 4.37. Lesser White-fronted Goose, Anser erythropus -- 4.38. Greylag Goose, Anser anser -- 4.39. Snow Goose, Anser caerulescens -- 4.40. Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis -- 4.41. Brent Goose, Branta bernicla -- 4.42. Red-breasted Goose, Branta ruficollis -- 4.43. Ruddy Shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea -- 4.44. (Common) Shelduck, Tadorna tadorna -- 4.45. (Eurasian) Wigeon, Anas penelope -- 4.46. Gadwall, Anas strepera -- 4.47. Teal, Anas crecca -- 4.48. Mallard, Anas platyrhynchos -- 4.49. (Northern) Pintail, Anas acuta -- 4.50. Garganey, Anas querquedula -- 4.51. (Northern) Shoveler, Anas clypeata -- 4.52. Marbled Duck, Marmaronetta angustirostris -- 4.53. Red-crested Pochard, Netta rufina -- 4.54. (Common) Pochard, Aythya ferina -- 4.55. Ferruginous Duck, Aythya nyroca -- 4.56. Tufted Duck, Aythya fuligula -- 4.57. (Greater) Scaup, Aythya marila -- 4.58. (Common) Eider, Somateria mollissima -- 4.59. Long-tailed Duck, Clangula hyemalis -- 4.60. Common Scoter, Melanitta nigra -- 4.61. Velvet Scoter, Melanitta fusca -- 4.62. (Common) Goldeneye, Bucephala clangula.

The present book reflects the results from six years of monthly monitoring of the waterbirds in the most important wetlands of Bulgaria - the Bourgas Lakes. Such a monitoring is carried out for the first time in the country. The book is divided in two parts. The first part consists of a comprehensive review of the literature data, the status, the numbers, the breeding and the seasonal dynamics of 149 waterbird species, which are recorded in the Bourgas Lakes during the monitoring. The information for each species is presented in text tables, graphs and maps. In the second part, a thorough look at the four Bourgas Lakes with their specific characteristics is made. The top ten most abundant species for each lake are presented. The changes in species composition and numbers are traced for different months, seasons, years and last century as a whole. The book is written by the members of the Bourgas Wetland Project, implemented for the period 1996-2004 as a part of Bulgarian-Swiss Biodiversity Conservation Programme. It will be especially useful for anyone interested in ornithology, birdwatching, nature conservation, wetland management and monitoring.

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