The cover of the Arran Bird Atlas.
The Arran Bird Atlas has achieved national recognition by being given an honourable mention when the magazine British Birds announced the winner of the award for the best local bird atlas 2007-2017.
Forty local atlases were considered by British Birds and the British Trust for Ornithology and here is what the judging panel had to say: ‘As well as the six winners, we felt that the Arran Bird Atlas 2007-2012 was worthy of an honourable mention. The volume could easily be dismissed as light in both weight and content, given the minimal comment on each species.But the fieldwork was very much a community effort and the writing driven largely by one individual. The result is a brief but reliable overview of the birds of this island at an easily affordable price and is a considerable achievement. The Arran Bird Atlas 2007- 2012 deserves high praise.’