Publications - reviews and comments

Below is a selection of reviews and comments regarding the "Pumicestone Passage Shorebird Challenge and Identification Guide". 

"I was recently given a copy of Pumicestone Passage Shorebird Challenge and Identification Guide. I must say I was impressed with the level of detail and the overall quality of the publication. It will be an extremely useful tool for all those interested in birdlife and ways to protect them. I appreciate your detailed accounts and have learnt a lot more about birds from reading it. The photos are superb and will make it easy to identify each bird. Once again congratulations and I look forward to your second brochure!"
Carryn Sullivan, MP for Pumicestone (2001 - ), QLD, Australia.

"Had a read through - fantastic information - particularly for the uninitiated. Well done."
Colleen Ogilvie (Ferryman Cruises, Bribie Island), QLD, Australia.

"Trevor Ford deserves credit for this. He has fantastic knowledge, contacts for photos and creative talent." 
Darryl Wright (MBRC), QLD, Australia.

"The PP Shorebirds brochure is available now from the Bribie Island Information Centre. It's a great brochure - you have done a terrific job with all the detailed writing, putting it all together, and including all those lovely photographs.  No wonder it took a while but it was well worth the wait for us."
Ian & Chris Bell (BIEPA), QLD, Australia.

"I have been through the shorebirds brochure, and it's wonderful. It's a terrific contribution to the popular shorebird literature, and that's where it's needed. I can't fault any of the writing, in fact I kept reading and thinking how well you put everything." + "How handy your brochure is proving. A couple of shorebirders I know are already waiting for copies to arrive. So handy in the field I have already found when teaching newies. Also had to ID Red-necked Stints and say they aren't Sanderlings just now, and yet again the info on the brochure was at my fingertips. Excellent, Trevor."
Jill Dening (QWSG), QLD, Australia.

"Trevor's field craft is only one of his talents, he is very knowledgeable about computers and their application. One task which he applied this knowledge to was the production of an excellent publication on the identification and conservation of the shorebirds of Pumicestone Passage. This publication was attractive, full of accurate facts and could serve also as a model for other similar publications designed to increase awareness and knowledge of birds of other areas. I strongly recommend Trevor as a consultant who could take on tasks related to raising awareness and understanding of the conservation needs of wild birds and their habitats."
Leo Batten (Biodiversity Consultant), Norfolk, UK.

"This is brilliant work you have done."
Sean Galvin (SEQ Catchments), QLD, Australia.

"Wal and I think the brochure is a great help for identification and we can't think of anything that could improve it. We have already showed it to some friends who have put it on their 'Must Have' list."
Jean and Wal Corney (BOPPAS), QLD, Australia.

"I have just been looking at the Pumicestone Passage Shorebird Challenge and Identification Guide and I like it very much. Well done! The brochure looks very good to me and the content, text and photos, are excellent. Judging by the reactions from people I have shown the brochure to, it should get a very good reception when it is finally publicly released." + "The brochure really does appear to be receiving good ratings; even the oldies in my village are impressed. I tell everyone I meet at places like the Buckley's Hole hide to get one. I hope they have them at the information centre."
Robert Inglis, QLD, Australia.

"The brochure looks very good.  It contains very useful information."
Sandra Harding (QWSG}, QLD, Australia.

"We stopped at the library and picked up a copy of the Pumicestone brochure. It's very informative and well put together - we were impressed. The photos are excellent. The brochure is much admired by many of our birding friends.  Demand may increase!" + "There were two other birders at Toorbul yesterday, and we noticed them unfolding your brochure."
Ian and Jill Brown (Birds Queensland), QLD, Australia.

Note that:

MBRC = Moreton Bay Regional Council. 
QWSG = Queensland Wader Study Group.
BIEPA = Bribie Island Environmental Protection Association.
BOPPAS = Bird Observers of Pumicestone Passage and Surrounds.

Below is a selection of reviews and comments regarding "Buckley's Hole - Birds of Buckley's Hole Conservation Park". 

"Trevor Ford's book on Buckley's Hole - what a marvel it is! The author has put so much work into it, through research and consultation, as well as observation, and then just downright hard work. The result is a book that is both absorbing to read and an indispensable guide once you're there. It really is a book I will treasure. And it's a fine example to us. Best wishes, Trevor, and thank you."
Judith Lukin-Amundsen, QLD, Australia.

"I thought I would write a short review on my thoughts of the Buckley's Hole Booklet written and compiled by Trevor Ford. The Buckley's Hole Booklet obviously took a lot of time to write and is one fantastic booklet based on an area which has great significance. The book contains a great foreword from Bill Jolly, details on the Buckley's Hole Conservation Park, Management of the Park and then introduces the reader to the park's inhabitants which includes birds that are common, not so common and rare as well as the odd vagrant that pops up and gives great excitement to the birdos that visit the Conservation Park. Also, towards the back of the booklet is a list of species accounts given by a number of birdos with some exciting birds such as Frigatebirds and Bitterns being mentioned. This booklet really is great and the effort put into compiling the information shows what we can all do with our local patch. Trevor should be commended for his effort and has done a marvellous job."
Jade Welch, QLD, Australia.

"The Buckley's Hole booklet is a model for what such local lists should should be like, very nicely done."
Phil Gregory (Cassowary House), QLD, Australia.

"Congratulations on a fine effort. I am very impressed with your thoroughness and have some appreciation for the amount of work that you must have put in to it. I'm sure it will be of value."
Bob James, QLD, Australia.

"I found it most interesting and really liked the section where you had the accounts of the people who first located a new species for the area. Great idea."
Graham Barwell, NSW, Australia.

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