Acknowledgements
Le Buidheachas Do
Editor
Phil Baarda
Language Advisors
Roddy Gorman – translation, poetry
Roddy Maclean – consultant and translation
Tristan Ap Rheinallt
Species Advisors
Colin Bean – Freshwater ecosystems
Matt Davey – High altitude algae
Chris de Feu –Slugs, snails and plants
David Genny – Fungi, lichens
Les Hatton - Bats
David Hill – Butterflies
Alan Knox – Birds
Iain MacDonald – Orchids
Craig McAdam – Odonata, invertebrates in general
Bob McGowan – Birds
Jim McIntosh- Plants
Phil Taylor- Marine life
Anthony Weatherhill - Birds
Alistair Whyte – Plantlife
Jonathan Willet – Dragonflies and Damselflies
Advisory Organisations
The Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland
British Trust for Ornithology, Scotland
Buglife
Butterfly Conservation
National Museums of Scotland
National Biodiversity Network
NatureScot
Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS)
Scottish Ornithologists Club
And Thanks To
Michael Bauer
References
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Learn Gaelic https://learngaelic.scot/dictionary/index.jsp
NatureScot list of Gaelic Names https://www.nature.scot/about-naturescot/access-information-and-services/gaelic/dictionary-gaelic-nature-words
Am Faclair Beag https://www.faclair.com
A Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names. Jobling J. Oxford Univ Press1991
The Birds of Scotland. Forrester & Andrews et al. Scottish Ornithologists Club 2007
A Dictionary Of Word Roots And Combining Forms. Borrar J. Mayfield Publications Co. California 1988 for Ohio State University.
Avibase https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/