M. Marquiss*, D. N. Carss*, J. D. Armstrong** & R. Gardiner**.

*Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Banchory.
**Freshwater Fisheries Laboratory, Pitlochry.

November 1998

1. Introduction 
2. The abundance of sawbills
3. The diet of sawbill ducks and cormorants
4. The numbers of salmon and brown trout consumed by fish-eating
5. Potential responses by juvenile salmonid populations to predation
6. Methods of control of sawbill duck predation
7. Models, experiments and the way forward

Acknowledgements
References  

Appendix 1 Scientific names of fishes mentioned in the text 
Appendix 2 Foraging ecology of sawbill ducklings in North East Scotland 
Appendix 3 The foods of fish-eating birds from published studies 
Appendix 4 Details of bird carcasses received from fisheries managers 
Appendix 5 The contents of bird stomachs