Instructables is a “maker” site, where people can share their home-made creations – and how to build them – with other inventive types around the world. They have a new birding channel for all bird-related projects: equipment people have made or modified, projects for the back-garden birder, or sharing skills and insider tips on birding. To launch [...]
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NHBS at Birdfair 2012: our biggest Birdfair yet
This year we are gearing up for our biggest Birdfair yet! NHBS has a bigger and better stand this year featuring a new workshop area with a full schedule of events all weekend. Come along to find out more about ultrasound bat detecting, pond-dipping, wildlife photography and more. And join us in the main Birdfair [...]
Two reviews of Fauna Verlag’s ‘Birds in Africa’
The following two reviews of Fauna Verlag’s ‘Birds in Africa’ represent the book as a quality general survey of the avifauna for those with a wide interest in Africa’s bird life: Birds in Africa Rainer Christian Ertel Published by Fauna Verlag, Distributed by NHBS Review published online at the African Bird Club “When Vögel in Afrika by the [...]
Book of the Week: Cotingas and Manakins
Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: Cotingas and Manakins Guy Kirwan and Graeme Green What? New Helm Identification Guide from two leading authorities on Neotropical birds. Why? The Cotingas and the Manakins are two of the most attractive of the Neoptropical bird groups. They are immensely popular with birders for [...]
“Even better than the 1st edition” – a customer review of Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo, 2nd Ed.
Phillipps’ Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo: Sabah, Sarawak, Brunei and Kalimantan Reviewer: Mike Nelson from the USA One-word summary: “Complete” “The second edition has been updated with some new plates including Spiderhunters, Hornbills, Blue Flycatchers and others. Also included in some of the plates are food plants which are helpful. Information has been [...]
A Field Guide to Monitoring Nests and The Norfolk Bird Atlas reviewed in Birdwatch Magazine
A Field Guide to Monitoring Nests “The best of the nest” The introductory sections to this excellent guide cover current legislation, the BTO’s Nest Record Scheme and advice about finding and monitoring nests without affecting the outcome of the breeding attempt. Importantly, it also explains why there is a need to monitor nests. Along with [...]
The Norfolk Cranes’ Story: an interview with John Buxton and Chris Durdin
Horsey Estate, in Norfolk, has, since 1979, been home to a colony of resident, and eventually breeding, Common Cranes. John Buxton has been resident on the estate a little longer, and was perhaps the perfect host to his surprise new neighbours… What a fascinating story – how did you feel when you first heard that [...]
Book of the Week: The Urban Birder
Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: The Urban Birder by David Lindo What? A personal account of a life’s passion for birds, seeded in the urban sprawl of 1960s London. Why? Urban environments are attractive to a diverse selection of bird life, with the patchwork mix of gardens and parks, rivers [...]
NHBS at Birdfair 2011
Birdfair 2011: Friday 19th – Sunday 21st August NHBS are off to Rutland Water again this month for Birdfair 2011. We look forward to seeing you all there again – as usual you will encounter a great range of books covering ornithology from all angles: field guides, monographs, avian science, photography; plus a wide [...]
Book of the Week: Winged Sentinels: Birds and Climate Change
Continuing our selection of the very best titles available through NHBS: Winged Sentinels: Birds and Climate Change by Janice Wormworth and Cagan H Sekercioglu What? An exploration of the effects of climate change on various groups of birds, what can be done about the threats and the possible consequences of inaction. Why? “The ability of [...]
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