Birds and Birdwatching
Our round up of the best bird books of the year.....
Frank B Gill
A comprehensive and balanced synthesis of the
extensive research in the field, it provides the
reader with thorough coverage of the form,
function and behaviour of birds and an
understanding of the field's broader implications.
The third edition has been extensively revised to
to reflect the latest advances.
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hardcover | Edition 3 | 2007 | #148876 | £39.99
Herculano Alvarenga and Eduardo Brettas
This fantastic book features over forty full-page colour watercolours plates of these amazing birds; all in incredible detail
depicting these exotic and eye-catching birds in their native
habitat
The opposite page gives a detailed
description, distribution range, habitat and more
in both Portuguese and English.
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hardcover | 2004 | #157766 | £34.50
Mark Constantine and The Sound Approach
Combining anecdote, scientific theory and
practical field experience, The Sound Approach
to Birding is a step-by-step guide through
tone, pitch, rhythm, reading sonograms, acoustics
and using sound to sex and age birds.
It
explains how bird sounds are often the first
indication of previously unrecognised taxonomic
splits, and explains how to identify them.
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hardcover | 2006 | #163551 | £29.95
Hilary Cromack and David Cromack
This is a guide to more than 400 UK bird and
nature reserves. It contains contact details for
every county, national and international birding
group; bird hospitals; a birding diary and events
guide for 2007; tide table information is also
provided to help plan coastal bird trips.
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softcover | 2006 | #162915 | £14.45
Deodato Souza
More than half of South America's 3100 bird
species are found in, and distributed more or less
evenly between, Brazil, Colombia and Peru. First
published in
English in 2003, this important field guide is now
updated in its second edition and contains new and
improved maps and new illustrations to accompany
the updated narrative.
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softcover | Edition 2 | 2006 | #151692 | £29.95
Keith L Bildstein
Many raptors, migrate over long distances, often in large numbers. Many avoid crossing
wide expanses of water and follow "flyways" to
optimize soaring potential. Atmospheric conditions
and landscape features. These funnel the birds into
predictable bottlenecks through which thousands of
daytime birds of prey may pass in a short time.
Birders and ornithologists also congregate at
these locations to observe the river of raptors
passing overhead
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hardcover | 2006 | #161081 | £16.99
Bill Oddie
Unique map which identifies the top 340 birding
sites, including all RSPB reserves and additional
Wildlife Trusts and Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
sites.
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map | Edition 5 | 2006 | #156975 | £4.99
Tony Soper
All-new edition of this classic work, with
completely revised text and brand new
illustrations.
This book covers everything you
need to know about attracting wild birds to your
garden.
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hardcover | Edition 8 | 2006 | #161491 | £16.99
Edited by Frank Gill and Minturn Wright
The product of more than 15 years of discussion,
debate and review by a team of international
experts sanctioned by the International
Ornithological Congress. It provides
recommendations for the English name of every
species of bird, and comes complete with a CD-ROM
containing searchable and sortable Excel files of
all the material in the book.
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softcover | 2006 | #158396 | £19.31
Angela Turner
The Barn Swallow is a familiar and popular bird,
breeding in North America, Europe, Asia and North
Africa and wintering in South America, southern
Africa, southern Asia and even northern Australia.
This book examines all aspects of the life of this
endearing bird, including chapters on its flying
skills and feeding habits, mate choice, migratory
behaviour and population dynamics.
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hardcover | 2006 | #154643 | £40.00
Alan Kemp and Meg Kemp
Following the success of Sasol Birds
of Southern Africa, this guide presents the
birds in photographic and illustrative form in a
single volume. Each of the more than 140 species
is afforded one double-page spread. Includes birds
of prey found on Madagascar, the Comores, the
Mascarenes and the Seychelles.
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softcover | Edition 2 | 2006 | #162826 | £19.99
Ber Van Perlo
Essential guide to the avian fauna of Mexico and
Central America. Illustrates and describes every
species of bird that may be seen in Central
America, from Mexico to Panama, including Belize,
Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua and
Costa Rica.
Over 1500 species are covered and the
informative text provides information on key
identification features, habitat, and songs and
calls.
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hardcover | 2006 | #128718 | £25.00
Adele Nozedar
This is a wonderful read for all bird-lovers and
those interested in the folklore, mythology and
spiritual symbolism of birds throughout the world,
packed with fascinating historical esoterica and
inspiring true stories of birds working their
magic as spiritual messengers.
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hardcover | 2006 | #157179 | £16.99
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