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Atlas of Rare Birds [Hardcover]
Dominic Couzens: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

  • A guide to some of the rarest birds in existence, brought together by the maps showing where in the world you can find them. The book focuses on 50 captivating stories of the very rare, including remarkable discoveries of species new to science, rediscoveries of species not seen for centuries and some of the recently vulnerable. Absolutely fascinating accounts and eminently readable.

Tales of a Tabloid Twitcher [Paperback]
Stuart Winter : Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

  • Something for every birder. This fascinating book offers a window into the sometimes shady worlds of tabloid journalism and birdwatching. In the process it explores the full stories behind the very best scoops. You may think that birdwatching would be a rather refined hobby, but you would be very wrong indeed. There are tales of obsession, tragedy and celebrity.

Concise Bird Guide
The Wildlife Trusts: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

  • This well illustrated pocket-sized field guide is packed with information on the birds of Britain and the near Continent. It covers more than 250 species. Also included is a foldout insert illustrating flying birds of different species

A Photographic Guide to Birds of the West Indies
Mike Flieg, Allan Sander: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

  • This pocket guide contains photos and descriptions of virtually all of the endemic birds of the West Indies. It also covers introduced species and water birds of the Caribbean. It is an exceptionally usable pocket guide for the birder to take along on a cruise or holiday to the islands.

Birds of East Africa
by Dave Richards: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

  • This book is authoritative, small, inexpensive, and beautifully illustrated with photos taken by the author. Dave Richards is a superb photographer, and he has chosen those photos which best depict salient features of the birds. Not infrequently, he has more than one picture per species (females, flight, etc.), and he covers 265 species that you are likely to see.

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of the Himalayas
Bikram Grewal, Otto Pfister: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

  • This guide provides a comprehensive overview of the wide variety of birdlife to be found in the Himalayan mountains bordering Pakistan, India and Nepal. Over 250 native species are included in the book and each description is supported by a colour photograph taken, where possible, in the bird's natural Himalayan habitat.

A Photographic Guide to Birds of Sri Lanka
Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

  • This text is a compact, easy-to-use bird identification guide, suitable for any birdwatcher visiting Sri Lanka. The book features descriptions of 252 species, thumbnail silhouettes for ease of use, up-to-date tips and information on bird biology and behaviour.

A Photographic Guide to Birds of Java, Sumatra and Bali
Tony Tilford, Alain Compost: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

  • This text is a compact, easy-to-use bird identification guide suitable for any birdwatcher visiting the Indonesian islands of Java, Sumatra and Bali. The book features descriptions of 236 species, thumbnail silhouettes for ease of use, up-to-date tips and information on bird biology and behaviour.

A Photographic Guide to Birds of the Philippines
Tim Fisher, Nigel Hicks (Photographer): Buy from Amazon.co.uk

  • This text is a compact, easy-to-use bird identification guide, suitable for any birdwatcher visiting the Philippines. The book features descriptions of 216 species, thumbnail silhouettes for ease of use, up-to-date tips and information on bird biology and behaviour

A Photographic Guide to Birds of Southern Florida
Mike Flieg, Allan Sander: Buy from Amazon.co.uk

  • This compact, easy-to-use identification guide is designed to suit any birdwatcher visiting Florida, whose rich diversity of habitats, ranging from the wetlands of the Everglades to the marine islands of the Keys, supports a broad range of species. The book contains photographs, tips and maps.
A Photographic Guide to Birds of India and Nepal
by Bikram Grewal: Buy from Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk

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