Wildlife: birds and birdwatching: general interest

This second edition of Peter Grant's guide has been extensively revised and has been reset throughout.

This second edition of Peter Grant's guide has been extensively revised and has been reset throughout.

Dr Newton is now a senior ornithologist with the Natural Environment Research Council and the book draws on his wide knowledge of the Sparrowhawk, as well as that of other workers in Britain and abroad.

Dr Newton is now a senior ornithologist with the Natural Environment Research Council and the book draws on his wide knowledge of the Sparrowhawk, as well as that of other workers in Britain and abroad.

In 1983, the British Trust for Ornithology celebrated its first 50 years.

In the year 1983, the British Trust for Ornithology celebrated its first 50 years.

The 83 species featured in this book, in date sequence of discovery, had not been recorded in Britain or Ireland before 1946.

The 83 species featured in this book, in date sequence of discovery, had not been recorded in Britain or Ireland before 1946.

The author defines more than 1100 words and terms in this illustrated dictionary for the birdwatcher.

The author defines more than 1100 words and terms in this illustrated dictionary for the birdwatcher.

Dr Newton's book is concerned with all aspects of population regulation in diurnal birds of prey, their social behaviour, dispersion, numbers, movements, breeding and mortality.

Dr Newton's book is concerned with all aspects of population regulation in diurnal birds of prey, their social behaviour, dispersion, numbers, movements, breeding and mortality.

This work is a distillation of the studies and researches on Sula bassana in Europe and North America, with frequent reference to the African and Australasian gannets.

In range, Wild Geese covers the geese of North America, Europe and Asia, and thus the world species except for the Hawaiian Goose or Ne-Ne.

In range, Wild Geese covers the geese of North America, Europe and Asia, and thus the world species except for the Hawaiian Goose or Ne-Ne.

A comprehensive treatment of the birds of the genus Saxicola.

The Pied Flycatcher is one of Europe's best-studied species.

The Pied Flycatcher is one of Europe's best-studied species.

Two species of magpie feature in this book, the Black-billed Magpie, familiar to most Europeans, which occurs throughout much of the northern hemisphere, and the Yellow-billed Magpie, which is confined to California.

Two species of magpie feature in this book, the Black-billed Magpie, familiar to most Europeans, which occurs throughout much of the northern hemisphere, and the Yellow-billed Magpie, which is confined to California.

The various Red Data Books prepared by the IUCN and ICBP have set the standards for recognizing birds close to or at risk of extinction worldwide.

The various Red Data Books prepared by the IUCN and ICBP have set the standards for recognizing birds close to or at risk of extinction worldwide.

This book examines many examples of the nocturnal behaviour of birds.

This book examines many examples of the nocturnal behaviour of birds.

In this book, an ornithologist and a forester have combined their skills to try and tease out the real facts behind the various arguments on forestry.

In this book, an ornithologist and a forester have combined their skills to try and tease out the real facts behind the various arguments on forestry.

The involvement of humans with ducks, geese and swans has probably been closer than with any other group of birds, today and for several millenia past.

The involvement of humans with ducks, geese and swans has probably been closer than with any other group of birds, today and for several millenia past.

The Manx Shearwater ranks amongst the world's most evocative seabirds.

The Manx Shearwater ranks amongst the world's most evocative seabirds.

Dr J.

Dr J.

Scarce migrant birds of Britain and Ireland - how many are seen?

Scarce migrant birds of Britain and Ireland - how many are seen?

Using a fresh approach that classifies birds according to their bioclimatic characteristics, Clive Finlayson views the history and distribution of Palearctic birds from a radical new angle.

Using a fresh approach that classifies birds according to their bioclimatic characteristics, Clive Finlayson views the history and distribution of Palearctic birds from a radical new angle.

This book summarises the status and distribution of all species of wild birds known to have bred in Britain and Ireland since 1800.

This book summarises the status and distribution of all species of wild birds known to have bred in Britain and Ireland since 1800.

The book describes all the main habitat types, the structure and composition of bird communities, and reviews bird sites and their distribution throughout Britain.

Dippers are the world's only truly aquatic passerine birds, and their remarkable swimming and diving abilities have long attracted the interest of research biologists on both sides of the Atlantic, as well as elsewhere in Europe and Japan.

The Ruff is a fascinating species whose elaborate breeding behaviour has captivated ornithologists for decades.

Breeding along the northern Pacific coast from British Columbia to Japan, this little known bird dwelt in relative obscurity until it became the focus of a conservation debate which has resulted in a new National Park in the Queen Charlotte Islands, where half the world's population breeds.

This new slim volume is an authoritative guide to the best birding sites in Ethiopia, lavishly illustrated with photographs and maps.

Although the majority of the world's Herons live in the tropics and subtropics, Europe is home to nine species, some large, some small, some colonial, some solitary breeders.

The definitive book on owls.

This eagerly awaited guide offers the most comprehensive treatment ever published on the gulls of Europe, Asia and North America.

This is the first field guide to the birds of this fascinating region, and a companion to Birds of East Africa by two of the same authors.

This is the first book created primarily for the field identification of parrots, one of the most familiar and colorful groups of birds.

This is the first book created primarily for the field identification of parrots, one of the most familiar and colorful groups of birds.

Featuring updated data for this second edition, this is a field guideto the tracks and signs of European birds.