Zoology: birds (ornithology)

What is it like to be a swift, flying at over one hundred kilometres an hour?

An authoritative guide covering the best birdwatching sites in Britain.

Everything you ever wanted to know about the Mandarin Duck, one of the largest and best-studied is in southern England.

Somalia, with seven endemic species, is one of the most important bird areas in Africa; it is also one of the least well-known.

Throughout the bird world, examples of strange and seemingly inexplicable behaviours abound.

Throughout the bird world, examples of strange and seemingly inexplicable behaviours abound.

ONE OF THE BB/BTO BEST BIRD BOOKS OF THE YEAR, 2018This book represents the definitive photographic guide to gulls, by the world's greatest authority on gull identification.

ONE OF THE BB/BTO BEST BIRD BOOKS OF THE YEAR, 2018This book represents the definitive photographic guide to gulls, by the world's greatest authority on gull identification.

This is the first volume in the Birds of Africa series, covering the rich avifauna of the world's second largest continent.

With a rich avifauna of more than 300 species, the three islands that make up the Cayman Islands - Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac - form an increasingly popular birding destination.

A comprehensive guide to the birds of northern India.

A comprehensive guide to the birds of northern India.

A gripping tale on the trail of a most mysterious and charismatic bird.

An intimate photographic and pen portrait of one of the world's favourite birds.

A comprehensive monograph of the beautiful Snowy Owl, famed for its elegant, all-white plumage.

A comprehensive monograph of the beautiful Snowy Owl, famed for its elegant, all-white plumage.

A comprehensive monograph on the Atlantic Puffin.

A comprehensive monograph on the Atlantic Puffin.

A highly readable review of some 700 years of avian exploitation.

A highly readable review of some 700 years of avian exploitation.

A monograph of the Common Eider, a large and familiar duck with a long and fascinating cultural history.

An authoritative overview of the biology of the Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla.

An authoritative overview of the biology of the Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla.

The Nuthatches is based on the European Nuthatch, with comparative information on the other west Paleartic and world species.

The perfect guide to the birds of Melanesia New Caledonia, the Solomons, the Bismarcks and Vanuatu.

There are four species of tundra plover: the Grey Plover, and the Eurasian, Pacific, and American golden plovers.

feeding habits, association with other animals, and breeding.

The Atlas plots the results of the survey organised by the BTO and the IWC during the years 1968-72.

The Atlas plots the results of the survey organised by the BTO and the IWC during the years 1968-72.

This thought-provoking text offers many insights not generally perceived by ornithologist or botanist and is illustrated in masterly fashion by John Busby's lively drawings.

In the classic monograph mould, this study of Tyto alba is the product of almost 40 years field work by its authors and complementary observations by other dedicated ornithologists in Britain, the USA and Europe.

In the classic monograph mould, this study of Tyto alba is the product of almost 40 years field work by its authors and complementary observations by other dedicated ornithologists in Britain, the USA and Europe.

An authoritative study of extinction in birds, with case studies of 20 critically endangered species and the research initiatives designed to save them.

An authoritative study of extinction in birds, with case studies of 20 critically endangered species and the research initiatives designed to save them.

A comprehensive survey of the valuable work undertaken by Britain's network of bird observatories, with summaries and tables of noteworthy events and much historical background.

A summary of information on 154 species of duck, geese and swans of the world intended as an identification manual for the wildfowl enthusiast that goes beyond a regional basis and is light enough to be used as a handy reference book in the field.

This authoritative work of reference gives a detailed assessment of the status and distribution of every species on the British and Irish lists, for the first time since 1971.

The definitive guide to the birdlife of Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

The definitive guide to the birdlife of Kazakhstan, Kirghizstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Afghanistan.

WINNER OF THE BIRDWATCH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2012This authoritative handbook, part of the Helm Identification Guides series, looks in detail at the world's cuckoos, couas and anis - it is the ultimate reference to the cuckoos of the world.

WINNER OF THE BIRDWATCH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2012This authoritative handbook, part of the Helm Identification Guides series, looks in detail at the world's cuckoos, couas and anis - it is the ultimate reference to the cuckoos of the world.

Birdwatchers' Year is, in essence, six 'years' of bird activity and behaviour as recorded, month by month, by six experienced bird watchers and ornithologists.

Birdwatchers' Year is, in essence, six 'years' of bird activity and behaviour as recorded, month by month, by six experienced bird watchers and ornithologists.