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Birds

Field Guide to the Birds of Australia

Field Guide to the Birds of Australia

Ken Simpson & Nicolas Day

Seventh edition. Over 2000 colour illustrations of over 770 species. 392 pages. More details...

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(LxWxD) 21.6 x 15.2 x 2.4 cm Softback £24.99 £19.99

Photographic Guide to Birds of Australia

Photographic Guide to Birds of Australia

Peter Rowland, The Australian Museum

Slim pocket guide. Colour photographs of 251 species. 144 pages.

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(LxWxD) 19 x 9.5 x 1.2 cm Softback £11.99

 

Photographic Field Guide to the Birds of Australia

Jim Flegg

Comprehensive photographic field guide to the birds of Australia, covering all 840 bird species of the Australian continent. 367 pages.

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Softback with plastic cover. £15.99

Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds

Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds

P, P & R Slater

2nd edition, 2009. Over 775 species are described and illustrated on 157 superbly painted plates. 414 pages. More details...

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(LxWxD) 21.4 x 11.5 x 2.3 cm Softback £15.99

Big Twitch

Big Twitch

Sean Dooley

A truly entertaining story of one man's attempt to see over 700 Australian species in one year. 322 pages. More details...

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Softback £18.99 £15.99

 

Birds and Bird Lore of Bougainville & the North Solomons

Don Hadden

2004. A detailed account of the birds of this region east of New Guinea, with over 200 colour photos plus 25 paintings by Peter Slater and Dana Gardner. 312 pages. More details...

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Softback £27.99

A Guide to the Birds of Fiji & Western Polynesia

A Guide to the Birds of Fiji & Western Polynesia

Dick Watling

Including American Samoa, Niue, Samoa, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Wallis & Futuna. 173 species illustrated on 16 colour plates. 272 pages. More details...

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(LxWxD) 21 x 15 x 2 cm Hardback £25.99

Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific

Field Guide to the Birds of Hawaii and the Tropical Pacific

H D Pratt, P L Bruner & D G Berrett

45 colour plates. Covers the Hawaiian Islands, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga, south-eastern Polynesia and Micronesia and the surrounding oceans. 409 pages. More details...

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(LxWxD) 19 x 12.8 x 3.3 cm Softback £32.50

Birds of Melanesia

Birds of Melanesia

Guy Dutson

At last! A complete field-guide to this species-rich region of the south-west Pacific. 448 pages. More details...

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Birds of New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago: A Photographic Guide

Birds of New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago: A Photographic Guide

Brian J Coates & William S Peckover

Over 650 excellent colour photos of 440 species. 272 pages. More details...

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Softback £79.95 £69.95

 

Birds of New Guinea

Beehler, Pratt & Zimmerman

Available from 28 May 2013. 2nd edition. Over 700 species are included and more than 600 of them are illustrated in colour.

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Hardback £61.00 Price Provisional.
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Field Guide to New Zealand Seabirds

Field Guide to New Zealand Seabirds

Brian Parkinson

An excellent photo guide to the many species that are likely to be encountered, including 75% of the world's albatrosses and petrels. The updated (2007) second edition includes the recently rediscovered New Zealand Storm Petrel. 136 pages.

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(LxWxD) 2.1 x 14.7 x 1 cm Softback £12.99

Birds of New Zealand (Collins Traveller's Guide)

Birds of New Zealand (Collins Traveller's Guide)

Julian Fitter & Don Merton

A compact photo guide with tips for best birdwatching locations. Featuring over 300 bird species most likely to be observed. 288 pages. More details...

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(LxWxD) 19 x 11.5 x 2 cm Softback £16.99 £14.39

Hand Guide to the Birds of New Zealand

Hand Guide to the Birds of New Zealand

Barrie Heather & Hugh Robertson

A compact field guide - the only comprehensive one available for the country. Includes a where to watch birds section. 74 colour plates. 176 pages.

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Birds of New Zealand, Hawaii, Central & West Pacific

Birds of New Zealand, Hawaii, Central & West Pacific

Ber van Perlo

Covers 20 political entities: American Samoas; Cook Islands; Fijii; French Polynesia; Guam; Hawaii; Kiribati; Marshall Islands; Micronesia; Nauru; New Zealand; Nieu; Northern Marianas; Palau; Pitcairn Islands; Samoa; Tokelau; Tonga; Tuvalu; Wallis & Futuna;

750 species illustrated in 95 colour plates. Text describes key identification features, information on habitat, song and calls. 256 pages.

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(LxWxD) 20 x 13.5 x 2 cm Hardback £29.99 £26.99

Photographic Guide to Birds of New Zealand

Photographic Guide to Birds of New Zealand

Geoff Moon

Slim pocket guide. 250 colour photographs. 140 pages.

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(LxW) 19 x 9.5 cm Softback £8.99

Helm Field Guide Parrots of the World

Helm Field Guide Parrots of the World

Joseph Forshaw

Written by the world's foremost authority on parrots, this up-to-date book comprises beautiful colour plates with a succinct text on the opposite pages. 336 pages. More details...

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(LxWxD) 23.2 x 14.8 x 2.5 cm Softback £24.99 £21.99

 

The Birds of Wallacea

C M N White & M D Bruce

BOU Checklist 7. 528 pages. More details...

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Hardback £33.00

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Site & Travel guides, Maps

WTWB = Where to watch birds


Australia, The East: Travellers' Wildlife Guide

Australia, The East: Travellers' Wildlife Guide

Les Beletsky

A very useful guide with illustrations of over 650 of the area's most common fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. 544 pages. More details...

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(LxWxD) 22.2 x 14.4 x 3.2 cm Softback £18.99

 

Australian Wildlife

Stella Martin

Bradt Wildlife Explorer guide. 200 pages of colour photos. All the essential information of a reference book - from biology to behaviour - is found in one handy, readable guide. 200 pages. More details...

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Softback £14.99 £12.99

Hawaii

Hawaii

Les Beletsky

Colour illustrations of more than 300 of the islands' most common fishes, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and essentially every Hawaiian bird. 416 pages. More details...

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(LxWxD) 22.2 x 14.4 x 2.4 cm Softback £18.99

Where To Watch Birds in New Zealand

Where To Watch Birds in New Zealand

Kathy Ombler

New Zealand Kathy Ombler introduces more than 30 of New Zealand's finest birding sites, with a full description of the location as well as a list of the birds to watch out for. 272 pages. More details...

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Softback £12.99 £11.59

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Other Fauna

Photographic Guide to Mammals of Australia

Photographic Guide to Mammals of Australia

R Strahan & The Australian Museum

Slim pocket guide. 300 colour photos. 144 pages.

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(LxWxD) 19 x 9.5 x 0.9 cm Softback £10.99

Complete Guide to the Reptiles of Australia

Complete Guide to the Reptiles of Australia

Steven Wilson & Gerry Swan

Covers over 800 species. Approximately 930 photos. Stunning! Second edition now in stock, with more than 20 additional species. 448 pages. More details...

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(LxWxD) 20.9 x 14.8 x 3 cm Softback £24.99

Photographic Guide to Snakes & other Reptiles of Australia

Photographic Guide to Snakes & other Reptiles of Australia

Gerry Swan

Slim pocket guide. 230 colour photos. 140 pages.

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Softback £9.99

 

Mammals of Australia

Ronald Strahan

This book surveys the rich and varied world of Australia's mammals, from well known Platypus, Koala and Kangaroo species: to the less well known pygmy-possums, bats and carnivorous marsupials; the seals and sea lions; and introduced mammals such as the Rabbit, Camel and Deer. It covers everything that is known of an animal's current biology and survival status. 756 pages.

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Hardback £59.99 £49.99

 

Field Guide to Mammals of Australia

Peter Menkhorst and Frank Knight

296 pages. More details...

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Softback £22.50

 

Photographic Guide to Mammals of New Zealand

Carolyn King

Covers endemics and colonisers. 128 pages.

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(LxW) 19 x 9.5 cm Softback £9.99

 

Photographic Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of New Zealand

Tony Jewell

This guide covers more than 65 species of lizards (including skinks and geckos), frogs and other reptiles and amphibians native to New Zealand - including the tuatara, New Zealand's unique 'living dinosaur'. 144 pages.

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(LxW) 19 x 9.5 cm Softback £9.99

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Wildlife (General)

Australia, The East: Travellers' Wildlife Guide

Australia, The East: Travellers' Wildlife Guide

Les Beletsky

A very useful guide with illustrations of over 650 of the area's most common fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. 544 pages. More details...

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(LxWxD) 22.2 x 14.4 x 3.2 cm Softback £18.99

Australia, Ecotraveller's Guide

Australia, Ecotraveller's Guide

Hannah Robinson

A guide to exploring the Great Barrier Reef, Queensland Wet Tropics, Kakadu, Tasmania, Ayers Rock, Sydney and the Blue Mountains. 290 pages. More details...

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Handbook of Australian Wildlife

Handbook of Australian Wildlife

Steve Parish

A photographic guide - conveniently sized. Features 280 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, frogs, fishes and land and marine invertebrates. 304 pages.

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(LxWxD) 16.6 x 11.6 x 2 cm Softback £17.95

Hawaii

Hawaii

Les Beletsky

Colour illustrations of more than 300 of the islands' most common fishes, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and essentially every Hawaiian bird. 416 pages. More details...

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New Zealand Wildlife

New Zealand Wildlife

Julian Fitter

Where to find the kiwi, takahe, tuatara and other iconic species. With over 180 colour photographs, this guide is a perfect introduction to the wildlife. 188 pages.

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Softback £14.99

Field Guide to the Wildlife of New Zealand

Field Guide to the Wildlife of New Zealand

Julian Fitter

Invaluable field guide, with photographs of most of the vertebrate species and many typical examples of invertebrates and flora. 276 pages. More details...

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(LxWxD) 18.9 x 11.5 x 1.8 cm Softback £16.99 £14.99

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