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Bird Monographs
Albatross: Their World, their Ways
Tui de Roy, Julian Fitter, Mark Jones
An authoritative book covering all the world's species illustrated with 300 breathtaking colour photos from an award-winning photographer. 240 pages. More details...

Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters of the World
Paul Scofield & Derek Onley
Helm Field Guide. The first comprehensive guide to pelagic birds: the albatrosses, petrels, shearwaters, storm-petrels and diving petrels. 46 spectacular colour plates highlight key ID criteria of the birds in flight, with close-ups of diagnostic parts of the plumage. 224 pages. More details...

Avian Architecture: How Birds Design, Engineer, and Build
Peter Goodfellow
160 pages. More details...

Avian Survivors: History & Biogeography of Palearctic Birds
Clive Finlayson
320 pages. More details...


The Barn Swallow
Angela Turner
This book examines all aspects of the life of this endearing bird and features high-quality stunning photography. 304 pages. More details...




Cotingas and Manakins
Guy Kirwan, Graeme Green & Eustace Barnes
A mouth-watering guide to two of the most spectacular bird families. 624 pages. More details...


Cuckoos of the World
Johannes Erritzoe, Clive F Mann, Frederik Brammer & Richard A Fuller
An authoritative handbook with over 600 stunning colour photos and 36 superb plates. 480 pages. More details...

Cuckoos, Cowbirds and other Cheats
N B Davies
The natural histories of all the brood parasites. 8 pages of colour photos, plus 25 black-and-white drawings by David Quinn. 320 pages. More details...

Curassows and Related Birds
Jean Delacour & Dean Amadon
A new edition of the classic and highly acclaimed monograph published 30 years ago, including a comprehensive update chapter. 476 pages. More details...


Drawn From Paradise: The Discovery, Art and Natural History of the Birds of Paradise
Sir David Attenborough & Errol Fuller
David Attenborough's journey through the cultural history of the birds of paradise, one of the most exquisite and extravagant, colourful and intriguing families of birds. 256 pages. More details...

Encyclopedia of Birds
Christopher Perrins
The most vividly written, thoroughly detailed one volume reference book ever published on birds, with 2000 illustrations of 200 families of birds. 640 pages. More details...

Finches and Sparrows
Peter Clement
Helm ID Guide covering all the world's species. 73 colour plates. 512 pages. More details...

The Golden Eagle
Jeff Watson
2nd Edition. The most comprehensive monograph on the Golden Eagle for over forty years covers all aspects of this spectacular and popular species' biology and ecology. The text is enriched with many superb pictures of this majestic bird. 394 pages. More details...

Golden Oriole
Jake Allsop & Paul Mason
Poyser Monograph featuring this enigmatic and elusive species. 328 pages. More details...

The Goshawk
Robert Kenward
An authoritative yet highly readable Poyser Monograph on this large and spectacular bird of prey. 360 pages. More details...

Who Killed the Great Auk?
Jeremy Gaskell
The first modern retelling of the extinction of the Great Auk. Attractively illustrated, includes maps, photos and line drawings. 192 pages. More details...

The Greater Flamingo
Alan Johnson & Frank Cezilly
A comprehensive overview of these fascinating birds concentrating on one of the best-studied flamingo populations in the world, in the Camargue. 328 pages. More details...

Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America
K M Olsen & H Larsson
Revised edition. Helm Identification Guide. 608 pages. More details...

Gulls: A Guide to Identification
Peter Grant
2nd edition. Covers all Western Palearctic and North American species. 541 black-and-white photographs. Print-on-demand reprint - dispatch within 2-3 weeks. 352 pages. More details...

The Gyrfalcon
Eugene Potapov & Richard Sale
Reprint under consideration. An exhaustively researched and readable biography of the world's largest falcon, illustrated throughout with photos and line drawings. 288 pages. More details...

Hen Harrier: In the Shadow of Slemish
Don Scott
The Hen Harrier is one of the iconic species of the bird world and it's history is a mix of controversy, persecution, and recent patchy recovery. This book, a dedicated study of the bird in N. Ireland for over two decades, provides a detailed account of the life, habits and prospects for the bird. 180 pages.

The Herons
James A Kushlan, James A Hancock
OUP Bird Families of the World series. A definitive account of 60 species of heron, egret and bittern. 12 colour plates by David Thelwell. Numerous colour photos. 400 pages. More details...

Kestrels for Company
Gordon Riddle
This book rightfully raises the profile of the kestrel. It provides an extensive picture of this falcon, including its lifestyle and the factors that affect its breeding success and survival. This is based upon almost 40 years' monitoring of the kestrel in south-west Scotland and further afield by the author and colleagues, giving a flavour of the integrated approach to monitoring and conservation. 208 pages.

Kingfisher
David Chandler
The Kingfisher's remarkable existence is celebrated through a series of stunning chapters with images depicting courtship, nesting, fishing, winter survival and other important events. 128 pages. More details...


Kingfishers, Bee-eaters and Rollers
Hilary & Kathie Fry, Alan Harris
Helm ID Guide covering all species. 40 stunning colour plates. 344 pages. More details...



The Magpies
Tim Birkhead
The Ecology and Behaviour of Black-billed and Yellow-billed Magpies
The author compares both species, and also the many different races, and reveals that through their remarkably flexible social behaviour magpies are able to exploit a diversity of habitats, from desert to farmland. Illustrations by David Quinn 270 pages. More details...

The Mandarin Duck (Poyser Monograph)
Christopher Lever
A detailed account of this beautiful duck's lifestyle and biology. 192 pages. More details...

Montagu's Harrier
Roger Clarke
Arlequin Press. Surely no birder can resist this wonderful raptor. Colour plates by Bruce Pearson. 224 pages. More details...

Munias and Mannikins
Robin Restall
Pica Press Guide. The standard reference work, covering all the world's species. 80 colour plates. 264 pages. More details...

Neotropical Birds of Prey: Biology and Ecology of a Forest Raptor Community
Edited By: David F Whitacre & J Peter Jenny
436 pages. More details...

New World Blackbirds - The Icterids
Alvaro Jaramillo, Peter Burke
Pica Press Guide covering 103 species. 39 colour plates. 432 pages. More details...

Nightjars
Nigel Cleere
Pica Press Guide to Nightjars and related Nightbirds that covers all the world's species. 36 superb colour plates. 317 pages. More details...

Nightjars and their Allies
D T Holyoak
OUP Bird Families of the World series. Covers all 188 species. 23 colour plates. 794 pages. More details...

Nightjars of the World
Nigel Cleere
Frogmouths, Potoos, Oilbird and Owlet-nightjars.
100 species of nightjars and nighthawks, 17 frogmouths, 7 potoos, Oilbird and 10 owlet-nightjars illustrated in over 570 high quality photos. More details...

Partridges: Countryside Barometer
G R Potts
Groundbreaking addition to the New Naturalist series. 480 pages. More details...

Terns
David Cabot & Ian Nisbet
Available from 6 June 2013. New Naturalist 123 400 pages. More details...

Norfolk Crane's Story
John Buxton & Chris Durdin
Includes "Cranes in Europe" by Nick Upton
From a secret start in a quiet corner of the Norfolk Broads, the re-colonisation of the UK by cranes is slow but steadily underway. 133 pages. More details...

Owls
Marianne Taylor
Covers owls of the northern hemisphere. Spectacular photos! 224 pages. More details...

Owls
Chris Mead & Mike Toms
Curious and unexpected facts about British owls and how to assist in protecting them. 152 pages. More details...

Owls of the World
Claus Konig & Freidhelm Weick
2nd edition. Fully describes every known species and subspecies of owl, as well as presenting the latest evidence on owl taxonomy, based on DNA work and vocalisations. Contains 68 colour plates. 512 pages. More details...

Owls of the World: A Photographic Guide
Heimo Mikkola
The definitive work on owl ID. No birder's bookshelf should be without it! 512 pages. More details...


Birds of Paradise: Revealing the World's Most Extraordinary Birds
Edwin Scholes and Tim Laman
224 pages. More details...

Parrots
Tony Juniper, Mike Parr
Pica Press Guide. 88 superb plates illustrate every species and most identifiable subspecies. 584 pages. More details...

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...

Parrots: The Complete Plates
Edward Lear, Francesco Solinas & Solphia Willmann
82 pages. More details...

Pelicans, Cormorants and Allies
Bryan Nelson
OUP Bird Families of the World series. Covers pelicans, cormorants, shags, darters, gannets, boobies, frigatebirds and tropicbirds. 12 colour plates by John Busby. 528 pages. More details...

Penguins
Lloyd Davies
Poyser Monograph. Covers aspects of penguin evolution, biology, ecology and sociobiology, as well as conservation issues. 300 pages. More details...

Peregrine Falcon
Patrick Stirling-Aird
A window in the rarely seen world of the Peregrine with high quality images and well written text. 128 pages. More details...

Peregrine Falcon
Derek Ratcliffe
2nd edition reprint of this classic raptor study. 488 pages. More details...

Pheasants, Partridges & Grouse
Steve Madge & Phil McGowan
Helm ID Guide to all the world's pheasants, partridges, quail, grouse, turkeys, guineafowl, buttonquail and sandgrouse, plus the enigmatic Plains-wanderer; 257 species in all. 72 colour plates. 488 pages. More details...


Pipits and Wagtails of Europe, Asia and North America
Per Alström & Krister Mild
Comprehensive Helm ID Guide to the 26 species of pipits and wagtails of the Holarctic. 26 colour plates, by Per Alström & Bill Zetterström, plus over 220 colour photos. 496 pages. More details...

Puffin, The (Poyser monograph)
Mike P Harris & Sarah Wanless
Revised and expanded second edition of Poyser's classic 1984 title on these endearing birds. 272 pages. More details...

Rails
Barry Taylor & Ber van Perlo
Pica Press Guide to the rails, crakes, gallinules and coots of the World. 40 colour plates. 600 pages. More details...

Raptors of the World: A Field Guide
James Ferguson-Lees & David A Christie
Uses all of the plates from the Helm ID Guide Raptors of the World, with concise, revised text on facing pages, to create a conveniently-sized, lightweight field reference book covering all 330 raptor species. 320 pages. More details...

Raptors of the World
James Ferguson-Lees & David A Christie
Helm ID Guide to all 313 of the world's species. Illustrated by adult, juvenile and selected immature plumages, as well as main geographical races and colour morphs; in all, over 2,000 perched and flying birds on 112 colour plates. 992 pages. More details...

Ratites and Tinamous
Stephen Davies
OUP Bird Families of the World series. The evolution, biology and natural history of the group of flightless birds that includes ostriches, emus, cassowaries and kiwis - the ratites and their relatives, the tinamous. 12 colour plates. 336 pages. More details...

Reed and Bush Warblers
Peter Kennerley & David Pearson
Covers the genera Urosphena, Cettia, Bradypterus, Locustella, Acrocephalus and Hippolais. Contains all the current information which will assist in identifying any individual species. Bush and Reed Warblers are an extensive sub-set of the Warbler family - this book does not cover the entire group of Warblers. 608 pages. More details...

Reed Warblers: Diversity in a Uniform Bird Family
Bernd Leisler and Karl Schulze-Hagen
Diversity in a Uniform Bird Family 327 pages. More details...


Seabirds: An Identification Guide
Peter Harrison
Helm Identification Guide. Second edition. Covers all the world's species. 88 colour plates. 448 pages. More details...

Seabirds: A Natural History
Tony Gaston
Poyser monograph that takes an in-depth look at the lives of the world's true seabirds - the penguins, tubenoses, pelecanids, gulls, terns, skuas and auks. 16 pages of colour photos. 222 pages. More details...

Shorebirds of the Northern Hemisphere
Richard Chandler
Excellent new photographic guide. Covers 134 species, focussing on species and sub-species separation and on ageing to provide a complete identification resource. 448 pages. More details...

Shrikes and Bush-Shrikes
Tony Harris & Kim Franklin
Helm ID Guide covering all true shrikes, bush-shrikes, helmet-shrikes, wood-shrikes, flycatcher-shrikes, philentomas, batises and wattle-eyes. 41 colour plates, 114+ colour maps. 392 pages. More details...


Skuas and Jaegers
Klaus Malling Olsen
Pica Press Identification Guide. 12 colour plates and 156 photos. 192 pages. More details...

The Skylark
Paul Donald
Poyser Monograph on one of Britain's most popular and inspirational birds. 8 page colour section includes photos and 2 plates illustrating all Alauda species and all the principal races of Skylark. 264 pages. More details...

The Snowy Owl
Eugene Potapov & Richard Sale
The Snowy Owl - possibly the world's sexiest bird - needs little introduction. 320 pages. More details...

Starlings and Mynas
Chris Feare & Adrian Craig
Helm Identification Guide to all 114 species. 32 colour plates. 272 pages. More details...
The Stone Curlew
Richard Vaughan & Nancy Jennings
Comprehensive and detailed information about the Stone Curlew's habitat, feeding, breeding and migration patterns. Includes 19 colour and 9 black-and-white photos. 345 pages. More details...

Stonechats
Ewan Urquhart & Adam Bowley
Helm Identification Guide to the genus Saxicola, comprising, amongst others, the Stonechat and the Whinchat. 12 colour plates and over 100 colour photos. 320 pages. More details...

Sunbirds - A Guide to the Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers, Spiderhunters and Sugarbirds of the World
Robert Cheke, Clive Mann & Richard Allen
Helm Identification Guide. 48 colour plates by Richard Allen accurately portray all major plumage variations. 384 pages. More details...


Swifts - A Guide to the Swifts and Treeswifts of the World
Phil Chantler
Pica Press Guide. 24 colour plates. This second edition includes significant new text material, plus revisions to the artwork and maps. 272 pages. More details...

Sylvia Warblers
H Shirihai, G Gargallo, A J Helbig
Reprint under consideration. We no longer have stock of this title. 576 pages. More details...

Thrushes
Peter Clement & Ren Hathway
Helm Identification Guide covering 162 species of true thrush. 60 colour plates. 464 pages. More details...
Tits and Related Species
Christopher Perrins
OUP Bird Families of the World series. 21 colour plates. 352 pages. More details...

Tits, Nuthatches and Treecreepers
Simon Harrap & David Quinn
Reprint under consideration. We no longer have stock of this title. 464 pages. More details...




Waders of Europe, Asia and North America
Stephen Message & Don Taylor
ID reference to all the sandpipers, plovers, stints and other waders found in Europe, Asia and North America. 80 colour plates show birds at rest and in flight, in every plumage variant likely to be encountered in the region. 240 pages. More details...

Warblers of Europe, Asia and North Africa
Kevin Baker
Covers 145 species and all their races in detail. 48 colour plates. 360 pages. More details...

New World Warblers
Jon Curson, David Beadle, David Quinn
Helm Identification Guide. 36 colour plates. 264 pages. More details...

The Whooper Swan
Mark Brazil
A fascinating and wonderfully readable monograph in the highly collectable Poyser series. 512 pages. More details...

Wildfowl of the Northern Hemisphere
Ray Hutchins
Illustrated field guide, showing all 77 species of wildfowl found in the Northern Hemisphere. 192 pages. More details...

Wrens, Dippers & Thrashers of the World
David Brewer
Helm ID Guide. The first comprehensive guide to these three closely related families. Covers 75 wrens, 34 thrashers and 5 dippers on 32 colour plates. 272 pages. More details...
World Checklists & Handbooks (Birds)
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Birds
Edited by Peter Frances et al, in association with Birdlife International
Certainly the best single volume 'Birds of the World' we've seen. From the tiny Bee Hummingbird to the huge Wandering Albatross, BIRD brings the diversity and drama of the bird world to life. 3500 magnificent photos, 2000 maps & artwork. 512 pages. More details...

The Clements Checklist: Birds of the World
James F Clements
This completely revised sixth edition is current as of January 1, 2007, and incorporates hundreds of updates It provides the scientific and English name of each species and a description of the world-wide range of each species and subspecies. 760 pages. More details...

Handbook of the Birds of the World: Special Volume: New Species and Global Index
Edited By: Josep Del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott and David Christie
Available from 30 May 2013. c400 pages. More details...

Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Volume 2: Passerines
Edited by: E C Dickinson & J V Remsen Jr.
Available from 30 June 2013. 760 pages. More details...

Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World, Volume 1: Non- passerines
Edited by E C Dickinson & J V Remsen Jr.
576 pages. More details...


Birds of the World, Recommended English Names
Eds: Frank B Gill & Minturn T Wright III
The International Ornithological Congress recommended standardised English names of the birds of the world: the product of more than 15 years of discussion. Includes a fully searchable CD-ROM. 272 pages.
Handbook of Birds of the World (HBW)
Edited by Josep Del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott & David A Christie
HBW has been hailed as THE definitive handbook on all the world's 9,000+ species of birds. Fifteen of the planned 16 volumes have now been published. Volume 17 is due November 2012. More details...

Handbook of Birds of the World Volume 12: Picathartes to Tits and Chickadees
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Handbook of Birds of the World Volume 13: Nuthatches to True shrikes
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General Interest

100 Birds to See Before You Die
David Chandler & Dominic Couzens
A must-have book for anyone interested in birds, with entries on 100 of the most incredible avian species from around the world, illustrated with stunning photos. 224 pages. More details...

1001 Secrets Every Bird Watcher Should Know: Tips and Trivia for the Backyard and Beyond
Sharon Stiteler
296 pages. More details...

Atlas of Birds: Mapping Avian Diversity, Behaviour and Habitats Worldwide
Mike Unwin
144 pages. More details...

Audubon to Xantus
B & R Mearns
Over 100 people are commemorated in the English and Latin names of North American birds. They make a fascinating assembly of travellers, explorers, collectors, taxonomists, wives, daughters and mentors. 588 pages. More details...


Bird Migration
Ian Newton
New Naturalist 113. Ian Newton investigates the fascinating phenomenon of bird migration, examining the types of bird movements, study methods and the main migration routes around the British Isles. 400 pages. More details...

Bird Sense: What it's like to be a bird
Tim Birkhead
What's it like to fly like a swift at over one hundred kilometers an hour? 265 pages. More details...

A Concise History of Ornithology
Michael Walters
The first modern history of ornithology, tracing its development from the 17th century, concentrating on those figures who have been most influential in the development of this science, including Linnaeus, Darwin and Wallace. A fascinating read. 256 pages. More details...

Extinct Birds
Julian P Hume & Michael Walters
Chronicles the hundreds of birds that have become extinct in the last 700 years. 320 pages. More details...

Facing Extinction
Paul Donald, Nigel Collar, Stuart Marsden & Debbie Pain
The world's conservationists are fighting to prevent the demise of critically endangered birds, with a fair degree of success. This book examines the process and issues concerning extinction - how and why it happens and what can be done about it. 312 pages. More details...

Lady of the Loch
Helen Armitage
The incredible story of Britain's oldest Osprey. 192 pages. More details...



Naturalised Birds of the World
Christopher Lever
Each successfully introduced or naturalised species is discussed in turn, describing how, why, when and where its introduction took place, how it became established, and the ecological and economic impacts of its presence. 304 pages. More details...


Rare Birds Yearbook - 2008 & 2009
Erik Hirschfeld / Birdlife International
Save £4 and give £8 to Rare Bird Conservation by buying both volumes together. 548 pages.

Rare Birds Yearbook - 2008
Erik Hirschfeld / Birdlife International
Covers the 189 rarest bird species in the world and is beautifully illustrated with over 400 colour photos and paintings. £4 goes directly to Birdlife International for every book sold. 274 pages.

Rare Birds Yearbook - 2009
Erik Hirschfeld / Birdlife International
This edition has over 80% new material. £4 goes directly to Birdlife International for every book sold. 274 pages. More details...

Rare Birds Yearbook - 2009
Erik Hirschfeld / Birdlife International
This edition has over 80% new material. £4 goes directly to Birdlife International for every book sold. 274 pages. More details...

Atlas of Rare Birds
Dominic Couzens
A remarkable collection of photos and artwork help focus on 50 of the most captivating stories that the ornithological world has ever known. It even includes our beloved Spoon-billed Sandpiper (although we wish it didn't !) 240 pages. More details...

Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names
James Jobling
A major ornithological reference, giving the derivation and meaning of all valid scientific bird names. Makes fascinating reading. 432 pages. More details...

Secret Life of Birds: Who they are and what they do
Colin Tudge
A lyrical account of the birds of the world and the ways they live. 512 pages. More details...

Top 100 Birding Sites of the World
Dominic Couzens
Features of this large-format book are detailed accounts of the best birdwatching sites in the world. Each site is ranked from one to 100. Coverage is global, with sites from across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australasia, North and South America and Antarctica. 320 pages. More details...

Weather and Bird Behaviour
Norman Elkins
This classic Poyser title, now in its third edition, discusses in depth the various ways in which weather conditions influence bird behaviour. 276 pages. More details...

Why don't woodpeckers get headaches?
Mike O'Connor
An interesting and humorous insight into the secrets of birds. 212 pages. More details...
Winged Sentinels: Birds and Climate Change
Janice Wormworth & Cagan H Sekercioglu
262 pages. More details...


Where to Watch Birds World Cities
Paul Milne
A new site guide to urban areas and prime sites within easy reach of 60 major cities. Ideal for the globe-trotter! 480 pages. More details...
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