Ornithology Books 2014 Incorporating Award-Winning Imprints Christopher Helm and T&AD Poyser Includes Newly Acquired Titles from New Holland Natural History

Bloomsbury Ornithology Books 2014 Incorporating award-winning imprints Christopher Helm and T&AD Poyser Includes newly acquired titles from New Holland Natural History

www.bloomsbury.com Welcome to the 2014 ORNITHOLOGY catalogue

Contents: New Holland ��3 Helm enhanced eBooks ��4 General: ��5 RSPB ��9 Page 5 Page 5 Page 5 Page 5 Britain ...... 11 Europe ��12 Africa ��13 Middle East ��14 Asia ��15 Australasia ��16 The Americas ��16 Page 5 Page 5 Page 6 Page 6 Monographs and family guides ��18 natural history ��22 Also of interest ��23

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2 Blog: bloomsburywildlife.com | Twitter: twitter.com/chiffchat Bloomsbury is delighted to announce the acquisition of the New Holland Natural History list

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Calls and songs embedded in eBook field guides for the first time! • Optimised for iPad • These unique and incredibly comprehensive enhanced eBooks combine text and images from the original Helm Guides with sounds clips • The ultimate field indentification resource. Available now and coming soon

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• Play songs and calls – see and hear identifying characteristics of each species • Light and portable – an entire library of guides only weighs 308 grams* in total! • Fully hyperlinked to ease navigation • View pages or spreads like a traditional print field guide, with similar species grouped and viewed together

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* weight of iPad Mini NEW The Helm Guide to Bird NEW Ge n er al Identification An In-depth Look at Confusion Species Keith Vinicombe, Alan Harris and Laurel Tucker

A History of Birdwatching in 100 Objects David Callahan and Dominic Mitchell

The artworks, books, inventions and technology that have influenced how birds were studied and recorded. Items covered include: • Ornithologiae libri tres: the first British bird guide [a 1676 publication that attempted to itemise all British birds known at the time] • The Dodo specimen held at the Horniman museum An essential field guide companion covering difficult identification issues by looking • Systema Naturae by Carl Linnaeus [the first-ever system of scientific names in at tricky species pairs or groups of birds, and comparing and contrasting their 1758, and still the international standard today] respective features. Designed as a field companion, it supplements the standard field • Many more modern innovations including walkie talkies, pagers, radio tags and guides and provides much additional information. apps. Territory: WO | Paperback | 400pp | 216x140mm | Colour artworks throughout Territory: WO | Hardback | 224pp | 234x178mm | More than 100 illlustrations | | March 2014 | ISBN: 9781408130353 | eBook: 9781472905536 | Price: £24.99 June 2014 | ISBN: 9781408186183 | Price: £20.00

NEW Poyser Monograph NEW The Eponym Feasting, Fowling and Dictionary of Birds Feathers Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins A History of the Exploitation of and Michael Grayson Wild Birds A comprehensive dictionary listing all the people Michael Shrubb whose names are commemorated in the English and scientific names of birds. The way wild birds have been exploited over Keener birders will have yearned to see Pallas’s the centuries forms the focus of this remarkable Warbler, Hume’s Owl, Swainson’s Thrush, Steller’s new book. It looks at the use of birds as food, Eider or Brünnich’s Guillemot. But few people for feathers and skins, for eggs, as cage birds, as today will have even heard of Albertina’s Myna, specimens and for hunting, focusing on Britain, Barraband’s Parrot, Guerin’s Helmetcrest or northern Europe and the North Atlantic. Savigny’s Eagle Owl. This extraordinary new work lists more than 4,000 eponymous Along with discussions of broader themes of exploitation, the book is packed with names covering 10,000 genera, species and subspecies of birds. Every taxon with an amazing facts. For example, we learn eponymous vernacular or scientific name (whether in current usage or not) is listed, • why Grey Herons were so important in medieval falconry followed by a concise biography of the person concerned. The text is punctuated • why the Black Death was good news for bustards with intriguing or little-known facts, unearthed in the course of the authors’ extensive research. • why Napoleon is to blame for the scarcity of Quail in Britain today Territory: WO | Hardback | 576pp | 240x170mm | March 2014 | ISBN: 9781472905734 Territory: WO | Hardback | 256pp | 234x156mm | ISBN: 9781408159903 | | eBook: 9781472905741 | Price: £50.00 Price: £50.00

NEW The Secret Lives of NEW Penguins Puffins Their world, their ways Photographs by Mark Sisson Tui de Roy, Mark Jones, and text by Dominic Couzens Julie Cornthwaite

Puffins are among the most instantly recognisable, A spectacular celebration of the penguin family iconic and well loved of birds. For many they are – stunning photography by award-winner Tui de a highlight of the UK's summer coastline and Roy alongside accounts of all 18 species and the their colourful appearance, comedy antics and latest research into many of their more unusual approachability just add to adaptations, such as their deep-diving abilities their popularity. This is an Penguins are the intimate portrait of one of 'canaries in the coalmine' the world's favourite birds of the oceans, and their featuring stunning images presence is indicative from award-winning of a healthy marine wildlife photographer environment, what Mark Sisson and text penguins can teach us written by leading wildlife about our changing writer Dominic Couzens. seas is of truly global significance. Territory: WO | Hardback | 176pp | 254x210mm | Full colour photos throughout | ISBN: 9781408186671 | Price: £20.00 Territory: EU | Hardback | 240pp | 292x235mm | ISBN: 9781408152126 | Price: £35.00 www.bloomsbury.com 5 Ge n er al NEW Going, Going, Gone NEW Lost Animals 100 animals and plants on Extinction and the Photographic Record the verge of extinction Errol Fuller

A unique book packed with facts and amazing photography, written by the world's undisputed A compelling look at the species most at risk of disappearing from our authority on vanished animals. world - and what it means to us to lose them. Caught on camera prior to their demise, this book reveals the surprisingly rich photographic We asked 100 conservation groups around the world, from the RSPB record of now-extinct animals. Features photographs dating from around 1870 to as recently as to WWF to the Cheetah Conservation Fund: 'if you could pick one 2004, the year that saw the demise of the Hawaiian Po'ouli. Fuller tells the tale of each animal, why species that epitomises your work, which would it be?'. With beautiful it became extinct, and discusses the circumstances surrounding the photography itself, in a book full-page photographs of each of the 100 species, this is a book that will rich with unique images. both fascinate and educate and, hopefully, help to secure the future of The photographs themselves are poignant and compelling. They provide a tangible link to the threatened animals and plants that it showcases. animals that have now vanished forever, in a book that brings the past to life while delivering a Territory: WO | Hardback | 224pp | 255x205mm | Full-colour warning for the future. photographs throughout | October 2013 | ISBN: 9781408186305 | Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, FR | Hardback | 256pp | 246x189mm | November 2013 | Price: £20.00 ISBN: 9781408172155 | Price: £25.00

NEW “Not since Adam named the beasts ... has anyone so enriched the language of ornithology as Mr. Steadman and his co-author, Ceri Levy, in Extinct Boids” – New York Times

“Steadman gives us painting of the dodo, the great auk and other familiar lost species in burning, unforgettable colours. ...Ceri Levy anchors it all in sanity with an Ghosts of Gone Birds appealing running commentary” Chris Aldhous – The Independent The brief for Ghosts of Gone Birds was to produce a piece of work based loosely on Extinct Boids one or more extinct birds, with proceeds from sales going to BirdLife International. The results exceeded the curator's wildest dreams - the exhibition in London was a Ralph Steadman and Ceri Levy sensation, with the people involved representing a who's who of British art - Sir Peter Territory: WO | Hardback | 240pp | 350x245mm | Illustrations: 100 colour Blake, Ben Newman, Ralph Steadman, Billy Childlish - along with renowned bird artists paintings | ISBN 9781408178621 | Price: £35 such as Bruce Pearson and Carry Akroyd. Special Limited Edition | Cloth-bound, presentation case, includes A3 limited This is a colourful and rich testament to the exhibition and to the birds whose demise edition print | 9781408181409 | £300 inspired it. Enhanced eBook: Includes animation, readings by the authors, and other Territory: WO | Paperback | 256pp | 280x215mm | Illustrations: colour unmissable extra content | ISBN: 9781408190791 | Price: £8.99 throughout | October 2013 | ISBN 9781408187463 | Price: £25.00

“This timely book is a satisfying mix “Essential reading for all contemporary of page-turning action and thoughtful environmentalists … if Nick Hornby loved speculation.” – BBC Wildlife nature, he might write a book like this.” Looking for the Goshawk – Martin Harper’s blog, RSPB.org.uk Conor Mark Jameson Silent Spring Revisited Conor Mark Jameson Conor Jameson's travels in search of the Goshawk, a magnificent raptor commonly seen in Europe but highly Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the publication of elusive in the UK. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson - a driving force behind the environmental movement, Conor Jameson reflects on Carson’s legacy and asks the Territory: WO | Hardback | 288pp | 216x140mm | Illustrations: 20 black-and- question – do we still face the prospect of a future silent spring? white | ISBN 9781408164877 | eBook: 9781408187029 | ePDF: 9781408187012 Territory: WO | Paperback | 352pp | 198x129mm | ISBN: 9781408194072 | | Price: £18.99 eBook: 9781408157619 | ePDF: 9781408157596 | Price: £9.99 Follow Conor on Twitter: @ConorMJameson

6 Blog: bloomsburywildlife.com | Twitter: twitter.com/chiffchat “Consistently enthralling, “Highly entertaining, the authors G E N ER AL addictive reading.” passion for each species story – Birding World making it a real page-turner.” – Birding Briefs “A superb work” – British Birds Facing Extinction The world’s rarest birds and the race Extinct Birds to save them Julian Hume and Michael Walters Paul F. Donald, Nigel J. Collar, Stuart J. Marsden and Deborah J. Pain Both a sumptuous reference and an amazing testament to humanity's impact on birds over the last 1,000 years. An authoritative study of extinction in birds, with case studies of 20 critically endangered species and the research initiatives designed to save them. Territory: WO | Hardback | 320pp | 252x188mm | Illustrations: 80 black-and- white | ISBN: 9781408157251 | eBook: 9781408158623 | ePDF: 9781408158616 Territory: WO | Paperback | 312pp | 252x188mm | Illustrations: Colour | Price: £50.00 photographs and artworks | ISBN: 9781408189665 | October 2013 | eBook: 9781408139097 | ePDF: 9781408139080 | Price: £25.00

Poyser Monographs Helm Dictionary Birds and Avian Survivors of Scientific Bird Light The History and Names The Art of Lars Biogeography of James Jobling Jonsson Palearctic Birds Lars Jonsson Clive Finlayson

The Rutland Water Owls Ospreys Marianne Taylor Tim Mackrill This informative book, covering the northern hemisphere, gives owl biology and species accounts Photographs and illustrations by for around 30 species plus evocative photos of these John Wright beautiful and charismatic birds. An attractive coffee-table book telling the story behind the remarkable success of Anglian Water’s and the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust’s project to

“Most user-friendly layout of all the “The perfect gift for the jet-setting current world checklists. ” birder.” – Saturday Guardian – Birding World Where to Watch Birds in World The Clements Checklist of the Cities Birds of the World The essential guide to finding birds in the world’s 6th edition major cities James F. Clements Paul Milne Territory: EU, AU, NZ, ZA, IN | Hardback | 864pp | 280x216mm | Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, SA | Paperback | 496pp | 216x135mm | ISBN: 9780713686951 | Price: £45.00 Illustrations: 60 line drawings; maps | ISBN: 9780713669831 | Price: £16.99

“The text is a model of concise “An absolute must for both birders description. The species accounts have a and art fans… A simply glorious book, real air of authority: written by birders an indispensable masterpiece from a for birders, yet also accessible to the truly great bird artist.” beginner.” – Stephen Moss, Birdwatch - Bird Watching

Pocket Guide to the Birds of Britain and North-West Europe Chris Kightley and Steve Madge Lars Jonsson’s Birds

www.bloomsbury.com 7 G E N ER AL NEW “It exudes facts on every page IN PB “Stuffed with mind-boggling facts as it delves into so many aspects and insights. Thoroughly engaging, it of the avian world overlooked also gives us a thrilling sense of the by other titles. ...Copious maps vast, unmapped territories that lie and illustrations bring life and beyond, waiting to be discovered” verve to the author’s informative – The Sunday Times writing” – Stuart Winter, Sunday Express Bird Sense What It’s Like to Be a Bird The Atlas of Birds Tim Birkhead Mapping avian diversity, behaviour and habitats worldwide A hugely engaging book about birds, their senses and behaviour that is informed by an attractive blend of personal experience, entertaining stories and cutting-edge Mike Unwin science. Chapter-opening illustrations by Katrina van Grouw. Territory: World excluding Canada/USA | Paperback | 144pp | 275x212mm | Illustrations: Colour photos and maps throughout | ISBN: 9781408134702 | Territory: WO | RS: D, FR, SP, J, CH, T, K, Pol | Paperback | 288pp | Price: £16.99 198x129mm | ISBN: 9781408830543 | eBook: 9781408828717 | Price: £8.99

“This is an excellent little book “Entertaining anecdotes with real for anyone who's recently started honesty...even non-bird-buffs may be birdwatching down at their local inspired to get out the binoculars.” reservoir or gravel pit, or who wants – Wanderlust to broaden their horizons beyond the back garden.”- Bird Watching Watching Waterbirds The Biggest Twitch with Kate Humble Around the World in 4,000 birds and Martin McGill Alan Davies and Ruth Miller Kate Humble and Martin McGill The story of a birding odyssey, following the authors’ quest to smash the world Territory: WO | Paperback | 256pp | 216x135mm | Illustrations: Colour record for the number of species seen in one calender year. photographs and artworks | ISBN: 9781408130223 | Price: £12.99 Territory: WO | Paperback | 320pp | 198x129mm | Illustrations: 32pp colour photographs | ISBN: 9781408123874 | eBook: 9781408134047 | ePDF: 9781408134320 | Price: £12.99

The Wisdom of Birds Bill Oddie’s Gripping Yarns An Illustrated History of Ornithology Tales of Birds and Birding Tim Birkhead Bill Oddie

“This unique volume deserves a place on the bookshelves of “Magnificent.” anyone with an interest in birds and the countryside. ” SundayTelegraph - British Birds Amazing Birds Helm Identification Guides A Treasury of Facts and Tracks and Signs of the Birds of Britain and Europe Trivia Roy Brown, John Ferguson, Michael Lawrence and David Lees Roger Lederer

Poyser Monographs Poyser Monographs Naturalised Birds of the World Weather and Bird Behaviour Christopher Lever 3rd edition

8 Blog: bloomsburywildlife.com | Twitter: twitter.com/chiffchat NEW RSPB Handbook of NEW “A beautifully illustrated r spb British Birds coffee-table book” – The Spectator RSPB 125th Anniversary edition RSPB Migration Hotspots Peter Holden The World's Best Bird Migration Sites and Tim Cleeves Tim Harris A complete, single source of information on our most familiar birds.

A revised and updated fourth edition of the bestselling handbook. This unique guide provides a 'biography' of each of the 280 commonest British bird species. It covers all aspects of field identification, using illustrations from the highly acclaimed Handbook of Bird Identification to show all common plumage forms. The text also covers behaviour, breeding biology, population, status, longevity and any other interesting facts about the species concerned. A detailed distribution map is provided for each species. The rarities section, featuring 26 additional species, has been updated and features two species new to this edition. Six comparison artwork spreads are included to help identify difficult to identify species - such as ducks, waders, warblers, raptors and gulls - alongside one another. Territory: WO | Paperback | 320pp | 216x135mm | over 1,200 colour artworks | March 2014 | ISBN: 9781472906472 | Enhanced ebook of 3rd edition: Each spring and autumn hundreds of millions of birds - wildfowl, shorebirds, raptors, 9781408193327 | Price: £9.99 and passerines – migrate. In a handful of places around the world, a combination of geography, topography and climate combine to funnel migrant birds into narrow fronts, leading to migration hotspots. The sight of thousands upon thousands of birds is one of nature's greatest wildlife spectacles. App available: This is a look at 30 of the locations where the planet's most dramatic bird migration can be witnessed, from raptor bottlenecks such as Veracruz (Mexico) and RSPB eGuide to British Birds the Strait of Messina (Italy) to places like Point Pelée (Canada) and Beidaihe (China) where spectacular falls of songbirds can take place. And from wetlands where huge “Excellent, very comprehensive, will be numbers of waders stop over each spring and autumn to the great rarity islands of enjoyed by all family members” Scilly and Heligoland. Stunning photography throughout. – iTunes App Store customer review Territory: WO | Hardback | 224pp | 280x215mm | 170 colour photos and 30 colour maps | ISBN: 9781408171172 | Price: £25.00

“If you’re new to “A useful “The birding or have a companion to illustrations, by wishlist of species an ID guide Dave Nurney, are you’ve always for those who truly excellent, wanted to see - want to learn lifelike and then RSPB British more about the show all the key Birdfinder is right secret lives of identification up your street.” birds” features…this – BBC Wildlife – BBC Wildlife really is the best value bird book RSPB British Birdfinder on the market.” – BBC Countryfile Marianne Taylor RSPB Birds: A species-by-species guide that shows you how to Their Hidden World RSPB Pocket Guide to find and watch more than 250 species. British Birds Sections include: Peter Holden 2nd edition • How to find: including the best time of day, how Get a broad understanding of 'how birds work' from to search the habitat and behavioural signs their physical make-up to courtship and breeding, Simon Harrap social activity and their spread and travels. Interpret • Watching tips: including ways to get close to the Territory: WO | Paperback | 224pp | 170x115mm the kind of bird activity and behaviour that you see bird without disturbing it | Illustrations: 950 colour artworks | ISBN: and hear in your garden, in the countryside and on 9781408174562 | Price: £5.99 • Super sites nature reserves. Territory: WO | Paperback | 288pp | 216x135mm | Territory: WO | paperback | 256pp | 210x148mm | Illustrations: 450 colour photographs and 275 maps Illustrations: 300 Colour Photographs | | ISBN: 9781408158678 | Price: £12.99 ISBN: 9781408152621 | Price: £14.99

www.bloomsbury.com 9 r spb NEW RSPB Spotlight: Puffins Euan Dunn

Enduringly popular, Puffins are perhaps our most iconic species of bird, and are the most immediately identifiable of seabirds with their decorative bills and clown-like gait. Yet when they take to the air they wheel and turn with great agility and underwater these stocky little birds use short specially adapted wings to propel themselves through the water in pursuit of small fish. Surprisingly little was known about Puffin ecology until recently thanks to their preferred breeding habitat being underground on remote islands or hard-to-reach coastlines. Now Euan Dunn discloses all we have learnt about them as a result of technological advances, and Also publishing in the series: provides a revealing account of their life cycle, behaviour and breeding, what they eat, how they interact in their busy colonies, and where they migrate to RSPB Spotlight: Otters in winter. Euan also exposes the mounting threats Puffins face and offers advice on the best places Nicola Chester to see them. Territory: WO | Paperback | 128pp | 210x148mm | Territory: WO | Paperback | 128pp | 210x148mm | April 2014 | ISBN: 9781472903549 | 100pp | April 2014 | ISBN: 9781472903860 eBook: 9781472903556 | Price: £9.99 eBook: 9781472903877 | Price: £9.99

“This neatly crafted “A great guide to “An essential aid for guide from award- watching birds ... identifying garden winning writer jam-packed with birds” Mike Unwin is colour photographs – Education Bookseller perfect to germinate and paintings.” future generations – www.ngkids.co.uk The Big RSPB of birders.” Birdwatch – Sunday Express David Chandler RSPB Children’s Guide to RSPB Guide to Birdwatching The must-have companion to the RSPB Big Garden A Step-by-step Approach Birdwatching Birdwatch and Big Schools Birdwatch. Build a bird feeder, Mike Unwin David Chandler and Mike Unwin draw a bird, make moulds of their prints, create a collage - and discover all about your garden visitors! Territory: WO | RS: D, FR | Paperback | 192pp | Territory: WO | RS: CZ, POL | Paperback | 128pp | Territory: WO | Paperback | 128pp | 210x148mm | 246x189mm | Illustrations: 150 colour artworks 210x148mm | Illustrations: 350 colour illustrations/ Illustrations: Full colour photographs throughout and 80 colour photos | ISBN: 9780713679434 | photos | ISBN: 9780713687958 | Price: £6.99 | ISBN: 9781408148211 | Price: £6.99 Price: £12.99

“An excellent book... “So attractive and easy to use informative and entertaining” that children will find [it] a real – Matt Wilson, Gardens Illustrated encouragement” – www.parentsintouch.co.uk RSPB Gardening for Wildlife A Complete Guide to Nature-Friendly Gardening RSPB First Book of Birds Adrian Thomas Anita Ganeri and David Chandler

“Witty and full “The pages burst with RSPB My First Book of of amazing enthusiasm...This is Garden Birds revelations.” an exceptional book, Mike Unwin and Sarah Whittley - The Guardian as inspiring as it is informative. ” - BBC Wildlife Territory: WO | The Secret RS: NO, CH, DE | Lives of Secret Lives of Hardback | 48pp British Birds | 210x210mm | Garden Birds Colour illustrations ISBN: 9780713675139 ISBN: 9780713666168 throughout | ISBN: 9780713676785 | Dominic Couzens Price: £6.99 Illustrated by Peter Partington Territory: WO | Paperback | 160pp | 297x210mm | Illustrations: Over 130 colour artworks & photos | Price: £14.99 each

Drawing Birds Everything You Always Wanted John Busby To Know About Birds ... But Were

10 Blog: bloomsburywildlife.com | Twitter: twitter.com/chiffchat Helm County Avifaunas Br itain A series of comprehensive guides that analyse the status and distribution of birds in key British counties.

NEW Helm County Avifaunas Birds of London Andrew Self

The parks, reservoirs, rooftops and gardens of London – here defined as the area within 20 miles of St Paul’s Cathedral – have a surprisingly rich avifauna, including a healthy population of one of Britain’s rarest breeders, the Black Redstart. The region also has a remarkable list of rarities – in recent years Canary Wharf has proven to be a magnet for vagrants, while one of the very few British records of Tengmalm’s Owl hails from Plaistow – an unfortunate bird stoned to death by local urchins in 1877. Some species, like the Peregrine Falcon, Black-headed Gull and Ring-necked Parakeet, have seen their fortunes soar over recent decades; others, such as House Sparrow, have suffered a population collapse. The status, distribution and history of every species on the regional list is discussed in rich detail in this book, the first comprehensive avifauna for the London area ever published. Territory: WO | Hardback | 464pp | 240x170mm | 150 illustrations/charts, 30 colour photos | February 2014 | ISBN: 9781408194041 | eBook: 9781408194058 | Price: £50.00

Birds in England Bird Observatories of Britain Andy Brown and Phil Grice and Ireland

Poyser Monographs The Migration Atlas Birds New to Britain 1980-2004 Movements of the Birds of Britain and Ireland Adrian Pitches and Tim Cleeves Edited by Chris Wernham, Mike Hardback | 344pp | 234x154mm | Illustrations: 72 line drawings, 80 colour photos | Tomas, John Marchant, Jacquie ISBN: 9780713670226 | Price: £50.00 Clark, Gavin Siriwardena and Stephen Baillie

www.bloomsbury.com 11 Br itain Where to Watch Birds full list of titles available on order form: centre pages This series is the standard reference for all birders, giving in-depth details of all the major birding sites in a given area with maps, up-to-date contact addresses and practical information to make the most of your birdwatching trips. “A well-established and successful series.” - British Ornithologists’ Union “There could be no better guide than Where to Watch Birds in this book.” – Chris Packham Dorset, Hampshire and the Where to Watch Birds Isle of Wight in Britain 4th edition 2nd edition George Green and Martin Cade

Also available: Where to Watch Birds in the following areas: Devon & Cornwall; Ireland; Kent; Surrey and Sussex; Somerset; Gloucestershire and Wiltshire; Thames Valley & the Chilterns; the West Midlands; Yorkshire. See order form for details.

NEW The Birds of the “A good starting E ur op e Iberian Peninsula point for tracking down elusive Eduardo de Juana species.” and Ernest Garcia – BTO News

This authoritative title is the definitive “Tony Clarke’s avifauna covering the Iberian Peninsula energy, enthusiasm - Europe's most ornithologically diverse and awareness region. It includes famous birding hotspots shine through.” such as the Coto Donaña wetlands, - Birds Illustrated mountainous areas such as the Picos de Birds of the Helm Field Guides Europa and the Pyrenees, the raptor hotspot of Monfragüe and the Mediterranean steppe grasslands of Extremadura. Birds of the Atlantic Islands A Photographic Guide The book begins with authoritative introductory chapters covering Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores, subjects such as geography, climate, habitats, history of ornithology and Paul Sterry Cape Verde conservation. The species accounts then cover every species recorded Territory: WO | RS: FR, D, DA, G, Tony Clarke in Portugal, mainland Spain and Gibraltar, along with detailed maps. SP, US, CA | Paperback | 192pp | Territory: WO | Paperback | 368pp | 234x156mm | 210x135mm | Illustrations: 950+ Territory: [Sales Rights under review] | Hardback | 544pp | Illustrations: 56 colour plates | colour photo images | ISBN: 240x170mm | April 2014 | ISBN: 9781408124802 | ISBN: 9780713660234 | Price: £29.99 eBook: 9781472905901 | Price: £50.00 9780713663495 | Price: £19.99

Where to Watch Birds Full list of titles available on order form: centre pages Where to Watch Birds in Where to Watch Birds in Northern & Eastern Spain Southern and Western Spain 2nd edition Andalucia, Extremadura and Gibraltar Michael Rebane and Ernest Garcia 3rd edition

“This innovative guide helps you The EBCC Atlas of identify nearly 200 of the most European Breeding common birds species found Birds Their Distribution in Britain and western Europe and Abundance by the most simple of visual Edited by Ward J.M. Hagemeijer characteristics - shape and colour. ” and Michael J. Blair – The Caravan Club Magazine Territory: WO | Hardback | 1045pp | 295x209mm | Illustrations: Maps and line drawings | ISBN: 9780856610912 | Price: £65.00 Birds by Colour Marc Duquet Territory: WE | Paperback | 224pp | 208x165mm | Illustrations: Colour throughout | ISBN: 9780713689945 | Price: £12.99

12 Blog: bloomsburywildlife.com | Twitter: twitter.com/chiffchat Moult and Ageing Helm Identification Guides E ur op e of European Passerines The Handbook of Bird Lukas Jenni and Raffael Winkler Identification For Europe and the

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This is the eighth and final volume in the authoritative Birds of Africa series. It covers the Malagasy region, including Madagascar and various islands and archipelagos of the Indian Ocean including Seychelles, Comoros and Mauritius and Réunion. Every resident and migrant species is covered in full detail, comparable to other volumes in the series, and with a colour map for each species. Vagrants are treated in less detail. All species are illustrated on a beautiful series of 64 colour plates, with original artwork from John Gale and Brian Small. This is a major work of reference on the birds of the region and will remain the standard text for many years to come. Territory: WO | Hardback | 1024pp | 300x234mm | Illustrations: 64 colour plates | ISBN 9780713665321 | ePDF: 9781408190494 | Price: £150.00

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This book is the first definitive photographic guide to woodpeckers; it covers all 250 species. The detailed text looks at the biology of the birds, voice, habitat, status, racial variation and distribution. Woodpeckers remain one of the most popular families of birds, and they are certainly one of the more unusual. Their legendary ability to excavate holes in wood is well known, and they are uniquely adapted for living in trees - though a few species have become more adapted to ground-dwelling. The family ranges from the tiny piculets of tropical forests to the mighty Imperial Woodpecker of Mexico, sadly now extinct. In between there is a considerable variety of species, all of a roughly similar shape and design, inhabiting forests and woodlands through the world except Australasia and Antarctica. The text is accompanied by a series of high-quality photographs – more than 500 images, carefully selected to highlight identification criteria. Each species entry is completed by an accurate colour range map.

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