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Bill Oddie's Birding Map of Britain and Ireland 
Bill Oddie
Unique map which identifies the top 340 birding sites, including all RSPB reserves and 
additional Wildlife Trusts and Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust sites. .... 
Scale: 1.7M, full col photos | New 
Holland
Map | 2006 | 1845373189 | #156975A | 
£4.99
 
Bird in the Bush 
A Social History of Birdwatching 
Stephen Moss
This is the first book to trace the history and development of this singular pastime, on both 
sides of the Atlantic, all the way from Gilbert White, author of The Natural .... 
375 pages | B/w plates | Aurum Press
Pbk | 2005 | 1845130855 | #152640A | 
£8.99
 
 
Birding Babylon 
A Soldier's Journal from Iraq 
Jonathan Trouern-Trend
Early in 2004, a National Guardsman from Connecticut arrived in Iraq for a year's posting. From 
nearly day one until he left Iraq, Trouern-Trend wrote about his bird .... 
79 pages | - | Sierra Club
Hbk | 2006 | 1578051312 | #158403A | 
£6.50
 
Birding on Borrowed Time 
Phoebe Snetsinger
This autobiography by the world's foremost birdwatcher is an inspiring story for everyone. 
Phoebe Snetsinger, at the age of 34, and after being diagnosed with malignant .... 
307 pages | Illus, map | ABA
Pbk | 2003 | 1878788418 | #142724A | 
£17.95
 
 
A Birdwatcher's Guide to Italy 
Finding most important Italian birds 
Luciano Ruggieri and Igor Festari
Guide to finding birds in Italy, incl. Sardinia and Sicily. The site account section covers 100 
different important birding spots, and a further 40 are briefly cited as .... 
303 pages | maps | Lynx
Pbk | 2005 | 8487334865 | #156489A | 
£20.95
 
 
The Birdwatcher's Yearbook and Diary 2006 
Hilary Cromack and David Cromack
This is a guide to more than 400 UK bird and nature reserves. It .... 
352 pages | Buckingham Press
Pbk | 2005 | 095503390X | #156903A | 
£15.95
 
 
The Birdwatcher's Yearbook and Diary 2007 
Hilary Cromack and David Cromack
This is a guide to more than 400 UK bird and nature reserves. It contains contact details for 
every county, national and international birding group; bird hospitals; a .... 
Buckingham Press
Pbk | 2006 | 0955033926 | #162915A | 
£15.95
 
 
Collins How to Identify Birds 
Nicholas Hammond
A practical beginner's guide to identifying birds. .... 
176 pages | 900 col illus | Harper Collins
Pbk | 2006 | 000719448X | #038713A | 
£12.99
 
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Birds..but were afraid to 
ask 
Stephen Moss
Accessible reference book on birds and birdwatching, written in an informal style, and livened 
up with cartoons. .... 
192 pages | Cartoons | Christopher Helm
Pbk | 2005 | 0713668156 | #152430A | 
£9.99
 
 
Feathers and Eggshells: The Bird Journal of a Young 
London Girl 
Natalie Lawrence
The author of this book is a teenager with a passion for wild birds. Here Natalie Lawrence takes 
us on an extended tour of her favourite bird watching area - Hampstead .... 
72 pages | Brambleby Books
Hbk | 2005 | 0954334779 | #156512A | 
£15.50
 
 
Field Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe 
Helga Hofmann
A basic birdwatching guide. .... 
192 pages | 320 colour photographs, 
320 colour artworks | New Holland
Pbk | 2006 | 184537472X | #157743A | 
£7.99
 
 
How to Birdwatch 
Stephen Moss
Introductory guide to the basics of how and where to start birdwatching. Advice is given on 
choosing the right field guide, selecting suitable equipment and clothing and .... 
128 pages | 70 col photos, 140 col illus 
| New Holland
Pbk | 2006 | 1845374576 | #156972A | 
£7.99
 
 
How to be a Bad Birdwatcher 
Simon Barnes
Simon Barnes gives us a radical new approach to watching birds without letting the formalities 
of birdwatching get in the way. Even bad birdwatchers know something about .... 
201 pages | Illus. by Alex Fox | Short 
Books
Hbk | 2004 | 190409595X | #149899A | 
£9.99
 
Pbk | 2006 | 1904977057 | #162947A | 
£7.99
 
 
Illustrated Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe 
Paul Sterry, Andrew Cleave, Andy Clements and Peter Goodfellow
Identification guide to more than 500 bird species of Britain and Europe, includes a CD with 
more than 500 bird calls. Each species entry includes at least one full colour .... 
256 pages | 700 watercolour paintings, 
450 dist maps | AA
Hbk | 2006 | 0749546662 | #157288A | 
£20.00
 
 
The New Birds of the West Midlands 
covering Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, and the former West Midlands 
County 
Graham Harrison and Janet Harrison
The original Birds of the West Midlands, produced for the West Midland Bird Club's 50th 
anniversary, was highly acclaimed at the time. Now, 25 years on, the long-awaited New .... 
496 pages | colour photos, line 
drawings, maps | WMBC
Hbk | 2005 | 0950788120 | #157831A | 
£39.00
 
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Pete Dunne's Essential Field Guide Companion 
A comprehensive resource for identifying North American Birds 
Pete Dunne
In this book, bursting with more information than any field guide could hold, the well-known 
author and birder Pete Dunne introduces readers to the "Cape May School of .... 
710 pages | - | Houghton Mifflin
Hbk | 2006 | 0618236481 | #161923A | 
£22.95
 
 
RSPB Birdwatching 
A Complete Guide to Observing British and European Birdlife 
Rob Hume
A practical guide to birdwatching in Britain and Europe. Features profiles of all the most 
commonly seen British and European species; Lists the best birdwatching sites .... 
224 pages | colour photos, dist maps | 
Dorling Kindersley
Pbk | 2006 | 1405313528 | #157160A | 
£12.99
 
 
RSPB Children's Guide to Birdwatching 
David Chandler and Mike Unwin
This new RSPB-endorsed book is a practical, exciting and comprehensive introduction to 
watching birds, for children aged 8-12 years. Fully illustrated throughout with colour .... 
128 pages | 350 colour illus and photos 
| Christopher Helm
Pbk | 2005 | 0713671572 | #150193A | 
£9.99
 
 
RSPB Garden Birdwatch 
Mark Ward
Find out how to identify birds and learn about their behaviour, from territorial disputes to 
courtship, with this pocket-sized guide. Discover which plants, feed and .... 
72 pages | colour illus | Dorling 
Kindersley
Pbk | NYP 01/2007 | 1405318171 | 
#162739A | 
£5.99
 
 
Secret Lives of British Birds 
Dominic Couzens
Following the bestselling Secret Lives of Garden Birds, this trip around Britain's principal 
habitats exposes the extraordinary hidden world of some of our most familiar .... 
160 pages | Col illus, col photos | 
Christopher Helm
Pbk | 2006 | 0713675136 | #158394A | 
£14.99
 
 
Tanagers, Cardinals, and Finches of the United States 
and Canada 
The Photographic Guide 
David Beadle and JD Rising
This is the first comprehensive photographic identification guide to tanagers, cardinals, and 
finches. Many of North America's finest bird and wildlife photographers .... 
196 pages | 200 color plates, 3 
halftones, 1 line illus, 44 maps | 
Princeton UP
Pbk | 2006 | 0691118582 | #157926A | 
£18.95
 
 
This Birding Life 
The Best of the Guardian's Birdwatch 
Stephen Moss
A collection of the Guardian's popular `Birdwatch' column, by the author of A Bird in the Bush: 
A Social History of Birdwatching .... 
216 pages | line drawings | Aurum Press
Hbk | 2006 | 1845131800 | #159533A | 
£12.99
 
 
To See Every Bird on Earth 
A Father, a Son, and a Lifelong Obsession 
Dan Koeppel
There are nearly 10,000 known species of bird on the planet and Richard Koeppel has seen over 
7000 of them. But what drives a man to travel to sixty countries and spend a .... 
278 pages | Illus | Penguin
Hbk | 2005 | 071814760X | #154994A | 
£14.99
 
Pbk | 2006 | 0141019263 | #160136A | 
£8.99
 
 
UK500: Birding in the Fast Lane 
James Hanlon
UK500: Birding in the Fast Lane is an insight into the world of twitching, an anecdotal, 
humourous and highly personal account of some of the author's most memorable - and .... 
127 pages | 16 colour plates, b&w 
drawings | Brambleby Books
Pbk | 2006 | 0954334787 | #157718A | 
£9.99
 
 
What's That Bird? 
A Quick Reference Guide to the Most Common European Garden Birds 
Paul Sterry
An easy-to-use guide to 200 of the most common European garden birds that includes pictures 
of males and females, flight patterns and calls so you can quickly identify .... 
256 pages | colour photos, dist maps | 
Hamlyn
Pbk | 2006 | 0600613607 | #158225A | 
£12.99
 
 
Where to Watch Birds in World Cities 
Paul Milne
Essential guide to finding birds in 60 major cities in the world. Each urban area is described 
with an introduction to the city, a list of typical species or specialities, .... 
500 pages | 200 maps, 60 line drawings 
| Christopher Helm
Pbk | 2006 | 0713669837 | #154814A | 
£16.99
 
 
 
 Birds: Conservation, Care & Monitoring
 
 
The Audubon Society Guide to Attracting Birds 
Creating Natural Habitats for Properties Large and Small 
Stephen W Kress
In a book long awaited by North American landscapers, birders, gardeners, and naturalists, 
Stephen W. Kress provides a practical, comprehensive, and thoroughly .... 
466 pages | colour illus | Cornell UP
Pbk | 2006 | 0801488648 | #157525A | 
£14.50
 
The BTO Nestbox Guide 
Chris du Feu
Practical guide to the design, construction and siting of nestboxes. .... 
77 pages | Col photos, illus | BTO
Pbk | 2003 | 1902576810 | #145109A | 
£9.50
 
Bird Census Techniques 
Colin J Bibby, David A Hill, Neil D Burgess and Simon Mustoe
Provides a concise guide to the various census techniques and the opportunities and pitfalls 
which each entail. The common methods are described in detail and illustrated .... 
302 pages | Illus, figs, tabs | Academic 
Press
Hbk | 2000 | 0120958317 | #095489A | 
£41.95
 
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