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

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WELCOME TO THE 2014 ORNITHOLOGY CATALOGUE CONTENTS: NEW HOLLAND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 HELM ENHANCED EBOOKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4 GENERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 RSPB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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BRITAIN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 EUROPE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 AFRICA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 MIDDLE EAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 ASIA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 AUSTRALASIA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 THE AMERICAS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 MONOGRAPHS AND FAMILY GUIDES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 NATURAL HISTORY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 ALSO OF INTEREST. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

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EBOOKS Many titles are available as eBooks – look out for details throughout the catalogue. eBooks can be purchased from your usual eBook retailer.

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APPS: Apps listed in the catalogue are available from the iTunes App Store

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Cover photo from RSPB Migration Hotspots by Tim Harris. © Neil Bowman

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NEW Helm Enhanced eBooks The complete, field ID solution no birder will dare to be without

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 For more information, or to download a free demo to your iPad, visit:

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The Helm Guide to Bird Identification

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GENERAL

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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 • Systema Naturae by Carl Linnaeus [the first-ever system of scientific names in 1758, and still the international standard today]

An essential field guide companion covering difficult identification issues by looking at tricky species pairs or groups of birds, and comparing and contrasting their respective features. Designed as a field companion, it supplements the standard field guides and provides much additional information.

Territory: WO | Paperback | 400pp | 216x140mm | Colour artworks throughout | March 2014 | ISBN: 9781408130353 | eBook: 9781472905536 | Price: £24.99

Poyser Monograph

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• Many more modern innovations including walkie talkies, pagers, radio tags and apps.

Territory: WO | Hardback | 224pp | 234x178mm | More than 100 illlustrations | June 2014 | ISBN: 9781408186183 | Price: £20.00

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Feasting, Fowling and Feathers

Bo Beolens, Michael Watkins and Michael Grayson

A History of the Exploitation of Wild Birds

A comprehensive dictionary listing all the people whose names are commemorated in the English and scientific names of birds.

Michael Shrubb The way wild birds have been exploited over the centuries forms the focus of this remarkable new book. It looks at the use of birds as food, for feathers and skins, for eggs, as cage birds, as specimens and for hunting, focusing on Britain, northern Europe and the North Atlantic.

Along with discussions of broader themes of exploitation, the book is packed with amazing facts. For example, we learn • why Grey Herons were so important in medieval falconry • why the Black Death was good news for bustards • why Napoleon is to blame for the scarcity of Quail in Britain today Territory: WO | Hardback | 256pp | 234x156mm | ISBN: 9781408159903 | Price: £50.00 NEW

The Secret Lives of Puffins

Keener birders will have yearned to see Pallas’s Warbler, Hume’s Owl, Swainson’s Thrush, Steller’s Eider or Brünnich’s Guillemot. But few people today will have even heard of Albertina’s Myna, Barraband’s Parrot, Guerin’s Helmetcrest or Savigny’s Eagle Owl. This extraordinary new work lists more than 4,000 eponymous names covering 10,000 genera, species and subspecies of birds. Every taxon with an eponymous vernacular or scientific name (whether in current usage or not) is listed, followed by a concise biography of the person concerned. The text is punctuated with intriguing or little-known facts, unearthed in the course of the authors’ extensive research.

Territory: WO | Hardback | 576pp | 240x170mm | March 2014 | ISBN: 9781472905734 | eBook: 9781472905741 | Price: £50.00

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Penguins Their world, their ways

Photographs by Mark Sisson and text by Dominic Couzens

Tui de Roy, Mark Jones, Julie Cornthwaite

Puffins are among the most instantly recognisable, iconic and well loved of birds. For many they are a highlight of the UK's summer coastline and their colourful appearance, comedy antics and approachability just add to their popularity. This is an intimate portrait of one of the world's favourite birds featuring stunning images from award-winning wildlife photographer Mark Sisson and text written by leading wildlife writer Dominic Couzens.

A spectacular celebration of the penguin family – stunning photography by award-winner Tui de Roy alongside accounts of all 18 species and the latest research into many of their more unusual adaptations, such as their deep-diving abilities

Territory: WO | Hardback | 176pp | 254x210mm | Full colour photos throughout | ISBN: 9781408186671 | Price: £20.00

Penguins are the 'canaries in the coalmine' of the oceans, and their presence is indicative of a healthy marine environment, what penguins can teach us about our changing seas is of truly global significance.

Territory: EU | Hardback | 240pp | 292x235mm | ISBN: 9781408152126 | Price: £35.00

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The Eponym Dictionary of Birds

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GENERAL

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Going, Going, Gone

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100 animals and plants on the verge of extinction

A compelling look at the species most at risk of disappearing from our world - and what it means to us to lose them.

We asked 100 conservation groups around the world, from the RSPB to WWF to the Cheetah Conservation Fund: 'if you could pick one species that epitomises your work, which would it be?'. With beautiful full-page photographs of each of the 100 species, this is a book that will both fascinate and educate and, hopefully, help to secure the future of the threatened animals and plants that it showcases.

Territory: WO | Hardback | 224pp | 255x205mm | Full-colour photographs throughout | October 2013 | ISBN: 9781408186305 | Price: £20.00

Lost Animals Extinction and the Photographic Record

Errol Fuller

A unique book packed with facts and amazing photography, written by the world's undisputed authority on vanished animals.

Caught on camera prior to their demise, this book reveals the surprisingly rich photographic record of now-extinct animals. Features photographs dating from around 1870 to as recently as 2004, the year that saw the demise of the Hawaiian Po'ouli. Fuller tells the tale of each animal, why it became extinct, and discusses the circumstances surrounding the photography itself, in a book rich with unique images.

The photographs themselves are poignant and compelling. They provide a tangible link to animals that have now vanished forever, in a book that brings the past to life while delivering a warning for the future.

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, FR | Hardback | 256pp | 246x189mm | November 2013 | ISBN: 9781408172155 | Price: £25.00

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“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 appealing running commentary” – The Independent

Ghosts of Gone Birds Chris Aldhous

Territory: WO | Hardback | 240pp | 350x245mm | Illustrations: 100 colour paintings | ISBN 9781408178621 | Price: £35

The brief for Ghosts of Gone Birds was to produce a piece of work based loosely on 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 sensation, with the people involved representing a who's who of British art - Sir Peter Blake, Ben Newman, Ralph Steadman, Billy Childlish - along with renowned bird artists such as Bruce Pearson and Carry Akroyd.

Special Limited Edition | Cloth-bound, presentation case, includes A3 limited edition print | 9781408181409 | £300

This is a colourful and rich testament to the exhibition and to the birds whose demise inspired it.

Enhanced eBook: Includes animation, readings by the authors, and other unmissable extra content | ISBN: 9781408190791 | Price: £8.99

Territory: WO | Paperback | 256pp | 280x215mm | Illustrations: colour throughout | October 2013 | ISBN 9781408187463 | Price: £25.00

Extinct Boids Ralph Steadman and Ceri Levy

“This timely book is a satisfying mix of page-turning action and thoughtful speculation.” – BBC Wildlife

“Essential reading for all contemporary environmentalists … if Nick Hornby loved nature, he might write a book like this.”

Looking for the Goshawk

– Martin Harper’s blog, RSPB.org.uk

Conor Mark Jameson Conor Jameson's travels in search of the Goshawk, a magnificent raptor commonly seen in Europe but highly elusive in the UK. Territory: WO | Hardback | 288pp | 216x140mm | Illustrations: 20 black-andwhite | ISBN 9781408164877 | eBook: 9781408187029 | ePDF: 9781408187012 | Price: £18.99

Silent Spring Revisited Conor Mark Jameson Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the publication of Silent Spring by Rachel Carson - a driving force behind the environmental movement, Conor Jameson reflects on Carson’s legacy and asks the question – do we still face the prospect of a future silent spring?

Territory: WO | Paperback | 352pp | 198x129mm | ISBN: 9781408194072 | eBook: 9781408157619 | ePDF: 9781408157596 | Price: £9.99

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“Highly entertaining, the authors passion for each species story making it a real page-turner.”

– Birding Briefs

“A superb work” – British Birds

Facing Extinction The world’s rarest birds and the race to save them

Extinct Birds

Paul F. Donald, Nigel J. Collar, Stuart J. Marsden and Deborah J. Pain

Julian Hume and Michael Walters Both a sumptuous reference and an amazing testament to humanity's impact on birds over the last 1,000 years.

Territory: WO | Hardback | 320pp | 252x188mm | Illustrations: 80 black-andwhite | ISBN: 9781408157251 | eBook: 9781408158623 | ePDF: 9781408158616 | Price: £50.00

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 | Paperback | 312pp | 252x188mm | Illustrations: Colour photographs and artworks | ISBN: 9781408189665 | October 2013 | eBook: 9781408139097 | ePDF: 9781408139080 | Price: £25.00

Helm Dictionary of Scientific Bird Names

Poyser Monographs

Avian Survivors The History and Biogeography of Palearctic Birds

GENERAL

“Consistently enthralling, addictive reading.”

– Birding World

Birds and Light The Art of Lars Jonsson

James Jobling

Lars Jonsson

Clive Finlayson Territory: WO | Hardback | 320pp | 234x154mm | ISBN: 9780713688658 | eBook: 9781408137321 | ePDF: 9781408137314 | Price: £50.00

Territory: WO | Hardback | 400pp | 234x156mm | ISBN: 9781408125014 | eBook: 9781408128787 | ePDF: 9781408133262 | Price: £40.00

Territory: WE | Hardback | 232pp | 300x280mm | Illustrations: Colour paintings throughout | ISBN: 9780713664058 | Price: £40.00

The Rutland Water Ospreys

Owls

Tim Mackrill

This informative book, covering the northern hemisphere, gives owl biology and species accounts for around 30 species plus evocative photos of these beautiful and charismatic birds.

Marianne Taylor

Photographs and illustrations by John Wright 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 reintroduce the Osprey to England.

Territory: WO | Hardback | 160pp | 280x215mm | Illustrations: Colour artworks and photos throughout | ISBN: 9781408174142 | Price: £20.00

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA | Hardback | 224pp | 280x215mm | Illustrations: 200 colour photos throughout | ISBN 9781408155530 | Price: £25.00

“Most user-friendly layout of all the current world checklists. ”

“The perfect gift for the jet-setting birder.” – Saturday Guardian

– Birding World

Where to Watch Birds in World Cities

The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World

The essential guide to finding birds in the world’s major cities

6th edition

Paul Milne

James F. Clements Territory: EU, AU, NZ, ZA, IN | Hardback | 864pp | 280x216mm | ISBN: 9780713686951 | Price: £45.00

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, SA | Paperback | 496pp | 216x135mm | Illustrations: 60 line drawings; maps | ISBN: 9780713669831 | Price: £16.99

“The text is a model of concise description. The species accounts have a real air of authority: written by birders for birders, yet also accessible to the beginner.” – Stephen Moss, Birdwatch

“An absolute must for both birders and art fans… A simply glorious book, an indispensable masterpiece from a truly great bird artist.”

- Bird Watching

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

Lars Jonsson’s Birds

Territory: WO | RS: D, G, US, CA, SA | Paperback | 320pp | 180x120mm | Illustrations: 296 colour plates, maps | ISBN: 9780713664447 | Price: £12.99

Territory: WE | RS: US, CA, PH | Hardback | 192pp | 300x240mm | Illustrations: 150 colour artworks | ISBN: 9781408110140 | Price: £35.00

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GENERAL

“It exudes facts on every page as it delves into so many aspects of the avian world overlooked by other titles. ...Copious maps and illustrations bring life and verve to the author’s informative writing”

NEW IN PB

“Stuffed with mind-boggling facts and insights. Thoroughly engaging, it also gives us a thrilling sense of the vast, unmapped territories that lie beyond, waiting to be discovered” – The Sunday Times

– 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

Mike Unwin

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 science. Chapter-opening illustrations by Katrina van Grouw.

Territory: World excluding Canada/USA | Paperback | 144pp | 275x212mm | Illustrations: Colour photos and maps throughout | ISBN: 9781408134702 | Price: £16.99

Territory: WO | RS: D, FR, SP, J, CH, T, K, POL | Paperback | 288pp | 198x129mm | ISBN: 9781408830543 | eBook: 9781408828717 | Price: £8.99

“This is an excellent little book for anyone who's recently started birdwatching down at their local reservoir or gravel pit, or who wants to broaden their horizons beyond the back garden.”- Bird Watching

“Entertaining anecdotes with real honesty...even non-bird-buffs may be inspired to get out the binoculars.”

Watching Waterbirds with Kate Humble and Martin McGill

The Biggest Twitch

Kate Humble and Martin McGill Territory: WO | Paperback | 256pp | 216x135mm | Illustrations: Colour photographs and artworks | ISBN: 9781408130223 | Price: £12.99

– Wanderlust

Around the World in 4,000 birds

Alan Davies and Ruth Miller The story of a birding odyssey, following the authors’ quest to smash the world record for the number of species seen in one calender year.

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

Territory: WO | Paperback | 448pp | 234x178mm | Illustrations: Colour throughout | ISBN: 9780747598220 | Price: £20.00

Territory: WO | Paperback | 208pp | 216x135mm | ISBN: 9780713652680 | Price: £8.99

“This unique volume deserves a place on the bookshelves of anyone with an interest in birds and the countryside. ”

“Magnificent.”

- British Birds

Amazing Birds

SundayTelegraph

Helm Identification Guides

A Treasury of Facts and Trivia

Tracks and Signs of the Birds of Britain and Europe

Roger Lederer

Roy Brown, John Ferguson, Michael Lawrence and David Lees Territory: WO | RS: D, FR, G, IT, POL, SP | Paperback | 36pp | 234x152mm | Illustrations: Colour throughout | ISBN: 9780713653823 | eBook: 9781408135723 | ePDF: 9781408135730 | Price 24.99

Poyser Monographs

Poyser Monographs

Naturalised Birds of the World

Weather and Bird Behaviour

Christopher Lever

3rd edition

Territory: WO | Hardback | 352pp | 234x154mm | Illustrations: 8pp colour photos | ISBN: 9780713670066 | eBook: 9781408128251 | ePDF: 9781408133125 | Price: £50.00

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Territory: EU, ZA | Flexibound | 160pp | 222x165mm | Illustrations: Over 400, mainly in colour | ISBN: 9780713686661 | Price: £12.99

Norman Elkins Territory: WO | RS: FR | Hardback | 276pp | 234x154mm | Illustrations: 8pp colour photos | ISBN: 9780713668254 | eBook: 9781408128220 | ePDF: 9781408133354 | Price: £50.00

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NEW

RSPB 125th Anniversary edition

“A beautifully illustrated coffee-table book” – The Spectator

RSPB Migration Hotspots

Peter Holden and Tim Cleeves

The World's Best Bird Migration Sites

RSPB

RSPB Handbook of British Birds

NEW

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: 9781408193327 | Price: £9.99

App available:

RSPB eGuide to British Birds “Excellent, very comprehensive, will be enjoyed by all family members” – iTunes App Store customer review

Each spring and autumn hundreds of millions of birds - wildfowl, shorebirds, raptors, 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.

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 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 numbers of waders stop over each spring and autumn to the great rarity islands of Scilly and Heligoland. Stunning photography throughout.

Territory: WO | Hardback | 224pp | 280x215mm | 170 colour photos and 30 colour maps | ISBN: 9781408171172 | Price: £25.00

“If you’re new to birding or have a wishlist of species you’ve always wanted to see then RSPB British Birdfinder is right up your street.”

“A useful companion to an ID guide for those who want to learn more about the secret lives of birds”

– BBC Wildlife

– BBC Wildlife

“The illustrations, by Dave Nurney, are truly excellent, lifelike and show all the key identification features…this really is the best value bird book on the market.”

RSPB British Birdfinder Marianne Taylor A species-by-species guide that shows you how to find and watch more than 250 species.

Sections include: • How to find: including the best time of day, how to search the habitat and behavioural signs • Watching tips: including ways to get close to the bird without disturbing it • Super sites Territory: WO | Paperback | 288pp | 216x135mm | Illustrations: 450 colour photographs and 275 maps | ISBN: 9781408158678 | Price: £12.99

RSPB British Birds of Prey Marianne Taylor Territory: WO | Hardback | 224pp | 280x230mm | Illustrations: 200 colour photos throughout | ISBN: 9781408128497 | Price: £24.99

RSPB Birds: Their Hidden World Peter Holden Get a broad understanding of 'how birds work' from their physical make-up to courtship and breeding, social activity and their spread and travels. Interpret the kind of bird activity and behaviour that you see and hear in your garden, in the countryside and on nature reserves.

RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds 2nd edition

Simon Harrap Territory: WO | Paperback | 224pp | 170x115mm | Illustrations: 950 colour artworks | ISBN: 9781408174562 | Price: £5.99

Territory: WO | paperback | 256pp | 210x148mm | Illustrations: 300 Colour Photographs | ISBN: 9781408152621 | Price: £14.99

RSPB Guide to Digital Wildlife Photography 2nd edition

David Tipling Territory: WO | RS: CA, US, PH | Paperback | 176pp | 275x215mm | Illustrations: 200+ photographs | ISBN: 9781408137147 | Price: £19.99

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RSPB Handbook of Scottish Birds Peter Holden and Stuart Housden Territory: WO | Paperback | 256pp | 216x135mm | Illustrations: Over 1,000 colour artworks | ISBN: 9781408112328 | eBook: 9781408125786 | Price: £9.99

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RSPB

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 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 in winter. Euan also exposes the mounting threats Puffins face and offers advice on the best places to see them.

ALSO PUBLISHING IN THE SERIES:

RSPB Spotlight: Otters Nicola Chester Territory: WO | Paperback | 128pp | 210x148mm | 100pp | April 2014 | ISBN: 9781472903860 eBook: 9781472903877 | Price: £9.99

Territory: WO | Paperback | 128pp | 210x148mm | April 2014 | ISBN: 9781472903549 | eBook: 9781472903556 | Price: £9.99

“This neatly crafted guide from awardwinning writer Mike Unwin is perfect to germinate future generations of birders.”

– Sunday Express

“A great guide to watching birds ... jam-packed with colour photographs and paintings.”

“An essential aid for identifying garden birds” – Education Bookseller

The Big RSPB Birdwatch

– www.ngkids.co.uk

A Step-by-step Approach

RSPB Children’s Guide to Birdwatching

Mike Unwin

David Chandler and Mike Unwin

Territory: WO | RS: D, FR | Paperback | 192pp | 246x189mm | Illustrations: 150 colour artworks and 80 colour photos | ISBN: 9780713679434 | Price: £12.99

Territory: WO | RS: CZ, POL | Paperback | 128pp | 210x148mm | Illustrations: 350 colour illustrations/ photos | ISBN: 9780713687958 | Price: £6.99

RSPB Guide to Birdwatching

“An excellent book... informative and entertaining” – Matt Wilson, Gardens Illustrated

Adrian Thomas

Anita Ganeri and David Chandler

Territory: WO | RS: P, G | Hardback | 240pp | 275x215mm | Illustrations: 650 colour photos | ISBN: 9781408122303 | Price: £19.99

The Secret Lives of Garden Birds ISBN: 9780713666168

Territory: WO | Paperback | 128pp | 210x148mm | Illustrations: Full colour photographs throughout | ISBN: 9781408148211 | Price: £6.99

RSPB First Book of Birds

A Complete Guide to Nature-Friendly Gardening

of amazing revelations.”

- The Guardian

The must-have companion to the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch and Big Schools Birdwatch. Build a bird feeder, draw a bird, make moulds of their prints, create a collage - and discover all about your garden visitors!

“So attractive and easy to use that children will find [it] a real encouragement” – www.parentsintouch.co.uk

RSPB Gardening for Wildlife

“Witty and full

David Chandler

Territory: WO | Paperback | 48pp | 198x129mm | Illustrations: full colour throughout | ISBN: 9781408137185 | Price: £4.99

“The pages burst with enthusiasm...This is an exceptional book, as inspiring as it is informative. ” - BBC Wildlife

RSPB My First Book of Garden Birds Mike Unwin and Sarah Whittley

Secret Lives of British Birds ISBN: 9780713675139

Dominic Couzens Illustrated by Peter Partington

Territory: WO | RS: NO, CH, DE | Hardback | 48pp | 210x210mm | Colour illustrations throughout | ISBN: 9780713676785 | Price: £6.99

Territory: WO | Paperback | 160pp | 297x210mm | Illustrations: Over 130 colour artworks & photos | Price: £14.99 each

Drawing Birds John Busby Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH | Paperback | 144pp | 254x210mm | Illustrations: 80 colour artworks and 50 line drawings | ISBN: 9780713668162 | Price: £19.99

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Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Birds ... But Were Afraid To Ask! Stephen Moss Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH, D | Paperback | 192pp | 210x140mm | Illustrations: Cartoons | ISBN: 9780713668155 | eBook: 9781408104101 | ePDF: 9781408132975 | Price: £9.99

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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.

BRITAIN

Helm County Avifaunas

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

The Birds of Leicestershire & Rutland

The Birds of Gwent

“What a great book! A tour de force!”

W.A. Venables et al.

Territory: WO | Hardback | 416pp | 240x170mm | Illustrations: 32pp colour photos | ISBN: 9780713676334 | eBook: 9781408108901 | ePDF: 9781408133064 | Price: £40.00

Rob Fray et al.

Territory: WO | Hardback | 784pp | 240x170mm | Illustrations: 16pp colour section | ISBN: 9780713672336 | eBook: 9781408108918 | ePDF: 9781408133118 | Price: £45.00

- www.fatbirder.com

The Birds of Essex Simon Wood Territory: WO | Hardback | 680pp | 240x170mm | Illustrations: 24pp colour photos | ISBN: 9780713669398 | eBook: 9781408108727 | ePDF: 9781408133071 | Price: £40.00

ALSO AVAILABLE:

The Birds of Norfolk

The Birds of Dorset

The Birds of Suffolk

The Birds of Shetland

ISBN: 9780713687330 | Price: £50.00

ISBN: 9780713669343 | Price: £40.00

ISBN: 9780713663549 | Price: £40.00

ISBN: 9780713660388 | Price: £40.00

Birds in England Andy Brown and Phil Grice Hardback | 694pp | 252x188mm | Illustrations: 32pp colour section; black-and-white illustrations throughout | ISBN: 9780713665307 | ePDF: 9781408128237 | Price: £40.00 Birdwatch Book of the Year, 2005 British Birds Best Book of the Year, 2005 (joint winner)

Bird Observatories of Britain and Ireland Mike Archer, Mark Grantham, Peter Howlett and Steven Stansfield Territory: WO | Hardback | 592pp | 234x154mm | Illustrations: 16 page colour section | ISBN: 9781408110409 | ePDF: 9781408139059 | Price: £60.00

“A brilliant work. ”

Poyser Monographs

- Bird Watching

Birds in Wales

The Status of Birds in Britain and Ireland

Roger Lovegrove, Iolo Williams and Graham Williams

David Parkin and Alan Knox Territory: WO | Hardback | 412pp | 240x170mm | ISBN: 9781408125007 | eBook: 9781408128916 | ePDF: 9781408138748 | Price: £50.00

Hardback | ISBN: 9781408137925 | ePDF: 9781408137918 | Price: £50.00

Poyser Monographs

The Migration Atlas

Birds New to Britain 1980-2004

Movements of the Birds of Britain and Ireland

Adrian Pitches and Tim Cleeves Hardback | 344pp | 234x154mm | Illustrations: 72 line drawings, 80 colour photos | ISBN: 9780713670226 | Price: £50.00

Edited by Chris Wernham, Mike Tomas, John Marchant, Jacquie Clark, Gavin Siriwardena and Stephen Baillie Territory: WO | Hardback | 900pp | 275x240mm | Illustrations: maps, tables and line drawings | ISBN: 9780713665147 | Price: £95.00

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BACK IN PRINT

British Birds Best Book of the Year, 2003

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BRITAIN

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 this book.” – Chris Packham

Where to Watch Birds in Britain

Where to Watch Birds in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight 4th edition

2nd edition

Simon Harrap and Nigel Redman Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, SA | Paperback | 672pp | 216x135mm | ISBN: 9781408110591 | Price: £19.99

George Green and Martin Cade Territory: WO | Paperback | 384pp | 216x135mm | Illustrations: 25 line artworks | ISBN: 9780713688139 | Price: £18.99

ALSO AV A I LA B LE: 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

EUROPE

The Birds of the Iberian Peninsula

“A good starting point for tracking down elusive species.”

Eduardo de Juana and Ernest Garcia This authoritative title is the definitive avifauna covering the Iberian Peninsula - Europe's most ornithologically diverse region. It includes famous birding hotspots such as the Coto Donaña wetlands, mountainous areas such as the Picos de Europa and the Pyrenees, the raptor hotspot of Monfragüe and the steppe grasslands of Extremadura.

The book begins with authoritative introductory chapters covering subjects such as geography, climate, habitats, history of ornithology and conservation. The species accounts then cover every species recorded in Portugal, mainland Spain and Gibraltar, along with detailed maps.

Territory: [Sales Rights under review] | Hardback | 544pp | 240x170mm | April 2014 | ISBN: 9781408124802 | eBook: 9781472905901 | Price: £50.00

Where to Watch Birds

– BTO News

“Tony Clarke’s energy, enthusiasm and awareness shine through.”

Birds of the Mediterranean A Photographic Guide

Paul Sterry Territory: WO | RS: FR, D, DA, G, SP, US, CA | Paperback | 192pp | 210x135mm | Illustrations: 950+ colour photo images | ISBN: 9780713663495 | Price: £19.99

- Birds Illustrated

Helm Field Guides

Birds of the Atlantic Islands Canary Islands, Madeira, Azores, Cape Verde

Tony Clarke Territory: WO | Paperback | 368pp | 234x156mm | Illustrations: 56 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713660234 | Price: £29.99

Full list of titles available on order form: centre pages

Where to Watch Birds in Northern & Eastern Spain

Where to Watch Birds in Southern and Western Spain

2nd edition

Andalucia, Extremadura and Gibraltar

Michael Rebane and Ernest Garcia

3rd edition

Territory: WO | Paperback | 320pp | 216x135mm | Illustrations: Line drawings and maps | ISBN: 9780713683141 | ePDF: 9781408109007 | Price: £19.99

“This innovative guide helps you identify nearly 200 of the most common birds species found in Britain and western Europe by the most simple of visual characteristics - shape and colour. ” – The Caravan Club Magazine

Ernest Garcia and Andrew Paterson Territory: WO | RS: SP | Paperback | 400pp | 216x135mm | Illustrations: Line drawings and maps | ISBN: 9780713683158 | ePDF: 9781408109014 | Price: £19.99

The EBCC Atlas of European Breeding Birds Their Distribution and Abundance Edited by Ward J.M. Hagemeijer and Michael J. Blair 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

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Helm Identification Guides

The Handbook of Bird Identification For Europe and the Western Palearctic

Lukas Jenni and Raffael Winkler ePDF: 9781408155554

Mark Beaman and Steve Madge eBook: 9781408134948 | ePDF: 9781408135235

“A perfect example of what a field guide should look like ... this gem of a book is a real breath of fresh air. ”

Helm Field Guides Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Socotra 2nd edition

Nigel Redman, Terry Stevenson and John Fanshawe Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH | Paperback | 512pp | 216x140mm | Illustrations: 213 colour plates | ISBN: 9781408157350 | eBook: 9781408125809 | ePDF: 9781408135761 | Price: £35.00

Birds of Somalia

Birds of Liberia

J.S. Ash, J.E. Miskell

Wulf Gatter

BACK IN PRINT

Territory: WO | Hardback 320pp | 183x245mm | ISBN 9781408190227 | Price: £60.00

Terry Stevenson and John Fanshawe

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH | Paperback | 632pp | 214x137mm | Illustrations: 287 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713673470 | Price: £35.00

eGuide to Birds of East Africa App

BACK IN PRINT

Helm Field Guides

Helm Field Guides

Helm Field Guides

Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania

Birds of Western Africa

Birds of Seychelles

Dale A. Zimmerman, Donald A. Turner and David J. Pearson Territory: WO | RS: US, ZA | Paperback | 216x138mm | 576pp | Illustrations: 124 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713675504 | Enhanced eBook | Price: £29.99

Nik Borrow and Ron Demey

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH | Paperback | 512pp | 216x140mm | Illustrations: 148 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713666922 | Price: £29.99

Helm Field Guides

Helm Field Guides

Birds of Senegal and The Gambia

Birds of The Gambia and Senegal

Nik Borrow and Ron Demey

Territory: WO | paperback | 320pp | 216x140mm | Illustrations: 140 colour plates | ISBN: 9781408134696 | Price: £29.99 | Enhanced eBook: 9781408171011 | ePDF: 9781408171004 | Price: £19.99

Adrian Skerrett and Tony Disley

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH | Paperback | 176pp | 216x140mm | Illustrations: 65 colour plates | ISBN: 9781408151518 | eBook: 9781408181249 | Price: £24.99

Helm Field Guides

Birds of Ghana Nik Borrow and Ron Demey

Clive Barlow and Tim Wacher Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, SA | Paperback | 408pp | 210x148mm | Illustrations: 48 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713675498 | Price: £24.99

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Birds of East Africa Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi

Birds of the Horn of Africa

Territory: WO | Hardback 328pp | 183x245mm | ISBN 9781408190319 | Price: £60.00

Helm Field Guides

AFRICA

– Birdwatch

EUROPE

Moult and Ageing of European Passerines

Territory: WO | RS: Ghana | Paperback | 352pp | 216x140mm | Illustrations: 145 colour plates | ISBN: 9781408122792 | Price: £29.99

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AFRICA

The Birds of Africa Volume VIII: The Birds of the Malagasy Region:

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Madagascar, Seychelles, Comoros, Mascarenes

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Roger Safford and Frank Hawkins

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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

"The team...behind this monumental work can rest assured that it has more than fulfilled its goal...leaving us the pleasurable task of enjoying the extraordinary fruits of their labours." - Scottish Bird News Set available end 2014 | 9781408190609 | Price: £800.00

The Birds of Africa

The Birds of Africa

The Birds of Africa

Volume I

Volume II

Volume III

ISBN 9781408190524 | 552pp | Price: £125.00

ISBN 9781408190531 | 600pp | Price: £125.00

ISBN 9781408190548 | 660pp | Price: £125.00

The Birds of Africa

The Birds of Africa

The Birds of Africa

Volume IV

Volume V

Volume VI

The Birds of Africa Volume VII

ISBN 9781408190555 | 608pp | Price: £125.00

ISBN 9781408190562 | 722pp | Price: £125.00

Helm Identification Guides

Birds of Western Africa

British Birds Best Book of the Year Runner up, 2002

Nik Borrow and Ron Demey Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH | Hardback | 832pp | 241x166mm | Illustrations: 147 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713639599 | Price: £60.00

ISBN 9781408190579 | 788pp | Price: £125.00

Where to Watch Birds in Ethiopia

Birds of Ethiopia and Eritrea

Claire Spottiswoode, Merid Gabremichael and Julian Francis

John Ash and John Atkins

Territory: WO | Paperback | 192pp | 216x135mm | Illustrations: 260 colour photographs and many maps | ISBN: 9781408130759 | eBook: 9781408134627 | ePDF: 9781408135976 | Price: £19.99

MIDDLE EAST

Helm Field Guides

Helm Field Guides

Birds of the United Arab Emirates

Birds of the Middle East 2nd edition

Simon Aspinall and Richard Porter

Richard Porter and Simon Aspinall

Territory: WO | paperback | 240pp | 216x140mm | Illustrations: 102 colour plates | ISBN: 9781408152577 | Price: £24.99

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH | Paperback | 400pp | 216x140mm | Illustrations: 176 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713676020 | eBook: 9781408181225 | Price: £29.99

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ISBN 9780713665314 | 688pp | Price: £125.00

An Atlas of Distribution

Territory: WO | Hardback | 416pp | 246x189mm | Illustrations: 16pp colour section; 870 maps | ISBN: 9781408109793 | ePDF: 9781408133088 | Price: £50.00

“A monumental publication…”

eGuide to Birds of the Middle East App

– BirdGuides

The Birds of Turkey Guy Kirwan Barbaros Demirci, Hilary Welch, Kerem Boyla, Metehan Özen, Pete Castell and Tim Marlow Territory: WO | RS: TU | Hardback | 512pp | 240x170mm | Illustrations: 32-page colour section | ISBN: 9781408104750 | eBook: 9781408108949 | ePDF: 9781408133149 | Price: £50.00

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Birds of the Indian Subcontinent

eGuide to Birds of the Indian Subcontinent App

Helm Field Guides

Birds of East Asia Eastern China, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Eastern Russia

India, Pakistian, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and the Maldives.

Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp and Tim Inskipp

Mark Brazil

Territory: WO | RS: US | Paperback | 528pp | 216x140mm | Illustrations: 214 colour plates ISBN: 9781408127636 | Price: £35.00 Enhanced eBook: 9781408162644 | Price: £19.99 ePDF: 9781408162651

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH | Paperback | 528pp | 210x148mm | Illustrations: 234 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713670400 | Price: £29.99 | Enhanced eBook: 9781472903563 | Price: £19.99 | ePDF: 9781408138731

Helm Field Guides

Helm Field Guides

Birds of Sri Lanka

Birds of Central Asia

Deepal Warakagoda, Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp and Tim Inskipp

Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Afghanistan

Raffael Ayé, Manuel Schweizer and Tobias Roth

The definitive identification tool for the visiting birdwatcher. The lead author is Sri Lanka's top field birder and discoverer of the Serendip Scops Owl. Territory: WO | paperback 224pp | 216x140mm | Illustrations: 70 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713688535 | eBook: 9781408188996 | Price: £24.99

Territory: WO | RS: US | paperback 320pp | 216x140mm | Illustrations: 141 colour plates | October 2012 | ISBN: 9780713670387 | eBook: 9781408142707 | ePDF: 9781408142714 | Price: £35.00

Helm Field Guides

Helm Field Guides

Birds of Nepal

Birds of Northern India

Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp and Tim Inskipp

Richard Grimmett and Tim Inskipp

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH | Paperback | 288pp | 216x135mm | Illustrations: 110 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713651669 | Price: £24.99

Territory: WO | RS: IN, US, CA, PH Plus: Gujurati, Hindi, Urdu | Paperback | 304pp | 216x135mm | Illustrations: 120 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713651676 | Price: £24.99

Helm Field Guides

Helm Field Guides

Helm Field Guides

Birds of Pakistan

Birds of Bhutan

Birds of Southern India

Richard Grimmett, Tom Roberts and Tim Inskipp

Territory: WO | RS: IN, US, CA, SA, Urdu | Paperback | 256pp | 216x135mm | Illustrations: 93 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713688009 | Price: £24.99

Carol Inskipp, Tim Inskipp and Richard Grimmett

Territory: WO | RS: IN, US, CA, PH | Paperback | 192pp | 216x135mm | Illustrations: 70 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713669909 | Price: £24.99

A Field Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent

The Birds of the Thai-Malay Peninsula

Krys Kazmierczak Illustrated by Ber van Perlo

Volume 1: NonPasserines

Territory: WO | RS: IN, US, CA, SA | Paperback | 352pp | 210x148mm | Illustrations: 96 colour plates | ISBN: 9781408109786 | Price: £24.99

David R. Wells

Territory: WO | Hardback | 704pp | 264x194mm | Illustrations: 69 colour plates, maps | ISBN: 9780713674644 | ePDF: 9781408108925 | Price: £85.00

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ASIA

Helm Field Guides

Richard Grimmett and Tim Inskipp

Territory: WO | RS: IN, Kannada, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Malayam | Paperback | 240pp | 216x135mm | Illustrations: 87 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713651645 | Price: £24.99

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Japan and North-East Asia Tadao Shimba

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, SA | Paperback | 504pp | 190x125mm | Illustrations: Colour photos throughout | ISBN: 9780713674392 | Price: £24.99

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Field Guide to the Wildlife of New Zealand

Helm Field Guides

Helm Field Guides

Birds of Australia

Birds of Melanesia

Julian Fitter

7th edition

This glorious photographic field guide illustrates most of the vertebrate species, as well as a large number of typical invertebrates and flora.

Ken Simpson and Nicolas Day

Bismarcks, Solomons, Vanuatu and New Caledonia

Territory: EU | Paperback | 256pp | 190x115mm | Illustrations: Colour photos thoughout | ISBN: 9781408108659 | Price: £16.99

Territory: EU | Paperback | 392pp | 216x152mm | Illustrations: 132 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713669824 | Price: £24.99

Guy Dutson

Territory: WO | Paperback | 448pp | 234x156mm | Illustrations: 72 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713665406 | ePDF: 9781408152461 | Price: £40.00

THE AMERICAS

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of the Cayman Islands

Helm Field Guides

Patricia Bradley and Yves-Jacques Rey-Millet

Bart de Boer, Eric Newton and Robin Restall

Territory: WO | Paperback | 256pp | 190x115mm | Illustrations: Colour photos throughout | ISBN: 9781408123645 | Price: £25.00

Territory: WO | RS: US | Paperback | 192pp | 216x140mm | Illustrations: 70 colour plates | ISBN: 9781408137277 | eBook: 9781408181256 | Price: £24.99

Birds of Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of Jamaica

Helm Field Guides

Birds of Peru Thomas S. Schulenberg, Douglas F. Stotz, Daniel F. Lane, John P. O’Neill and Theodore A. Parker III Territory: EU, CWXCA | Paperback | 664pp | 210x148mm | Illustrations: 307 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713686739 | Price: £29.99

Helm Field Guides

Birds of Belize H. Lee Jones

Ann Haynes Sutton, Audrey Downer and Robert Sutton

Territory: EU, CWXCA | Paperback | 484pp | 282x152mm | llustrations: 56 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713667608 | Price: £29.99

Photography by YvesJacques Rey-Millet

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH | Paperback | 336pp | 190x115mm | Illustrations: 650 colour photos | ISBN: 9781408107430 | eBook: 9781408108765 | ePDF: 9781408133224 | Price: £29.99

“A masterful volume written and illustrated by one of the continent’s most highly respected field ornithologists.”

Helm Field Guides

NEW

Birds of the Dominican Republic and Haiti

– Birdwatch

Steven Latta, Christopher Rimmer, Allan Keith, James Wiley, Herbert Raffaele, Kent McFarland and Eladio Fernandez

The North American Bird Guide 2nd edition David Sibley Territory: EU, CWXCA | RS: US, CA, PH | Paperback | 544pp | 241x152mm | Illustrations: 6,600 colour artworks | March 2014 | ISBN: 9781472909268 | Price: £24.99

Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern North America

Field Guide to the Birds of Western North America

The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behaviour

David Sibley

David Sibley

David Sibley

Territory: EU, CWXCA | RS: US, CA, PH | Paperback | 434pp | 190x114mm | Illustrations: 4,700 colour artworks | ISBN: 9780713666571 | Price: £19.99

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Territory: EU, CWXCA | Paperback | 360pp | 234x156mm | Illustrations: 57 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713679052 | Price: £24.99

Territory: EU, CWXCA | RS: US, CA, PH | Paperback | 474pp | 190x114mm | Illustrations: 4,200 colour artworks | ISBN: 9780713666588 | Price: £19.99

Territory: EU, CWXCA | Hardback | 608pp | 241x152mm | Illustrations: 550 colour images | ISBN: 9780713662504 | Price: £35.00

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Helm Field Guides

Birds of Northern South America

Birds of Northern South America

An Identification Guide.

An Identification Guide.

Volume 1: Species Accounts

Volume 2: Plates and Maps

Robin Restall, Clemencia Rodner and Miguel Lentino

Robin Restall, Clemencia Rodner and Miguel Lentino

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, SA | Paperback | 880pp | 234x156mm | Illustrations: 3 colour maps | ISBN: 9780713672428 | Price: £60.00

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, SA | Paperback | 656pp | 234x156mm | llustrations: 306 colour plates; over 2,300 maps | ISBN: 9780713672435 | Price: £40.00

Helm Field Guides

Helm Field Guides

Birds of Chile

Birds of Cuba

Alvaro Jaramillo

Orlando H. Garrido and Arturo Kirkconnell

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH, SP | Paperback | 240pp | 210x148mm | Illustrations: 96 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713646887 | Price: £24.99

Helm Field Guides

Birds of Venezuela Steven L. Hilty

Territory: EU, CWXCA | RS: US | Paperback | 272pp | 234x156mm | Illustrations: 51 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713657845 | Price: £29.99

Birds, Mammals and Reptiles of the Galapagos Islands

Helm Field Guides

2nd edition

Robert S. Ridgely and Guy Tudor

Andy Swash and Rob Still

Territory: EU, CWXCA | RS: US | Paperback | 896pp | 228x151mm | Illustrations: 67 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713664188 | Price: £45.00

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, SA | Paperback | 168pp | 204x130mm | Illustrations: 53 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713675511 | Price: £16.99

Helm Field Guides

Helm Field Guides

Birds of Trinidad and Tobago

Birds of the West Indies

2nd edition

Martyn Kenefick, Robin Restall and Floyd Hayes Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, SA | Paperback | 276pp | 216x140mm | Illustrations: 115 colour plates | ISBN: 9781408152096 | Price: £24.99 | Enhanced eBook: 9781408181218 | Price: £19.99

The Wildlife of Costa Rica A Field Guide

Fiona Reid, Twan Leenders, Jim Zook and Robert Dean

Paperback | 360pp | 216x138mm | Illustrations: 600 colour artworks | ISBN: 9781408130094 | Price: £24.99

Herbert Raffaele, James Wiley, Orlando Garrido, Allan Keith and Janis Raffaele Territory: EU, CWXCA | Paperback | 224pp | 216x132mm | Illustrations: 92 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713654196 | Price: £16.99

Helm Field Guides

Birds of Costa Rica Richard Garrigues and Robert Dean

Territory: EU, CWXCA | RS: US | Paperback | 416pp | 197x125mm | Illustrations: 166 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713683691 | Price: £24.99

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Helm Field Guides

Birds of South America: Passerines

Territory: EU | Paperback | 760pp | 225x150mm | Illustrations: 121 colour plates | ISBN: 9781408113424 | Price: £35.00

Helm Identification Guides

Birds of the West Indies Herbert Raffaele, James Wiley, Orlando Garrido, Allan Keith and Janis Raffaele Territory: EU, CWXCA | Hardback | 512pp | 234x156mm | llustrations: 86 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713649055 | Price: £40.00

Where to Watch Birds in Costa Rica Barrett Lawson

Territory: EU, CWXCA | Paperback | 360pp | 225x150mm | Illustrations: 107 maps; b&w photos | ISBN: 9781408125120 | Price: £19.99

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Penguins of the World

Helm Identification Guides

Pheasants, Partridges & Grouse

Wayne Lynch

Including buttonquails, sandgrouse and allies Territory: EU, IN, ZA | Hardback | 176pp | 278x227mm | Illustrations: Over 130 colour photographs | ISBN: 9780713687118 | Price: £16.99

Steve Madge and Phil McGowan Territory: WO | RS: US | Hardback | 408pp | 234x156mm | Illustrations: 72 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713639667 | eBook: 9781408135662 | ePDF: 9781408135655 | Price: £50.00

Flight Identification of European Seabirds

Helm Field Guides

Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters of the World

Anders Blomdahl, Bertil Breife and Niklas Holmström

Derek Onley and Paul Scofield Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH | Paperback | 240pp | 234x156mm | Illustrations: 45 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713643329 | Price: £24.99

Territory: WO | Paperback | 376pp | 234x156mm | Illustrations: 650 colour photographs | ISBN: 9780713686166 | Price: £29.99

Poyser Monographs

Poyser Monographs

The Greater Flamingo

Flamingos Edited by Janet Kear and Nicole Duplaix-Hall

Alan Johnson and Frank Cézilly

See order form for complete list of Poyser titles

BACK IN PRINT

Territory: WO | Hardback | 336pp | 234x154mm | Illustrations: 8pp colour | ISBN: 9780713665628 | eBook: 9781408108970 | ePDF: 9781408132999 | Price: £50.00

Territory: WO | Hardback | 246pp | 234x154mm | Illustrations: Colour and black-and-white photos | ISBN: 9781408137505 | eBook: 9781408137499 | ePDF: 9781408137482 | Price: £50.00

Helm Field Guides

Raptors of the World: A Field Guide James Ferguson-Lees and David Christie Territory: WO | RS: FR, G | Paperback | 320pp | 234x156mm | Illustrations: 118 colour plates; 320+ maps | ISBN: 9780713669572 | Price: £29.99

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Tui de Roy, Mark Jones and Julian Fitter Territory: EU | Hardback | 240pp | 296x235mm | Illustrations: 300 colour photos | ISBN: 9780713688122 | Price: £35.00

Poyser Monographs

The Mandarin Duck Christopher Lever

Territory: WO | Hardback | 256pp | 234x154mm | Illustrations: 8pp colour section | February 2013 | ISBN: 9781408149638 | Price: £50.00

Helm Identification Guides

Besterman/ McColvin Medal Runner up, 2002

Raptors of the World James Ferguson-Lees and David A. Christie Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH, SP | Hardback | 992pp | 240x170mm | ISBN: 9780713680263 | ePDF: 9781408135501 | Price: £60.00

Poyser Monographs

– Birdwatching

Jeff Watson

The Golden Eagle 2nd edition

The Raptors of Europe and the Middle East A Handbook of Field Identification

Dick Forsman

“Highly recommended.”

– Birdwatch

Wildlife Society’s Best Science Book Award 2006

Poyser Monographs

Poyser Monographs

The Goshawk

The Gyrfalcon

Robert Kenward

Eugene Potapov and Richard Sale

Territory: WO | RS: US | Hardback | 368pp | 234x154mm | Illustrations: 8pp colour section | ISBN: 9780713665659 | eBook: 9781408128268 | ePDF: 9781408133293 | Price: £50.00

Albatross Their world, their ways

“A joy from cover to cover... as much information as anyone knows.”

Territory: WO | Paperback | 608pp | 234x154mm | Illustrations: over 700 photographs and 100 drawings | ISBN: 9780713688214 | Price: £29.99

“Authoritative, well-written and nicely produced.” – Birdwatch

“A significant and beautiful book about a charismatic family.”

– BBC Wildlife

Territory: WO | RS: US | Hardback | 234x154mm | 288pp | Illustrations: 8pp colour section | ISBN: 9780713665635 | eBook: 9781408128183 | ePDF: 9781408133095 | Price: £50.00

Territory: WO | RS: J, US | Hardback | 320pp | 234x154mm | Illustrations: 8pp colour section | ISBN: 9781408114209 | eBook: 9781408134559 | ePDF: 9781408134542 | Price: £50.00

Poyser Monographs

The Peregrine Falcon 2nd edition

Derek Ratcliffe

Territory: WO | Hardback | 478pp | 234x154mm | Illustrations: Black-and-white photos and line drawings | ISBN: 9781408136843 | eBook: 9781408136836 | ePDF: 9781408136829 | Price: £50.00

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Poyser Monographs

Poyser Monographs

The Sparrowhawk

The Hen Harrier

Flight Identification of European Raptors

Donald Watson

Ian Newton Territory: WO | Hardback | 396pp | 234x154mm | Illustrations: Black-andBACK IN white photos and line PRINT drawings | ISBN: 9781408138342 | eBook: 9781408138328 | ePDF: 9781408138335 | Price: £50.00

“Breathtaking.”

– Scottish Wildlife Magazine

BACK IN PRINT

Territory: WO | Hardback | 307pp | 234x154mm | Illustrations: Black-andwhite photos and line drawings | ISBN: 9781408137567 | eBook: 9781408137550 | ePDF: 9781408137543 | Price: £50.00

Helm Identification Guides

Rails A Guide to the Rails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots of the World

3rd edition

R.F. Porter, Ian Willis, Steen Christensen, Bent Pors Nielsen Territory: WO | Hardback | 180pp | 246x154mm | Illustrations: Black-and-white photos and line drawings | ISBN: 9780856610271 | eBook: 9781408139431 | ePDF: 9781408139424 | Price: £50.00

Shorebirds of the Northern Hemisphere Richard Chandler

Barry Taylor The Kingdom of the Eagle Brutus Östling Territory: WE | Hardback | 160pp | 330x227mm | Illustrations: Colour photos throughout | ISBN: 9781408107041 | Price: £20.00

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, SA | Hardback | 600pp | 240x170mm | Illustrations: 43 colour plates | ISBN: 9781873403594 | eBook: 9781408135372 | ePDF: 9781408135389 | Price: £50.00

The Shorebird Guide

Shorebirds of North America

Michael O’Brien, Richard Crossley and Kevin Karlson

The Photographic Guide

Helm Identification Guides

Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America Klaus Malling Olsen Illustrated by Hans Larsson Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH | Hardback | 608pp | 240x170mm | Illustrations: 96 colour plates; 800 colour photographs | Birdwatch ISBN: 9780713670875 | Bird Book of the Year, 2004 eBook: 9781408135778 | ePDF: 9781408135280 | Price: £50.00

Poyser Monographs

The Puffin Mike P. Harris and Sarah Wanless A comprehensive monograph on the Atlantic Puffin, the most recognisable and popular of all North Atlantic seabirds.

Territory: WO | Hardback | 312pp | 234x156mm | Illustrations: 45 line illustrations; 8pp colour plate section | ISBN: 9781408108673 | eBook: 9781408160565 | ePDF: 9781408160558 | Price: £50.00

Territory: EU, CWXCA | Paperback | 373pp | 216x140mm | Illustrations: 534 colour photographs | ISBN: 9780713673777 | Price: £24.99

Waders of Europe, Asia and North America Stephen Message and Don Taylor Territory: WO | RS: FR, SP, TU, US, CA, PH | Paperback | 224pp | 234x156mm | Illustrations: 80 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713652901 | Price: £29.99 | Enhanced eBook: 9781408181232 | Price: £19.99

Poyser Monographs

Poyser Monographs

Gulls: a guide to identification

The Kittiwake John Coulson

2nd edition

P.J. Grant

Territory: WO | Hardback | 352pp | 234x154mm | Illustrations: Black-and-white photos and line drawings | ISBN: 9781408138311 | eBook: 9781408138304 | ePDF: 9781408138298 | Price: £50.00

Helm Identification Guides

Parrots A Guide to the Parrots of the World

Territory: WO | Hardback | 328pp | 234x156mm | Illustrations: 8pp colour section | ISBN: 9781408109663 | ePDF: 9781408152348 | eBook: 9781408152331 | Price: £50.00

Helm Field Guides

Parrots of the World Joseph M Forshaw

Tony Juniper and Mike Parr Territory: WO | RS: IT, US, CA, SA | Hardback | 584pp | 240x170mm | Illustrations: 88 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713669336 | eBook: 9781408135754 | ePDF: 9781408135747 | Price: £65.00

Winner of the McColvin Medal for an outstanding work of reference

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Helm Field Guides

See order form for complete list of Poyser titles

Territory: EU | Flexibound | 491pp | 227x152mm | Illustrations: 870 colour photographs | ISBN: 9780713686968 | Price: £29.99

Dennis Paulson

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH | Paperback | 480pp | 234x156mm | Illustrations: 700 colour photos, 150 colour maps | ISBN: 9781408107904 | Price: £29.99

MONOGRAPHS AND FAMILY GUIDES

Poyser Monographs

Territory: EU, CWXCA | Paperback | 336pp | 232x148mm | Illustrations: 144 colour plates | ISBN: 9781408130346 | Price: £24.99

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Helm Identification Guides

Helm Identification Guides

Helm Identification Guides

Cuckoos of the World

Swifts

Nightjars

2nd edition

A Guide to Nightjars and Related Nightbirds

Johannes Erritzøe, Clive F. Mann, Frederik Brammer and Richard A. Fuller The ultimate reference to the cuckoos of the world.

Territory: WO hardback | 480pp | 240x170mm | Illustrations: 36 plates, 150 maps, 600 photos (all colour) | ISBN: 9780713660340 | eBook: 9781408142684 | ePDF: 9781408142677 | Price: £60.00

Phil Chantler and Gerald Driessens

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, SA | Hardback | 272pp | 240x170mm | Illustrations: 24 colour plates | ISBN: 9781873403839 | eBook: 9781408135402 | ePDF: 9781408135396 | Price: £35.00

Poyser Monographs

The Snowy Owl Eugene Potapov and Richard Sale Territory: WO | 304pp | 234x154mm | Illustrations 20 black-and-white illustrations; 40 colour photos | ISBN 9780713688177 | eBook 9781408172179 | ePDF 9781408172186 | Price: £50.00

NEW

Nigel Cleere and Dave Nurney Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, SA | Hardback | 320pp | 240x170mm | Illustrations: 36 colour plates | ISBN: 9781873403488 | eBook: 9781408135471 | ePDF: 9781408135464 | Price: £35.00

Helm Identification Guides

Helm Identification Guides

Owls of the World

Pigeons and Doves

2nd edition

A Guide to the Pigeons and Doves of the World

Claus König, Friedhelm Weick and Jan-Hendrik Becking eBook: 9781408108840 | ePDF: 9781408135785

David Gibbs, Eustace Barnes and John Cox Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH | Hardback | 616pp | 240x170mm | ISBN: 9781873403600 | eBook: 9781408135563 | ePDF: 9781408135556 | Price: £65.00

“Stunning … a fitting tribute to this diverse group” – British Birds

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Helm Photographic Guides

Owls of the World A Photographic Guide 2nd edition

Heimo Mikkola A stunning and definitive photographic guide to these charismatic nocturnal birds.

Lavish and spectacular photography from dozens of the world's finest natural history photographers, cover all of the world's 250 species of owls; particular attention is given to subspecific differences, sexing and ageing. The photos are accompanied by concise text on the identification, habitat, food, distribution and voice of these birds, along with accurate range maps.

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, FR, G, IT | Hardback | 528pp | 240x170mm | November 2013 | ISBN: 9781472905932 | Price: £40.00 | Enhanced eBook: 9781472905925 | Price: £21.99

“This is a fantastic book”

Helm Identification Guides

Helm Identification Guides

– Birding World

Thrushes

Reed & Bush Warblers

Helm Identification Guides

Peter Clement and Ren Hathway

Cotingas and Manakins Guy Kirwan and Graeme Green Illustrated by Eustace Barnes Territory: WO | RS: US | Hardback | 480pp | 240x170mm | Illustrations: 34 plates, 400 photos, 160 maps (all colour) | ISBN: 9780713660258 | Price: £60.00

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Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH | Hardback | 464pp | 234x156mm | Illustrations: 60 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713639407 | eBook: 9781408135426 | Price: £50.00

Peter Kennerley and David Pearson Illustrated by Brian Small Territory: WO | Hardback | 712pp | 240x170mm | Illustrations: 42 colour plates; 350 colour photos | ISBN: 9780713660227 | ePDF: 9781408134016 | Price: £65.00

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Gerard Gorman 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.

Territory: WO | RS: US,CA | Hardback | 448pp | 234x156mm | June 2014 | ISBN: 9781408147153 | eBook: 9781408147160 | Price: £35.00

Birdwatch Bird Book of the Year, 2003

Helm Identification Guides

Poyser Monographs

Helm Identification Guides

Sylvia Warblers

Shrikes and Bush-shrikes

The Golden Oriole

Sunbirds

Paul Mason and Jake Allsop

Including Wood-shrikes, Helmetshrikes, Shrike Flycatchers, Philentomas, Batises and Wattle-eyes

Territory: WO | Hardback | 328pp | 234x154mm | Illustrations: 8pp colour section | ISBN: 9780713676839 | eBook: 9781408108963 | ePDF: 9781408132982 | Price: £50.00

A Guide to the Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers, Spiderhunters and Sugarbirds of the World

Identification, taxonomy and phylogeny of the genus Sylvia Hadoram Shirihai, Gabriel Gargallo and Andreas Helbig Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH | Hardback | 576pp | 241x166mm | Illustrations: 20 colour plates; 546 colour photos | ISBN: 9780713639841 | eBook: 9781408135099 | ePDF: 9781408135488 | Price: £75.00

Tony Harris and Kim Franklin Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH | Hardback | 392pp | 234x156mm | Illustrations: 41 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713638615 | ePDF: 9781408135433 | Price: £50.00

Robert A. Cheke, Clive F. Mann and Richard Allen Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, SA | Hardback | 384pp | 240x170mm | Illustrations: 48 colour plates | ISBN: 9781873403808 | ePDF: 9781408135679 | Price: £50.00

“The most complete guide to its subject available today. ”

See order form for complete list of Poyser titles

Helm Identification Guides

MONOGRAPHS AND FAMILY GUIDES

Woodpeckers of the World

NEW

– Birdwatch

Helm Identification Guides

Helm Identification Guides

Helm Identification Guides

Helm Identification Guides

Starlings and Mynas

Crows and Jays

New World Blackbirds

Finches and Sparrows

Chris Feare and Adrian Craig

Steve Madge and Hilary Burn

The Icterids

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH | Hardback | 272pp | 234x156mm | Illustrations: 32 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713639612 | eBook: 9781408135228 | ePDF: 9781408135204 | Price: £50.00

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA | Hardback | 192pp | 234x156mm | Illustrations: 30 colour plates | ISBN: 9781408157381 | eBook: 9781408131695 | ePDF: 9781408135273 | Price: £50.00

Alvaro Jaramillo

Peter Clement, Alan Harris and John Davis

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH | Hardback | 432pp | 234x156mm | Illustrations: 39 colour plates | ISBN: 9780713643336 | ePDF: 9781408135242 | Price: £50.00

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Territory: WO | RS: US, CA PH, IT, FR | Hardback | 234x156mm | 500pp | Illustrations: 64 colour plates | ISBN: 9781408135082 | eBook: 9781408135303 | ePDF: 9781408135297 | Price: £65.00

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NATURAL HISTORY

“A captivating and detailed overview of the wildlife of a country with probably the most diverse range of habitats in Africa”

“This is the definitive singlevolume guide to the birds and mammals of the vast Antarctic region” – Good Book Guide

– Independent

Kenya: A Natural History Stephen Spawls and Glenn Mathews Territory: WO | Hardback | 448pp | 246x189mm | Illustrations: 175 colour photos and 35 line drawings | ISBN 9781408134719 | Price: £50.00

“ This is a brilliantly and copiously illustrated combination of field guide. handbook and travel guide”

Birdwatch Bird Book of the Year, 2002

- Birds

A Complete Guide to Antarctic Wildlife

A Complete Guide To Arctic Wildlife

2nd edition

Richard Sale

Hadoram Shirihai

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA | Hardback | 464pp | 248x175mm | Illustrations: 32 colour plates; 450 colour photos | ISBN: 9780713670394 | Price: £40.00

Territory: WO | RS: US, CA, PH | Hardback | 544pp | 248x174mm | Illustrations: 35 colour plates; 920 colour photos | ISBN: 9780713664065 | Price: £40.00

“This remarkable book...is itself cause for celebration.”

“A lavish guide that takes you on an Arctic safari” – BBC Wildlife

“Fantastic pictorial guide” – BBC Countryfile

– BBC Wildlife

Galapagos: Preserving Darwin’s Legacy

Planet Arctic

Tui de Roy

Wayne Lynch

Territory: EU | Hardback | 208pp | 292x235mm | Ilustrations: Many colour photos | ISBN: 9781408108666 | Price: £30.00

Territory: EU, AU, IN, NZ, ZA | Hardback | 256pp | 279x228mm | Illustrations: Colour photos throughout | ISBN: 9781408130247 | Price: £24.99

Life at the Top of the World

Wildlife Walks

– BBC Countryfile

Foreword by Chris Packham

Territory: WO | Paperback | 320pp | 210x145mm | Illustrations: Colour photographs and maps | ISBN: 9781408130254 | Price: £14.99

RSPB Where to Discover Nature in Britain and Northern Ireland Marianne Taylor Territory: WO | Paperback | 352pp | 216x135mm | Illustrations: 250 colour photographs,120 colour maps | ISBN: 9781408108642 | Price: £12.99

Territory: WO | Hardback | 320pp | 246x189mm | Illustrations: More than 200 photographs and illustrations | ISBN: 9781408158685 | ePDF: 9781408186282 | Price: £25.00

“For anyone who has ever ... wondered what creature, great or small, has taken residence amid the herbaceous border” – Sunday Express

The River Book 101 ways to relax, play, watch wildlife and have adventures at the river's edge

Tessa Wardley “Discover the best of the UK’s wild places with this fact-filled book...includes all the information you need to plan wildlife filled family days out.” – Your Home

Unnoticed plants and unseen animals

Sir Colin Spedding

“This is going straight to my ‘favourite country books’ shelf”

Great Days Out at Over 500 of the UK’s Top Nature Reserves

Gardens: their hidden life

Territory: WO | Paperback | 224pp | 246x189mm | Illustrations More than 100 colour photographs and line artworks | May 2012 | ISBN 9781408158661 | ePDF: 9781408186381 | Price: £14.99

“A wonderfully written, informationpacked guide to the world beyond the kitchen window. ” – BBC Wildlife

Secret Lives of Garden Wildlife Dominic Couzens Illustrated by Peter Partington

RSPB Handbook of Garden Wildlife Peter Holden and Geoffrey Abbott Territory: WO | Paperback Flaps | 240pp | 216x135mm | Illustrations: 450+ colour photographs; 30 colour artworks | ISBN: 9780713688603 | Price: £9.99

Wild Town Mike Dilger Wild Town takes you on an amazing journey through the secret world of wildlife in Britain's towns and cities.

The ultimate urban safari!

Territory:WO | Paperback | 160pp | 280x215mm | colour photos throughout | ISBN: 9781408173909 | Price: £12.99

Territory: WO | Paperback | 160pp | 297x210mm | Colour illustrations and photos throughout | ISBN: 9780713685343 | Price: £14.99

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“A beautifully designed book celebrating the great outdoors” – Country Living

An Illustrated Country Year Nature uncovered month by month

Celia Lewis Packed with wildlife facts, foraging recipes and crafts, country folklore and beautiful artwork – uncover nature’s secrets month by month in this informative anthology.

Territory: WO | Hardback | 192pp 254x210mm | 300 full colour artworks | 9/12/2013 | ISBN: 9781408181348 | Price: £20.00

NEW

RSPB Nature Tracker's Handbook

NEW

Nick Baker

RSPB The Great British Wildlife Hunt

Discover signs of wildlife with popular nature presenter Nick Baker A complete guide to interpreting the signs that animals leave behind - a footprint, a bent blade of grass, a soil disturbance or a chewed nut or leaf.

Anne Harrap Territory: WO | Paperback | 224pp | 198x129mm | Colour photos and maps throughout | ISBN: 9781408180372 | Price: £10.99

Territory: WO | RS: D,T | Paperback 288pp | 210x148mm | 500 photographs and artwork | ISBN: 9781408151501 | Price: £14.99

“Superb” – Daily Express

“The degree of detail is astonishing...a must-have reference for amateurs and experts alike.”

NEW

“An excellent introduction. This is an inspirational call to action.”

– BBC Wildlife

Illustrated Trees of Britain and Europe David More and John White

– English Garden

The most complete guide to European trees currently available, covering more than 1800 species and cultivars. Every species is illustrated with stunning artwork that depicts leaves, flowers, fruits and bark as well as images of the whole tree, both in leaf and bare in the case of deciduous trees.

Harrap's Wild Flowers RSPB Handbook of the Seashore Maya Plass Territory: WO | Paperback | 240pp | 216x135mm | 400 colour photos and 50+ colour diagrams | ISBN: 9781408178362 | Price: £12.99

NEW

“A charming new book

by Marianne Taylor, that charts her twoyear quest to see all 40 British dragons and damsels.”

– The Daily Express

Dragonflight In Search of Britain's Dragonflies and Damselflies

Marianne Taylor Territory: WO | Hardback | 256pp | 216x135mm | Line artworks and photographs | ISBN: 9781408164860 | Price: £16.99

“Combines discovering nature with the added incentive of earning points as you travel around the countryside” – Sunday Express

Simon Harrap Territory: WO | Paperback | 416pp | 216x140mm | 2000 colour photos | ISBN: 9781408113608 | Price: £16.99

British Moths and Butterflies

Territory: World English (excluding USA/Canada) | Hardback | 832pp | 260x175mm | Thousands of colour illustrations | ISBN: 9781408123669 | Price: £35.00

NEW

A Photographic Guide

The Woodland Book 101 ways to relax, play, watch wildlife and have adventures in the woods

Chris Manley Territory: WO | Paperback | 416pp | 235x156mm | ISBN: 9780713686364 | Price: £24.99

Tessa Wardley

Moth and Butterflies of Britain and Ireland app

“This is going straight to my 'favourite country books' shelf.”

“Wow does this app deliver” – Butterfly Magazine

– BBC Countryfile

ALSO OF INTEREST – NEW AND FORTHCOMING

NEW

Territory: WO | Paperback | 208pp | 246x189mm | Illustrated with photographs and original line artworks throughout | April 2014 | ISBN: 9781472900005 | eBook: 9781472900012 | Price: £14.99

Mammals of Africa Volumes I-VI Jonathan Kingdon, David Happold, Thomas Butynski, Michael Hoffmann, Meredith Happold, Jan Kalina

“Mammals of Africa is the magnum opus of Kingdon's team - except that it seems more magnum than any opus has any right to be. It is up-to-date, comprehensive and, above all, beautiful, in both the writing and the pictures.”

– Richard Dawkins, New College, University of Oxford

Digital Plant Photography For Beginners to Professionals

Adrian Davies Take plant, flower, fungi photographs like a professional.

Territory: WO | Paperback | 176pp | 275x215mm 450 colour photos | ISBN: 9781408171295 | Price: £19.99

“A splendid rare blend of natural history and science. It takes handbooks to a new level and shows what professionals and amateurs alike can expect if they wish to carry with them the very best.” – E. O. Wilson, Harvard University “Represents a high-water mark - not just in mammalogy, but in scientific publishing overall. Magnificent.” – Tim Flannery, Macquarie University, Sydney Territory: WO | Hardback set of 6 volumes | 279x217mm | 9781408122570 | Price: £600.00

** excluded from the 20% discount offer

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