African Bird Club Book and Media Reviews

Birds of the Horn of Africa (Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia and Socotra)
Nigel Redman, Terry Stevenson and John Fanshawe, illustrated by John Gale and Brian Small, 2011. Second edn. London, UK: Christopher Helm.

Primates of West Africa, A Field Guide and Natural History.
John F. Oates, 2011. Arlington, VA: Conservation International.

ABC Bulletin 18.2 September 2011

Handbook of the Birds of the World. Volume 15: weavers to New World warblers
Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott & David A. Christie (eds.), 2010. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.

Reed and Bush Warblers
Peter Kennerley & David Pearson, illustrated by Brian Small, 2010. London, UK: Christopher Helm.

Marion & Prince Edward - Africa's Southern Islands
Aleks Terauds, John Cooper, Steven L. Chown & Peter Ryan, 2010. Stellenbosch: Sun Press.

The Jewel Hunter
Chris Gooddie, 2010. Old Basing: Wild Guides.

ABC Bulletin 18.1 March 2011

Oiseaux de Mauritanie / Birds of Mauritania
Paul Isenmann, Maurice Benmergui, Peter Browne, Amadou Diam Ba, Checkh Hamallah Diagana, Yelli Diawara & Zeine El Abidine ould Sidaty, 2010. Paris: Société d'Études Ornithologiques de France.

Birds of Ghana
Nik Borrow & Ron Demey, 2010. London, UK: Christopher Helm.

The Birds of São Tomé e Príncipe: A Photoguide
A. P. Leventis & Fábio Olmos, 2009. São Paulo: Ed. Aves & Fotos.

Wings Over the Red Sea: The Birds of the Eritrean Islands
Giuseppe De Marchi, Giorgio Chiozzi and Dawit Semere, 2009. Natura Volume 99/2. Milan: Societa Italiana di Scienze Naturale.

Birds of Africa South of the Sahara (second revised edition)
Ian Sinclair & Peter Ryan, 2010. Cape Town: Struik Nature.

Facing Extinction. The World's Rarest Birds and the Race to Save Them
Paul F. Donald, Nigel J. Collar, Stuart J. Marsden & Deborah J. Pain, 2010. London, UK: T. & A. D. Poyser.

Safari Sketchbook: A Bird Painter's African Odyssey
Martin Woodcock, 2010. Wiveton: Esker Press.

Birds of the Middle East. Second edition
Richard Porter & Simon Aspinall, illustrated by John Gale, Mike Langham & Brian Small, 2010. London, UK: Christopher Helm.

ABC Bulletin 17.2 September 2010

Birding Ethiopia: A Guide to the Country's Birding Sites
Ken Behrens, Keith Barnes & Christian Boix, 2010. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.

Where to Watch Birds in Ethiopia
Claire Spottiswoode, Merid Gabremichael & Julian Francis, 2010. London, UK: Christopher Helm.

Complete Photographic Field Guide: Birds of Southern Africa
Ian Sinclair & Peter Ryan, 2009. Cape Town: Struik Nature.

Vögel in Afrika. Ein fotografischer Naturführer für Afrika
Rainer Christian Ertel, 2009. Nottuln: Fauna Verlag.

Sur les traces du roi des marais (On the trail of the king of the wetlands)
Geneviève Renson, 2008. Paris: Kubik Editions.

Breeding Birds of the Western Palearctic: Nests, Eggs, Nestlings, Fledglings and Habitats
Peter Castell & Richard Castell. Sheffield: Birdguides Ltd. DVD

Handbook of the Birds of the World. Vol. 14 Bush-shrikes to Old World Sparrows
Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott & David A. Christie (eds.), 2009. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.

ABC Bulletin 17.1 March 2010

Birds of Ethiopia and Eritrea: An Atlas of Distribution
John Ash & John Atkins, 2009. London, UK: Christopher Helm.

Living on the Edge: Wetlands and Birds in a Changing Sahel
Leo Zwarts, Rob G. Bijlsma, Jan van der Kamp & Eddy Wymenga, 2009. Zeist: KNNV Publishing.

An Atlas of Wader Populations in Africa and Western Eurasia
Simon Delany, Derek Scott, Tim Dodman & David Stroud (eds.), 2009. Wageningen: Wetlands International.

ABC Bulletin 16.2 September 2009

Atlas des Oiseaux Nicheurs de la Grande Comore, de Moheli et d'Anjouan
Michel Louette, Hachime Abderemane, Ibrahim Yahaya & Danny Meirte, 2008. Studies in Afrotropical Zoology n° 294. Tervuren, Belgium: Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale.

Shorebirds of the Northern Hemisphere
Richard Chandler, 2009. London, UK: Christopher Helm.

ABC Bulletin 16.1 March 2009

The Birds of Zambia. An Atlas and Handbook.
R. J. Dowsett, D. R. Aspinwall & F. Dowsett- Lemaire, 2008. Liège, Belgium: Tauraco Press and Aves

Sounds of Zambian Wildlife
R. Stjernstedt, 2008. Salthouse: WildSounds.

The Chamberlain Guide to Birding Gauteng
Etienne Marais & Faansie Peacock, 2008. Centurion: Mirafra Publishing.

Birds of the Luangwa Valley. A Revised and Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Luangwa Valley National Park and Adjacent Areas
F. Hide, with drawings by Pete Leonard, 2008. Lusaka: Zambian Ornithological Society.

Petrels Night and Day
Magnus Robb, Killian Mullarney & The Sound Approach, 2008. Poole: The Sound Approach.

ABC Bulletin 15.2 September 2008

Rare Birds Yearbook 2008: The World's 189 Most Threatened Birds
Erik Hirschfeld (editor), 2007. Shrewsbury: Magdig Media.

Bird Sounds of Madagascar. An Audio Guide to the Island's Unique Birds.
Frank Hawkins and Richard Ranft, 2007.

Lost Land of the Dodo
A. S. Cheke & J. P. Hume, 2008. London, UK: T. & A. D. Poyser.

Roberts Bird Guide
Hugh Chittenden, 2007. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund.

Les Oiseaux du Complexe WAP
Gilles Balanca, Daniel Cornells & Roger Wilson, 2007. Ecopas.

The Endemic Birds of Madagascar
Guy Eldridge, 2008. Privately published.

ABC Bulletin 15.1 March 2008

Pipits of Southern Africa
Faansie Peacock, 2006. Pretoria: privately published by the author

Vocalisations of Angolan Birds
Vol.1. Michael S. L Mills. 2007. 1 CD in MP3 format (111 species). Cape Town: Birds Angola & Birding Africa.

The Lapwing
Michael Shrubb, 2007. London, UK: T.& A. D. Poyser.

ABC Bulletin 14.2 August 2007

Birds of the World: Recommended English Names
Frank B. Gill & Minturn Wright (on behalf of the International Ornithological Congress), 2006. London: Christopher Helm.

Field Guide to the Birds of the Atlantic Islands
Tony Clarke, Chris Orgill & Tony Disley, 2006. London, UK: Christopher Helm.

The Birds of the Banc d'Arguin
Paul Isenmann (translated by Starr Pirot), 2006. Arles: La Fondation Internationale du Banc d'Arguin.

A checklist of the birds of Seychelles
Seychelles Bird Records Committee (A. Skerrett, M. Betts, I. Bullock, D. Fisher, R. Gerlach, R. Lucking, J. Phillips & B. Scott), 2007.

Waterbird Population Estimates - Fourth Edition
Simon Delany & Derek Scott (compilers and editors), 2006. Wageningen: Wetlands International.

Where to Watch Birds: World Cities
Paul Milne, 2006. London, UK: Christopher Helm.

Mammals of Madagascar - A Complete Guide
Nick Garbutt, 2007. London, UK: Christopher Helm.

Pocket Guide to the Reptiles and Amphibians of East Africa
Stephen Spawls, Kim M. Howell & Robert C. Drewes, 2006. London, UK: Christopher Helm.

ABC Bulletin 14.1 March 2007

Field Guide to the Birds of Western Africa
Nik Borrow & Ron Demey, 2004. London, UK: Christopher Helm.

The Birds of Malawi. An Atlas and Handbook
F. Dowsett-Lemaire & R. J. Dowsett, 2006. Liège: Tauraco Press and Aves.

A Contribution to the Ornithology of Malawi. Tauraco Research Report No. 8
F. Dowsett-Lemaire, 2006. Liège: Tauraco Press.

Southern African Birdfinder
Callan Cohen, Claire Spottiswoode & Jonathan Rossouw, 2006. Cape Town: Struik.

The Bird Atlas of Uganda
Margaret Carswell, Derek Pomeroy, Jack Reynolds & Herbert Tushabe, 2005. Oxford: British Ornithologists' Club & British Ornithologists' Union.

Birds of the Orange River Estuary and surrounding area
M. D. Anderson, with illustrations by M. Newman, 2006. Bright Continent Guide 5. Kimberley: Department of Tourism, Environment and Conservation & Cape Town: Avian Demography Unit,
University of Cape Town.

The Birds of São Tomé & Príncipe with Annobón: Islands of the Gulf of Guinea
Peter Jones & Alan Tye, 2006. Oxford: British Ornithologists' Union and British Ornithologists' Club.

ABC Bulletin 13.2 August 2006

Birds of Africa, Vol. VII
C. Hilary Fry & Stuart Keith (eds.), 2004. London, UK: Christopher Helm. Hardback

Roberts Birds of Southern Africa (seventh edn.)
P. A. R. Hockey, W. R. J. Dean & P.G. Ryan (eds.), 2005. Cape Town: John Voelcker Bird Book Fund.

Important Bird Areas in Zambia
Peter Leonard. 2005. Lusaka, Zambia: Zambian Ornithological Society.

Raptors of the World: A Field Guide
James Ferguson-Lees and David A. Christie, 2005. Illustrated by Kim Franklin, David Mead and Philip Burton. London, UK: Christopher Helm.

ABC Bulletin 13.1 March 2006

Oiseaux de Tunisie / Birds of Tunisia
Paul Isenmann, Thierry Gaultier, Ali El Hili, Hichem Azafzaf, Habib Dlensi & Michael Smart. 2005. Paris: Société d'Etudes Ornithologiques de France (SEOF).

Waterbird Monitoring in the Bijagos Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau / Monitorizacao de Aves Aquaticas no Arquipelago dos Bijagos, Guine-Bissau
Tim Dodman and Joaozinho Sa. 2005. Dakar: Wetlands International & Bissau.

Soutpansberg-Limpopo Birding
Sarah Venter. Third edn. 2005.

ABC Bulletin 12.2 August 2005

Important Bird Areas in Guinea-Bissau / Zonas Importantes para as Aves na Guinee-Bissau
Tim Dodman, Clive Barlow, Joaozinho Sa and Peter Robertson, 2004. Dakar, Senegal.

A Guide to the Birds of St Helena and Ascension Island
Neil McCulloch, 2004. Sandy, UK: The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds.

La faune terrestre de l'archipel des Comores
Michel Louette. Danny Meirte and Rudy Jocqué (eds.), 2004. Tervuren: Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale.

ABC Bulletin 12.1 March 2005

State of the World's Birds 2004: Indicators for our Changing World.
BirdLife International, 2004. Cambridge, UK: BirdLife International.

Seabirds: A Natural History
Anthony J. Gaston, 2004. London, UK: T. & A. D. Poyser.

Status survey and conservation action plan for the Black Crowned Crane Balearica pavonina. Emmanuel Williams, Richard Beilfuss and Tim Dodman, 2003. Dakar, Senegal: Wetlands International & Baraboo, Wisconsin, USA: International Crane Foundation.

ABC Bulletin 11.2 August 2004

Oiseaux de Madagascar, Mayotte, Comoros, Seychelles, Réunion, Mauritius
P. Huguet and C. Chappuis. 2003. Four CDs (327 species).

Whose Bird? Men and Women Commemorated in the Common Names of Birds
Bo Beolens and Mike Watkins, 2003. London, UK: Christopher Helm.

ABC Bulletin 10.2 September 2003

Stonechats. A Guide to the Genus Saxicola
Ewan Urquhart, illustrated by Adam Bowley, 2002. London, UK: Christopher Helm.

A Guide to Endemic Birds of Ethiopia and Eritrea
Jose Luis Vivero Pol. 2001. Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Shama Books.

Handbook of the Birds of the World Volume 7
Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott and Jordi Sargatal (eds). 2002. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.

Echassiers, Canards, Limicoles et Larides de l'Ouest Africain
Olivier Girard, illustrated by Jean Chevallier, Serge Nicolle and Olivier Girard. 2003. L'lle d'Olonne, France: Office National de la Chasse et de la Faune Sauvage.

Bird Song of The Gambia & Senegal: An Aid to Identification
Clive Barlow, John Hammick and Pat Sellar, 2002.

Ecological Journal Vol. 4
Duncan Butchard and Chris Roche (eds.). 2002. Benmore, South Africa: Conservation Corporation Africa.

Numbers and distribution of wintering waterbirds in the Western Palearctic and Southwest Asia in 1997,1998 and 1999: Results from the International Waterbird Census
Niels Gilissen, Lieuwe Haanstra, Simon Delany, Gerard Boere and Ward Hagemeijer. 2002. Wetlands International Global Series No. 11. Wageningen, The Netherlands.

ABC Bulletin 10.1 March 2003

Important Bird Areas in Africa and Associated Islands: Priority Sites for Conservation
Edited by Lincoln Fishpool and Michael Evans, 2001. Newbury and Cambridge, UK: Pisces Publications and BirdLife International.

Birds of Western Africa
Nik Borrow and Ron Demey. 2001. London, UK: Christopher Helm.

Pheasants, Partridges and Grouse: A Guide to the Pheasants, Partridges, Quails, Grouse, Guineafowl, Buttonquails, and Sandgrouse of the World
Steve Madge and Phil McGowan with Guy M. Kirwan. 2002. London, UK: Christopher Helm.

Toucans, Barbets and Honeyguides
Lester Short and Jennifer Horne, illustrated by Albert Earl Gilbert, 2001, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Sylvia Warblers: Identification, Taxonomy and Phylogeny of the Genus Sylvia
Hadoram Shirihai, Gabriel Gargallo and Andreas J. Helbig, illustrated by Alan Harris, photographic editor and field photographer, David Cottridge, distribution maps by C.S. Roselaar, edited by Guy M. Kirwan and Lars Svensson. 2001. London, UK: Christopher Helm.

ABC Bulletin 9.2 August 2002

Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa
Terry Stevenson and John Fanshawe, 2001.

Raptors of the World
James Ferguson-Lees and David A. Christie, illustrated by Kim Franklin, David Mead and Philip Burton, 2001.

Sunbirds. A Guide to the Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers, Splderhunters and Sugarbirds of the World
Robert A. Cheke and Clive F. Mann, illustrated by Richard Allen, 2001.

A Guide to the Nests and Eggs of Southern African Birds
Warwick Tarboton, 2001.

Important Bird Areas in Uganda
A. Byaruhanga, K. Pantaleon, and D. Pomeroy, 2001.

Checklist of the Birds of the Canary Islands / Lista de las Aves de las Islas Canarias
Eduardo Garcia del Rey / Sociedad Omitologica Canaria, 2001.

Birds of Roma Valley, Lesotho Atlas of Birds of Bloemfontein
Grzegorz Kopij, 2001.

Guide sonore des oiseaux nicheurs des Comores
M. Herremans, 2001.

Pink Africa
Carlo Mari and Nigel Collar, 2000.

ABC Bulletin 9.1 March 2002

African Bird Sounds: Birds of North, West and Central Africa
Claude Chappuis, with the collaboration of the British Library National Sound Archive (London). 2000.

Oiseaux d'Afrique (African bird sounds), 2. West and Central Africa
C. Chappuis. 2000

Bird Recordings from Ethiopia
Steve Smith. 1996.

The Adventures of Peter the Penguin
Phil Whittington, illustrated by Fred Mouton. 2001.

Rusty Flies South
Graham Appleton, illustrated by Sally Bell. 2001.

ABC Bulletin 8.2 September 2001

The Birds of Africa. Volume 6
C. H. Fry, S. Keith and E. K. Urban (eds). 2000. Academic Press. UK.

Sounds of Seychelles - Fauna of the Granitic Islands
Gerard Rocamora and Aurora Solé

Sounds of Seychelles - Soundscapes of the Granitic Islands
Aurora Solé and Gilles Abbé. 2001.

Handbook of the Birds of the World Volume 6
Josep del Hoyo, Andrew Elliott and Jordi Sargatal (eds). 2001. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

Threatened Birds of the World
BirdLife International. 2000. BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK and Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.

ABC Bulletin 8.1 March 2001

The Birds of Angola. An annotated checklist
W. R. J. Dean. 2000. BOU Checklist No. 18. British Ornithologists' Union, Tring.

Important Bird Areas in Kenya
L. Bennun and P. Njoroge 1999. Nature Kenya, Nairobi.

The Eskom Red Data Book of Birds of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland
Keith N. Barnes (ed.). 2000. BirdLife South Africa, Johannesburg.

Bird Recordings from The Gambia
Steve Smith. 1994.

Birds of Dar es Salaam. Common Birds of Coastal East Africa
Gudrun Wium-Andersen and Fiona Reid, illustrated by Allan Bramley.

Raptor Watch. A global directory of Raptor Migration Sites
Compiled and edited by Jorge I. Zalles and Keith L. Bildstein. 2000.

Essential Birding Western South Africa. Key Routes from Cape Town to the Kalahari
Callan Cohen and Claire Spottiswoode. 2000.

Birds of the Seychelles
Adrian Skerrett and Ian Bullock. Illustrated by Tony Disley. 2001. A. & C. Black, London.

Shrikes and Bush-Shrikes
Tony Harris and Kim Franklin. 2000.

Owls. A guide to the owls of the world
Koning C., Weick F. & Becking J.-H. 1999.

TOTAL CWAC Report. Coordinated Waterbird Counts in South Africa 1992-97
P.B. Taylor, R.A. Navarro, M. Wren-Sargent, J.A. Harrison and S.L Kieswetter. Avian Demography Unit, Cape Town.

ABC Bulletin 7.2 September 2000

Mammals of Madagascar
Nick Garbutt. 1999. Pica Press.

Directory of Important Bird Areas in Egypt
S. M. Baha el Din. 1999. BirdLife International & Palm Press

Swifts. A Guide to the Swifts and Treeswifts of the World
P. Chantler and G. Driessens. Pica Press.

Les zones d'importance pour la conservation des oiseaux à Madagascar
Projet ZICOMA 1999.

Birds in the Gaborone area and where to find them
S. J. Tyler and W. D. Borello. Illustrations by J. Viner and M. Lane-Jones. 1998. Botswana Bird Club.

ABC Bulletin 7.1 March 2000

Ethiopia. In search of endemic birds
Julian E. Francis and Hadoram Shirihai. 1999.

A Field Guide to Zambian Birds not found in southern Africa
Dylan Aspinwall and Carl Beel. Zambian Ornithological Society, Lusaka. 1998.

The Birds of Southeastern Madagascar
Steven M. Goodman, Mark Pidgeon, A. F. A. Hawkins and Thomas S. Schulenberg. 1997.

The Birds of Kenya and northern Tanzania
Dale A. Zimmerman, Donald A. Turner and David J. Pearson. 1999. Helm (A. & C. Black), London, UK.

Birds of Somalia
J.S. Ash and J.E. Miskell, illustrations by M. Woodcock. Pica Press 1998.

Starlings and Mynas
C. Feare and A. Craig. Illustrated by B. Croucher, C. Shields and K. Komolphalin. 1998.

A Sound Guide to Nightjars and related nightbirds
Richard Ranft and Nigel Cleere, 1998.

A Sound Guide to the Birds of North-West Africa
Jean C. Roché and Jerome Chevereau. CEBA Sound Guides.

Bird Song of Zambia
R. Stjernstedt.

ABC Bulletin 6.2 September 1999

Where to watch birds in Uganda
Johnathan Rossouw and Marco Sacchi. 1998. Uganda Tourist Board. UK£14.99.

Robins of Africa
Terry Oatley and Graeme Arnott. Acorn Books & Russell Friedman Books, Cape Town.

Rails. A Guide to the Rails, Crakes, Gallinules and Coots of the World
Barry Taylor. Illustrated by Ber van Perlo. Pica Press.

Namibia Soundscapes
Anthony Walker. Sittelle

Wild Africa
Eloisa Matheu. 1996. Sitelle.

African Sounds at Dusk
Anthony Walker. 1995. Sitelle.

Animal Calls of Africa
Alan Reid. 1997. Gillard Bird Cassette Production.

The Bird Calls of the Kruger National Park. Vol1
1993. South African Broadcasting Corporation.

ABC Bulletin 6.1 March 1999

Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands
Ian Sinclair and Olivier Langrand. Illustrated by Norman Arlott, Hilary Burn, Peter Hayman and Ian
Lewington. 1998. Struik, Cape Town, South Africa.

Birds of Madagascar. A Photographic Guide
Pete Morris and Frank Hawkins. 1998. Pica Press.

Ny Vorona Malagasy (A Field Guide to the Birds of Madagascar)
Satoshi Yamagishi, Tomohisa Masuda and Hajanirina Rakotomanana. 1997. Kaiyusha Publishers Co., Ltd.,

The Birds of St Helena. An annotated Checklist
Beau W. Rowlands, Trevor Trueman, Storrs L Olson, M. Neil McCulloch and Richard K. Brooke. 1998. BOU Checklist No. 16. British Ornithologists' Union, Tring.

Nightjars. A Guide to the Nightjars and related nightbirds
Nigel Cleere and Dave Nurney. 1998. Pica Press.

Pittas of the World. A Monograph on the Pitta Family
Johannes Erritzoe and Helga Boullet Eritzoe. 1998. The Lutterworth Press, Cambridge, UK.

Echassiers, Canards et Limicoles de l'Ouest Africain
Olivier Girard. Illustrated by Jean Chevallier and Serge Nicolle. 1998. Castel Editions

Madagascar Soundscapes
Victor Randrianary, Sylvie Rifflet and Jean C. Roche. 1997.

Expedition Field Techniques: bird surveys
Colin Bibby, Martin Jones and Stuart Marsden. 1998. Royal Geographical Society.

ABC Bulletin 5.2 September 1998

Parrots. A Guide to the Parrots of the World
Tony Juniper and Mike Parr. Illustrated by Kim Franklin, Robin Restall, Dan Powell, David Johnston and Carl D'Silva. 1998.

Birding in Southern KwaZulu-Natal
David Allan. 1998. Hibiscus Coast and County Publicity Association/Durban Natural Science Museum.

African Birds in Field and Aviary.
A guide to a mixed collection The Avicultural Research Unit. 1997.

Birds of Liberia
Wulf Gatter. Pica Press. 1998.

Checklist of the birds of Nairobi including Nairobi National Park
Bill Harvey. 1997. The British Council, Nairobi.

Endangered Wildlife: Ecotourism and the Environment, a vision
Endangered Wildlife Trust, 1997.

ABC Bulletin 5.1 March 1998

The Birds of Africa. Volume 5: thrushes to puffback flycatchers
E. K. Urban, C. H. Fry and S. Keith (eds). 1997. Academic Press, London.

Shrikes. A Guide to the Shrikes of the World
Norbert Lefranc and Tim Worfolk. 1997. Pica Press.

A Field Guide to Birds of The Gambia and Senegal
Clive Barlow, Tim Wacher and Tony Disley. 1997. Pica Press.

Important Bird Areas of Ethiopia: a first inventory
Solomon Tilahun, Sue Edwards and Tewolde Egziahber. 1996. Ethiopian Wildlife & Natural History Society, Addis Ababa.

Birds of Botswana. An annotated working bibliography, 1835-1995
Wendy D. Borello and Remigio M. Borello. 1997. Russel Friedman Books CC, South Africa

A Bibliography of Afrotropical Birds, 1971-1990
Compiled by R. J. Dowsett, C. H. Fry and F. Dowsett-Lemaire. 1997. Tauraco Research Report No. 7.

Guidebook to Park W National Park, Niger
Christopher M. Jameson and Timothy EC. Crisler. 1996.

Flora and fauna of the Odzala National Park, Congo
R. J. Dowsett and F. Dowsett-Lemaire (eds) 1997. Tauraco Research Report No. 6.

Nesting birds. The breeding habits of southern African birds
Peter Steyn. 1996. Christopher Helm (A. & C. Black), London

ABC Bulletin 4.2 September 1997

A photographic guide to birds of prey of southern, central and eastern Africa
David Allan. 1996. New Holland, London.

Oiseaux de la Réunion
N. Barré, A. Barau and C. Jouanin. 1996. Les Editions du Pacifique, Paris.

Pheasants of the world: their breeding and management
Keith Howman. No date. Hancock House Publishers Ltd.

The Birds of Togo. An annotated Check-list
Robert A. Cheke and J. Frank Walsh. 1996. British Ornithologists' Union, Tring.

Munias and Mannikins
Robin Restall. 1996. Pica Press.

Cranes: their biology, husbandry and conservation
David H. Ellis, George F. Gee and Claire M. Mirande (eds) 1996. Hancock House Publishers Ltd.

Pittas, Broadbills and Asities
Frank Lambert and Martin Woodcock. 1996. Pica Press.

A Birdwatchers' Guide to the Canary Islands
Tony Clarke and David Collins. 1996. Prion Ltd., Perry. 110 pages, 15 line drawings, 48 maps.

ABC Bulletin 4.1 March 1997

Nesting Birds. The breeding habits of southern African birds.
Peter Steyn. 1996. Fernwood Press

Swaziland bird atlas 1985 -1991
Vincent Parker. 1994.

The Birds of Kenya and northern Tanzania
Date A. Zimmerman, Donald A. Turner & David J. Pearson. Christopher Helm, A. & C. Black.

ABC Bulletin 3.2 September 1996

A preliminary natural history survey of Mambilla plateau and some lowland forests of eastern Nigeria
R. J. Dowsett (ed) 1989. Tauraco Research Report No. 1.

Enquête faunistique dans la forêt du Mayombe et check-liste des oiseaux et des mammifères du Congo
R. J. Dowsett (ed) 1989. Tauraco Research Report No. 2.

Flore et faune du bassin du Kouilou (Congo) et leur exploitation
R. J. Dowsett and F. Dowett-Lemaire (eds) 1991. Tauraco Research Report No. 4.

Forest Birds In Côte d'lvoire. A survey of Tai National Park and other forests and forestry plantations 1989-1991
Mary E. Gartshore, Phillip D, Taylor and Ian S. Francis, 1995. BirdLife International

The Birds of Israel
Hadoram Shirihai, edited by Ehud Dovrat and David A. Christie, 1996. Academic Press/Unipress

A photographic guide to birds of East Africa
Dave Richards. 1995. 144pp, many colour photographs. New Holland, London.

A photographic guide to birds of Namibia
Ian and Jackie Sinclair. New Holland

Birds of the southwestern Cape and where to watch them
Compiled by Wally Petersen and Mel Tripp. Cape Bird Club

ABC Bulletin 3.1 March 1996

Swifts - A guide to the swifts and treeswifts of the world
Phil Chantler and Gerald Driessens, 1995. Pica Press, East Sussex.

The Hornbills
Alan Kemp, illustrated by Martin Woodcock, 1995. Oxford University Press

Woodpeckers. A guide to the Woodpeckers, Piculets and Wrynecks of the World
Hans Winkler, David A. Christie and David Numey, 1995. Pica Press, Sussex & Russel Friedman Books, South Africa.

Birds of South Africa, Checklist and Alternative Names
Compiled by P A R Hockey, 1994. Struik Publishers (Pty) Ltd.

Palearctic Birds. A checklist of the birds of Europe, North Africa and Asia, north of the foothills of the Himalayas
Mark Seaman. Harrier Publications

Where to watch birds in Africa
Nigel Wheatley, 1995. Christopher Helm / A&C Black.

Collins Illustrated Checklist: Birds of Eastern Africa
Ber Van Perlo. HarperCollins 1995.

Birds of Southern Africa - The Sasol Plates Collection
Peter Hayman and Norman Arlott. Text by Warwick Tarboton. 1994. Struik Winchester, Cape Town.

Southern African Birds: A Photographic Guide
Ian Sinclair and Ian Davidson, 1995. Struik: Cape Town.

ABC Bulletin 2.2 August 1995

SASOL Birds of the Kruger National Park
Guy Gibbon.

ABC Bulletin 2.1 March 1995

Checklist of Birds of the Afrotropical and Malagasy Regions. Volume 1. Species Limits and Distribution
R. J. Dowsett & A D. Forbes-Watson (Eds.). Tauraco Press, Liége, Belgium. 1993.

A Contribution to the Distribution and Taxonomy of Afrotropical and Malagasy Birds
R J. Dowsett & F. Dowsett-Lemaire. Tauraco Research Report No 5. Tauraco Press, Liége, Belgium. 1993.

The Birds of Nigeria
J.H. Elgood, J.B. Heigham, A.M. Moore, A.N. Nason, R.E. Sharland & N.J. Skinner. BOU Check-list No. 4 (Second Edition). British Ornithologists' Union, Tring. 1994.

Birds of the African Rainforests, Sounds of Nature Series. Parts One and Two.
Recorded by Stuart Keith, produced by Stuart Keith and William Gunn. Published by the Federation of Ontario Naturalists and the American Museum of Natural History.

A Bird Watcher's Guide to the Gambia
Rod Ward. Prion, ISBN 1 871104 041, Publ. July 1994.

Finches & Sparrows. An Identification Guide
Peter Clement, Alan Harris and John Davis. Christopher Helm. A &C Black, London.

ABC Bulletin 1.2 September 1994

Illustrated Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa
Ian Sinclair, Phil Hockey and Warwick Tarboton. Illustrated by Peter Hayman & Norman Arlott. New Holland 1993.

A birders guide to Mauritius and Reunion (with seabirds of the western Indian Ocean)
Dave Sargeant. Privately published.

São Tomé and Príncipe : A birders guide to the Gulf of Guinea islands of São Tomé and Príncipe
Dave Sargeant. Privately published.

ABC Bulletin 1.1 March 1994

Putting Biodiversity on the Map - Priority Areas for Global Conservation
Bibby C J et al. ICBP, Cambridge. 1992.

A Birder's Guide to Gabon, West Africa
Dave Sargeant, published privately, 1993.

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