Many birdwatchers are not only interested in birds, so we have added the most useful books for other taxa where possible. Clicking on a link will take you to our partner, Wildsounds, one of the largest specialist UK mail-order companies. The prices here are a guide price and Wildsounds may be able to offer a better deal.
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Field Guides |
Field Guides
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Birds of Europe with North Africa & The Middle East |
Still one of the best field guides. Covers all but a few of the Western Palearctic's breeding birds and along with the Collins guide the recommended choice for the north African countries. 400 superb colour plates by the author Lars Jonsson. |
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Birds of Prey of Africa & its Islands |
llustrator is Peter Hayman and the photographers include Nigel Dennis, Peter Steyn, and Warwick Tarboton. Following the success of Sasol Birds of Southern Africa, this guide presents the birds in photographic and illustrative form in a single volume. Each of the more than 140 species is afforded one double-page spread. Includes birds of prey found on Madagascar, the Comores, the Mascarenes and the Seychelles. A glossary and indexes to English and scientific names appear at the back of the book, as does a table of Afrikaans, French, German and Spanish common names, 347 pages. |
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Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern North America |
Bargain priced, pocket sized version of the popular North American Bird Guide - specific to the east and so the species most likey to be encountered on the Azores. 433 pages. |
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