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 | Avifaunas and Monographs | Bird Sounds |
Field Guides
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Collins Bird Guide |
The most complete field guide to the birds of Britain and Europe. Provides all the information needed to identify a species at any time of the year. Fully integrated; the text and distribution map, and the illustrations for each species, are on facing pages. Over 3,500 original paintings by the world's leading bird artists illustrate all the major plumages. This is the best selling bird guide ever published. |
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Field Guide to the Birds of the Atlantic Islands |
The first comprehensive field guide dealing exclusively with the birds of this spectacular region, covering all resident, migrant and vagrant species found in Macronesia. Over 450 species are illustrated with full details of all plumages and major races likely to be encountered. Concise text describes identification, status, range, habitats, climate, geographical isolation, endemism and conservation. 320 pages. |
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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. |
Avifaunas and Monographs
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Birds of the Cape Verde Islands |
BOU Checklist 13. The first avifauna to be published on this oceanic island group that lies off the West African coast. As with other checklists in the series, initial chapters cover geology, geography, climate, vegetation and bird habitats, as well as breeding, migration, conservation, zoogeography, systematics and history. The main part of the book comprises the Systematic List, giving detailed accounts of every species reliably recorded (some 164). 48 colour plates, tables, maps. 192 pages. |
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Important Bird Areas in Africa and Associated Islands |
This book is great. Need to know something about important sites in Africa? This book should be your first port of call and is ideal for background reading or planning a trip. This is the first regional analysis of its kind for the African continent including Madagascar and the Indian Ocean islands, giving a clear understanding of the conservation status of the most significant sites for birds in Africa. 1144 pages. |
Bird Sounds
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African Bird Sounds |
Out of a total of 1550 regular species in the area, 1466 are presented (95% of the total) on 15 CDs. Of these 1550 species, 150 are only found north of the Sahara, 275 (migrating and overwintering species) north and south of the Sahara and 1125 in the south only. Expensive but extremely good coverage. |
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