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| Birds of the Isles of Scilly (Country Avifaunas) Peter Robinson

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| Blokes and Birds Bill Oddie (Foreword), Stephen Moss, Robin Chittenden (Photographer)

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Golden Wings - and other stories about birders and birding by Pete Dunn

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The New Encyclopedia of Birds Chris Perrins (Editor)
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| Guardian Spirit of the East Bank by Moss Taylor
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Extinct Birds by Errol Fuller (2nd Edition). Cornell University Press

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ABA's Birding on Borrowed Time by Phoebe Snetsinger - World Lister

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| A Concise History of Ornithology Michael Walters
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Birds and Light by Lars Jonsson

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Migration Atlas: Movements of the Birds of Britain and Ireland Chris Wernham (Editor) et al

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Restoring North America's Birds: Lessons from Landscape Ecology by Robert Askins & illustrated by Julie Zickefoose
Scores of bird species are in decline throughout North America. Drawing on the methods of landscape ecology, Askins looks at ways in which to measure the health of individual habitats.
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Wild Birds of California by David Lukas
California boasts over 600 species of recorded bird species, roughly two-thirds of the North American bird list. What better way to celebrate Californias bird diversity than to own a copy of Wild Birds of California. Click here for a review and online ordering details |
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Birdwatching (Discovery Travel Adventures)
by Judith Dunham (Editor), John Gattuso (Editor)
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| First For Britain and Ireland 1600-1999 by Phillip Palmer makes for a gripping read as it chronicles the finding of every British and Irish first with photos and illustrations. Order your copy with Amazon.co.uk

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Birders: Tales of a Tribe by Mark Cocker
A highly readable account of why we go birding...
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America's 100 Most Wanted Birds
Steven G. Mlodinow and Michael O'Brien

A must have for rarity chasers and listers or even for the occasional reminisce. 100 species with "best bets" spots detailed and line drawings. Color photographs at the back and a more detailed site guide with maps
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| Rare Birds Day by Day
Dudley et al
A British rarity book. Fun reading to try and predict what you may find tomorrow or just to reminisce on some of your best days. Dave Nurney illustrates.
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Rare Birds in Britain and Ireland
Dymond et al
Line drawings, maps and histograms reveal patterns about our more unusual visitors.
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Rare Birds of the Netherlands
Van Den Berg and Bosman
Comprehensive book that has 800 diagrams and maps and over 300 colour photos. Text in English and Dutch. Very nice.
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| The Status of Rare Birds
L.G.R Evans
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Photographic Guide to the Rare Birds of Britain and Europe
Mitchell and Young
Descriptions and photos of Europe's rarest birds. This second edition has a 12 page supplementary of "rares" seen in Britain and Europe up to 1997. Field descriptions of 284 species with 720 photos.

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The New Atlas of Breeding Birds in Britain and Ireland
Gibbons
In this more detailed volume, each species account includes three maps, one showing breeding distribution as before, one in full colour showing relative abundance of the species throughout its range, and one highlighting changes in distribution between the current and original surveys.
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| The Bird Collectors
Barbara and Richard Mearns

Ever wondered where some of our birds get their names from? This book reviews the bird collectors from the late 18th Century to modern day and provides biographies of some of those involved. Fascinating bed time read. Read a Review of this book
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The Life of Birds
David Attenborough
You've seen the amazing TV show, now see the book! The PBS series now has a book that is beautifully illustrated with over 200 color photographs. Excellent gift for birders and non-birders alike.

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Kingbird Highway
Kenn Kaufman
Kenn dropped out of school at 16 and literally hit the road. He set his sights on breaking the record for the most birds seen in North America in one year. A great read about Kenn's "journey" told with wit and poetry.

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| Birds of the World: a checklist NEW
James F. Clements
The highly anticipated 5th edition is here. Lists more than 9800 species and over 20,000 subspecies with range descriptions, two full color maps and tables of world distribution.
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Tales of a Low Rent Birder
Dunne (illustrated by Sibley)

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Small-headed Flycatcher. Seen Yesterday.
Pete Dunne
32 essays associated with rare and common birds and the people he saw them with.

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| Andes Rising
James Munves
A new American novel-about an ornithologist, a physicist, and a rabbi-that takes us deep into the heart of the Colombian Andes.The author James Munves lives in New York City but he has in fact spent time in Colombia, home to more bird species than anywhere else in the world.
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More Tales of a Low Rent Birder
Peter Dunne (illustrated by Hansen)

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The Complete Birder: A Guide to Better Birding
Jack Connor
Lively, anecdotal, and authoritative, this guidebook takes the birder by the hand and leads him or her into the field showing exactly what is needed and not needed to be a better birder. 50 line drawings.
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| The Feather Quest
by Peter Dunne
When a flash of pink was spotted in a cloud of gray gulls over Newburyport, Massachusetts, ten thousand people descended on the town in hopes of seeing a rare Ross's gull from Siberia. Among them were Pete and Linda Dunne, who set off from there on a year-long odyssey.

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Birds at Your Feeder
Erica Dunn
For anyone who feeds birds, this book will be an indispensable companion. This book, based on years of study and surveys, offers more information on the feeding habits of birds than has ever before been available.

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Lives of North American Birds
Kaufman
This unique book is a by-product of the CD-ROM Peterson Multimedia Guides: North American Birds. In producing this CD-ROM, the compilers discovered that there was no book that gave the life histories of birds in general. To remedy this, Kaufman expanded the descriptions of birds' lives that he developed for the Multimedia Guides to produce this beautifully organized book for the layperson.
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| Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere with Migratory Birds by Scott Weidensaul is a personal account of bird migration and the conservation issues associated with migrant birds. US birders can order your copy with Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble.comUK birders with Amazon.co.uk

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Attenborough Uncovered. David Attenborough's own account of the making of his Zoo Quest television series in the 1950s is a compelling mix of travel writing and Boy's Own adventure yarn. Order your copy with Amazon.co.uk

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Collins Pocket Guide: Wild Flowers of Britain and Northern Europe by Richard Fitter et al. A comprehensive guide to wild trees, shrubs and flowering plants covering the whole of Britain and Ireland, plus Europe from the Arctic to the Alps. Nearly 2000 species are described, and 1450 are illustrated in colour. US birders can order your copy with Amazon.com and UK birders with Amazon.co.uk

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| Dragonflies Through Binoculars : A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America, North of Mexico. US birders can order your copy with Amazon.com or Barnes & Noble.comUK birders with Amazon.co.uk

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Internet Guide to Birds and Birding by Jack Sanders Birders who wish they had a handy, comprehensive, and trustworthy directory to the best sites and information on the Internet will strike gold with The Internet Guide to Birds and Birding.
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Birds of the Untamed West: The History of Birdlife in Nebraska, 1750 to 1875
by James E. Ducey
Ever wonder what the land of Nebraska looked like when Lewis and Clark traveled the region or when Prince Maximilian steamed up the Missouri River?
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