Surfbirds News

The Rare Birds Yearbook invites you to submit your photos of the world’s 189 Critically endangered birds. Rare Birds Yearbook is a new, annual publication which will appear in October 2007 for the first time. It is published in association with global conservation organisation BirdLife International and £4 of each sold book will be donated straight to conservation.

In association with high-quality optics company Minox and BirdLife International the publishers are offering a range of prizes. Visit www.rarebirdsyearbook.com to find a list of the species, the prizes, the rules, the jury members and more about the book. The competition runs until 15th July 2007.

Rare Birds Yearbook

Published by MagDig Media Ltd in association with BirdLife International. 274 pages in colour. Paperback.

Objectives

To publish an annually recurring book that summarises the status and facts of the world’s c.190 Critically Endangered (CR) birds in an appealing, modern, educational and readable way. It will consist of a directory section of the 190 species, sections on statistics and lists, a directory of regional organisations and commercial bird tour companies arranging travel to see CR species of birds. Each yearbook will have a number of specially written feature articles on issues related to threatened birds such as migration, rare bird sites and taxonomy. The directory section will also be updated each year with the latest information on the plight of the world’s most threatened species. GBP 4 per sold book will be donated to BirdLife International in order to enhance their funds for conservation work.