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HELM FIELD GUIDES. BIRDS OF SENEGAL AND THE GAMBIA *

BORROW N.

This comprehensive and fully updated edition of Birds of Senegal and The Gambia is the ultimate guide for travellers and birdwatchers visiting one of Africas richest birdwatching regions. The Gambia, together with the country that envelops it, Senegal, has an avifauna of more than 700 regularly occurring species, including many Western Palearctic migrants from September to Ap...

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THE BOOK OF WILDING: *

ISABELLA TREE

The enormity of climate change and biodiversity loss can leave us feeling overwhelmed. How can an individual ever make a difference?Isabella Tree and Charlie Burrell know firsthand how spectacularly nature can bounce back if you give it the chance. And what comes is not just wildlife in super-abundance, but solutions to the other environmental crises we face.The Book of Wilding...

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RSPB POCKET GUIDE TO BRITISH BIRDS *

MARIANNE TAYLOR

A compact, lightweight and informative guide to 310 of the most common birds found in the UK.RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds is a compact, lightweight and informative field guide, featuring 310 bird species regularly seen in the UK. Species are illustrated in all distinct plumage forms likely to be observed in the wild by renowned bird artist Stephen Message, and a detailed ...

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RSPB HANDBOOK OF BRITISH BIRDS *

PETER HOLDEN, RICHARD GREGORY

The bestselling RSPB Handbook of British Birds has been completely revised and updated for its fifth edition. To maintain its position as the most comprehensive accessible field guide to British birds, the new edition will include new artwork, additional rarities, extra comparison spreads and a completely updated taxonomic order.This easy-to-use guide offers an 'avian biography...

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THE BIOLOGY OF MOULT IN BIRDS *

LUKAS JENNI

Unique to birds and with a multitude of functions, feathers are amazing structures. All birds need to renew their feathers periodically, in a process called moult. Because feathers can only be renewed as a whole, all functions of the plumage are impaired during moult, and so this process has a crucial impact on most aspects of a bird's life. Therefore the period of moult is one...

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POCKET GUIDE TO THE BUTTERFLIES OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND *

LEWINGTON R.

Presented in an accessible, easy-to-use format, this is an ideal guide for both beginners and more experienced enthusiasts. The second edition features a new, illustrated 'at-a-glance' identification guide, updated distribution maps and species accounts, and new spreads and artwork for the Cryptic Wood White and Scarce Tortoiseshell.-------------Segunda edición revisada. Este ...

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THE COMMON BUZZARD *

SEAN WALLS

'Based on many years of personal research, and a thorough knowledge of the European literature, the authors provide an eminently readable account of the biology of the Common Buzzard. Whatever your interests in birds, I can recommend this book for its content of information and insight.' ? Professor Ian Newton OBE, FRS, FRSESoaring majestically on thermals with broad wings rais...

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FIELD GUIDE TO THE CATERPILLARS OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND *

BARRY HENWOOD / PHIL STERLING

This beautifully illustrated field guide covers caterpillars of the moth and butterfly species that are most likely to be encountered in the British Isles. The helpful introduction includes information on caterpillar structure and function, behaviour and evolution, while the species accounts cover status, field characters, similar species, habitat, foodplant and field notes, an...

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MOULT AND AGEING OF EUROPEAN PASSERINES: *

LUKAS JENNI

A brand-new, completely revised second edition of Jenni and Winkler's classic guide, updated and improved for the next generation of ringers and professional ornithologists. The moult strategies of birds exert an important influence on their behaviour and energetics, and also provide the basis of valuable tools for study. A proper understanding of how feathers are replaced and ...

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FLORA OF THE MEDITERRANEAN. *

GARDNER C.M.

The Mediterranean a land of blues skies, warm sunshine, rugged mountains and azure seas. Yet this familiar image conceals another Mediterranean a secret landscape populated by a dazzling variety of wild flowers and plants, from spectacular orchids and ancient olive trees to delicate snowdrops and hardy cacti.Following on from their widely acclaimed Flora of the Silk Road, Chris...

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HANDBOOK OF WHALES, DOLPHINS AND PORPOISES *

MARK CARWARDINE

This outstanding new handbook to whales, dolphins and porpoises is the most comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date guide to these popular mammals. With nearly 1,000 accurate illustrations complete with detailed annotations pointing out the most significant field marks this new handbook covers all 90 species and every subspecies in the world.Many of the world's most r...

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ANTS OF BRITAIN AND EUROPE *

LEBAS C.

This photographic field guide covers every species of ant found in Britain and Europe. More than 400 species of ant can be found in Europe, and Ants of Britain and Europe covers them all,with detailed descriptions for more than 150 of the more commonly encountered. The species accounts include information on field characteristics, confusion species, habitat and biology, and app...

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THE EAGLE OWL *

VINCENZO PENTERIANI

The definitive work on Europe's largest and most spectacular owl. The Eagle Owl known rather more evocatively as the Uhu in German, in reference to its haunting, far-carrying nocturnal call is a very large and impressive bird of prey. One of the largest owls in the world, it is a fierce hunter of large birds and mammals up to the size of foxes and small deer, and as an un...

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AMPHIBIANS OF EUROPE, NORTH AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST *

DIFRESNES C.

Guía fotográfica de referencia. Práctica, completa y compacta es la guía definitiva de las 138 especies de anfibios que se encuentran en el paleártico occidental. El texto detallado del autor describe la biología, el hábitat y el comportamiento de cada especie, e incluye información útil sobre sus clasificación, ecología y ciclos de vida. Agrupadas por familias para ...

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ALEPPO: *

PHILIP MANSEL

A poignant testament to the city shattered by Syria's civil war. Aleppo lies in ruins, a casualty of Syria's brutal civil war. Its streets are cloaked in darkness, its population scattered, its memories ravaged. But this was once a vibrant world city, where Muslims, Christians and Jews lived and traded together in peace. Few places are as ancient and diverse. At the crossroads ...

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RSPB HANDBOOK OF SCOTTISH BIRDS *

PETER HOLDEN, STUART HOUSDEN,

This is a fully updated second edition of 2009's well reviewed RSPB Handbook of Scottish Birds detailing Scotland's rich birdlife. Over 250 species are covered in detail with one page per species, including Gaelic names newly added for this edition. The detailed distribution maps have been fully updated and show when birds are breeding, wintering or on migration. More than a th...

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WINTER BIRDS *

LARS JONSSON, DAVID A CHRISTIE

In this stunning book, Lars Jonsson celebrates and explores the beauty of the birds that surround him during the Swedish winter months. Inspired by the desolate, wintry landscapes, the dazzling light and the stark contrast of colours he observes against the snow, Jonsson has created an unparalleled collection of art.Jonsson illustrates each bird in his classic style, and his te...

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BIRDS NEW TO SCIENCE *

DAVID BREWER

Amazing as it might sound, ornithologists are still discovering several bird species each year that are completely new to science. These aren't all obscure brown birds on tiny islands – witness the bizarre Bare-faced Bulbul from Laos (2009), spectacular Araripe Manakin from Brazil (1998), or gaudy Bugun Liocichla from north-east India (2006).Birds New to Science documents mor...

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BIRDS OF OMAN *

JENS ERIKSEN, RICHARD PORTER

With its unique blend of Western Palearctic, Oriental and Afrotropical components, and lying on a migratory crossroads, Oman is a jewel of the Middle East. This is the first comprehensive field guide to the birds of this fascinating and welcoming country.All 528 species on the Oman Bird List are featured on the 116 colour plates, illustrating many of the distinct plumages and r...

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BIRDS OF PENINSULAR MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE *

DAVISON G. W. H.

This compact and easy-to-use bird identification guide covers more than 250 species, and each bird description is supported by at least one clear colour photograph. The forests and coastline of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore are home to a fantastic and vast array of birds, and offer many outstanding and easily accessible birdwatching locations, many of which are highlighted ...

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WHERE TO WATCH BIRDS IN NORTHERN AND EASTERN SPAIN *

ERNEST GARCIA

The definitive guide to finding birds in Northern and Eastern Spain.This region embraces an impressive range of habitats from the Pyrenees to the sun-drenched Catalan coast. As a consequence the area is rich in birdlife and full of potential for visiting birders. Almost 200 sites are described in this fully updated third edition, with full coverage of terms of habitat, access a...

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SONGS OF LOVE AND WAR *

DOMINIC COUZENS

The dawn chorus: a single voice cutting through the darkness heralds a breaking wave of sound at the very beginning of the day. It is an iconic natural phenomenon with many familiar performers, yet it is a mysterious event for which there is no complete explanation.A mass of starlings gathers at the end of the midwinter day. As the sun sets, wave upon wave of bodies rolls in an...

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POCKET PHOTO GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF THE HIMALAYAS *

GREWAL B.

The Himalayas, the world's highest mountain range, are a birdwatcher's paradise. Many of its species are high altitude specialists, including Tibetan and Himalayan Snowcocks, Snow Partridge, Ibisbill, Tibetan Sandgrouse, Hume's Groundpecker, Tibetan Snowfinch and Great Rosefinch. The area comprises a mosaic of different habitats which host a huge range of avian species, with fa...

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BIRDS OF ECUADOR AND GALAPAGOS *

CLIVE BYERS

Although it is one of South America's smallest countries, Ecuador is home to nearly 1,600 species of birds. This is thanks to the huge variety of habitats created by the Andes. The country is a birder's paradise and an increasingly popular tourist destination. Areas such as Tandayapa, Mindo and La Selva are renowned for their birdwatching potential and boast such dramatic speci...

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RSPB SPOTLIGHT KINGFISHERS *

DAVID CHANDLER

Usually observed as a flash of blue and orange from a riverbank, most people are aware of Kingfishers, but few of us are familiar with the intricacies of their day-to-day lives.With their long, dagger-like bills, bright blue plumage and characteristic fast, low flight over water, Common Kingfishers are instantly recognisable. The 90 or so species that belong to this colourful f...

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THE MOST PERFECT THING *

BIRKHEAD, TIM

'I think that, if required on pain of death to name instantly the most perfect thing in the universe, I should risk my fate on a bird's egg'Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1862How are eggs of different shapes made, and why are they the shape they are? When does the shell of an egg harden? Why do some eggs contain two yolks? How are the colours and patterns of an eggshell created, a...

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FEW AND FAR BETWEEN: *

ELDER, C.

A Guardian Nature Book of the Year 'It's a dream to scout out the UK's natural treasures - and find them!' Chris Packham Seeking the beautiful, the breathtaking and the bizarre, Charlie Elder goes in search of Britain's rarest and most endangered animals. Travelling the length and breadth of the UK, and meeting up with experts along the way, he tracks down secretive and scarce ...

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POCKET PHOTO GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF CHINA *

JOHN MACKINNON, NIGEL HICKS

A compact, easy-to-use bird identification guide for any nature watcher on a visit to China, one of the world's top destinations for watching birds. A total of 252 species is described here in detail, from the magestic Black-crowned Night Heron to the striking Large Niltava. All of these birds are clearly illustrated in a collection of specially commissioned colour photographs....

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DO BIRDS HAVE KNEES? *

MOSS, STEPHEN

Ever looked at a bird and thought, 'I wonder why birds sing...'? Find the answer to this and many more intriguing questions about birds here.How do ducks on frozen ponds stop their feet from freezing solid in winter?Do birds sleep standing up?Why do some species migrate yet others don't?And do birds have knees?Stephen Moss answers 450 questions aimed at birdwatchers of all leve...

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POCKET PHOTO GUIDE TO THE BIRDS OF THAILAND *

WEBSTER M.

Thailand is one of Asia's leading tourist destinations and a treasure trove for anyone interested in wildlife. This little guide to the birds of Thailand is an excellent introduction for birdwatchers, residents and visitors to the country alike. It covers 252 of the birds that are regularly seen in Thailand as well as a number of endemic species, with more than 250 photographs ...

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