Washington DC: National Geographic Society, 2012. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour and black and white photographs, other illustrations, maps. Organised logically with cross-references and easy navigation including subject matter from history to practical advice, this guide offers comprehensive overviews, titbits of information and trivia, short thought pieces, plus how-to instructions on every... More about Birdwatcher's bible: a complete treasury: science, know-how, beauty, lore

Kuwait: Author, 2005. Quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Species by species portraits of the birds of Kuwait - for each there are Latin and common names. There is also a bird list for Kuwait, a description of important birding sites, an introduction to the Kuwaiti environment and a brief overview of... More about Birds of Kuwait: a portrait

Exeter: Pelagic Publishing, 2015. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs. Mark Avery and Keith Betton, passionate birdwatchers and conservationists, interview members of the British birdwatching community to answer questions about their lives as birdwatchers. They take you behind the scenes, and behind the binoculars, of a diverse range of birding and wildlife... More about Behind the binoculars: interviews with acclaimed birdwatchers

London: Short Books, 2005. Octavo, very good copy in dustwrapper. Few books are more intimidating than a conventional field guide. There are simply too many birds in them. This book introduces the reader to Britain's most obvious birds. But it does more than that: it also explains them. It explains... More about A bad birdwatcher's companion: 50 intimate portraits of Britain's best loved birds

Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2013. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour photographs, maps. Seawatching is the challenging act of identifying waterbirds in flight. Since more than one hundred different species can fly past an observation point, often at great speed or in tightly packed, mixed-species flocks, identification of these distant shapes can be a.... More about Peterson reference guide to seawatching: eastern waterbirds in flight

Harpenden: Brambleby Books, 2013. Octavo, paperback, line drawings. Twenty-six anecdotes from around the world show why the author (and so many others) are so keen on birding. Each 'chapter' is a different bird name, beginning with each letter of the alphabet. More about A-Z of birds: a birder's tales from around the world

New York: Grove Press, 2006. Octavo, dustwrapper. Pigeons are athletes of the highest caliber. While racehorses receive all the glory with their 35 mph sprints around a one-mile racetrack, homing pigeons--a mere pound of flesh and feathers--routinely fly more than five hundred miles in a single day at speeds exceeding... More about Pigeons: the fascinating saga of the world's most revered and reviled bird

London: Christopher Helm, (2003. revised edition). Octavo, paperback, colour plates, text illustrations. Fully revised and updated, this edition of this unique and popular guide contains a wealth of fascinating material, illustrated by 23 new full colour plates, with numerous new colour photographs, line drawings, maps, diagrams and other illustrations. Subjects... More about Tracks and signs of the birds of Britain and Europe: an identification guide

London: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2014. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs. Explores the artworks, books, inventions and technology that have influenced how people have watched, studied and engaged with the avian world. With entries from all over the world, subjects include an Egyptian 'field guide' [early tomb decorations of birds, identifiable... More about A history of birdwatching in 100 objects

Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1955. Octavo, colour plates and other illustrations by D. M. Reid Henry, folding map, signature, slightly chipped dustwrapper. More about Birds of the Sudan: their identification and distribution

New York: Walker & co., 2006. Octavo, dustwrapper, colour illustrations. WAS $44. Songbird journeys pays homage to the wonder and beauty of songbirds while revealing the remarkable lives of migratory birds and the scientific quest to answer age-old questions about where songbirds go, how they get there, and what they... More about Songbird journeys: four seasons in the lives of migratory birds

Perry: Prion, 1996. Octavo, paperback, illustrations. Provides detailed information on birding sites on this island archipelago, each site entry giving location and access, accommodation, birding strategy and species expected to be seen. Also includes a selective bird list giving brief details on the distribution and status of the uncommon birds... More about A birdwatchers' guide to the Canary Islands

Mexico City: BirdLife International, 2007. Large quarto, dustwrapper, colour photographs. A portfolio drawn from the world's greatest bird photographers drives the message of this book home. The book is split into five chapters looking at all aspects of human's relationship with birds. The first looks the place birds occupy in... More about Birds and people: bonds in a timeless journey