Red Data birds in Britain: action for rare, threatened and important species.
Calton: Poyser, 1990. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
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Birdwatchers' year.
Calton: Poyser, 1973. Octavo, photographs, very good copy in price-clipped dustwrapper, scarce. More
Birds in England.
Poyser, 2004. Quarto, dustwrapper, text illustrations, maps, colour photographs. This is a Poyser avifauna title for England's diverse birdlife, past and present. More
The Barn Owl.
Calton: Poyser, 1982. Octavo, text illustrations, photographs, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Tundra plovers: the Eurasian, Pacific and American golden plovers and grey plover.
Calton: Poyser, 1998. Octavo, dustwrapper, photographs, other illustrations. Examines the taxonomy, appearance, behaviour, ecology and conservation of the Golden and Grey Plovers. There are four species of tundra plover: the Grey Plover, and the Eurasian, Pacific and American golden plovers. They breed only in the northern hemisphere, principally on tundra..... More
Facing extinction: the world's rarest birds and the race to save them.
London: Bloomsbury Publishing, (2013. second edition). Large octavo, paperback, colour photographs, text illustrations, maps. Almost two hundred species of birds have become extinct in the past 400 years, and a similar number today are in imminent danger of following them. The world's conservationists are leading the fight to prevent the..... More
The skylark.
Calton: Poyser, 2004. Octavo, dustwrapper, text illustrations, colour photographs. This Poyser title looks at all aspects of the life of the skylark, from its biology, migratory patterns, breeding behaviour and habitat requirements, to its role in legend and folklore. It also discusses its rapid decline and conservation efforts. More
Rare birds day by day.
Calton: Poyser, 1996. Octavo, dustwrapper, illustrations. More than 20,000 records taken from the last 36 years are used to compile these lists. More
Bird observatories in Britain and Ireland.
Calton: Poyser, 1976. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Rare birds in Britain and Ireland.
Calton: Poyser, 1989. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. This book by a trio of rare-bird specialists is a successor to two earlier works (long out of print), Scarce Migrant Birds in Britain and Ireland (Sharrock 1974) and Rare Birds in Britain and Ireland (Sharrock 1976). It unifies both of..... More
Weather and bird behaviour.
Calton: Poyser, (1983. first edition). Octavo, text illustrations, very good copy in dustwrapper. More
Birds of the Strait of Gibraltar.
Calton: Poyser, 1992. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper.c The Strait of Gilbraltar is famous as a major point of passage for Palaearctic birds migrating between their European breeding grounds and their winter quarters in Africa. Includes a number of chapters on migration, and other chapters on terrestrial bird communities..... More
Bird habitats in Britain.
Calton: Poyser, 1982. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
The skuas.
Calton: Poyser, 1987. Octavo, illustrated by John Busby, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Gulls: a guide to identification.
Calton: Poyser, 1982. Octavo, photographs and text illustrations, bookplate, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
Gulls: a guide to identification.
Calton: Poyser, (1989. reprint). Octavo, text illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
The EBCC atlas of European breeding birds: their distribution and abundance.
Calton: Poyser, 1997. Quarto, text illustrations, maps , fine copy in dustwrapper. WAS $210. An integrated picture of the distribution and abundance of breeding birds in Europe, with maps for 495 species. More
Enjoying ornithology: a celebration of fifty years of The British Trust for Ornithology 1933-1983.
Calton: Poyser, 1983. Octavo, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
The historical atlas of breeding birds in Britain and Ireland.
Calton: Poyser, 1996. Octavo, illustrations, maps, dustwrapper. More
Birds in Ireland.
Calton: Poyser, 1989. Quarto, illustrations, fine copy in dustwrapper. More
The Greater flamingo.
Calton: Poyser, 2007. Octavo, colour photographs, dustwrapper. Poyser monograph. Flamingos are among the most familiar and popular of all the world's birds. This book summarises the available understanding of flamingo biology, with discussions of population dynamics, ecology, movements, feeding, breeding biology, and conservation. It also includes a guide to breeding..... More
Scotland's nature in trust: the National Trust for Scotland and its wildlife and crofting management.
Calton: Poyser, 2000. Large octavo, colour photographs, text illustrations by John Busby , fine copy in dustwrapper. The National Trust for Scotland is one of the largest landowners in Scotland owning 300 square miles, or 1 % of its countryside. Half of the Trust land is designated for its natural..... More
The Hawaiian goose: an experiment in conservation.
San Rafael: Buteo Books, 1980. Octavo, dustwrapper, black and white photographs, other illustrations. A timely and absorbing account of the Hawaiian goose, or Nene, its near extinction, eleventh hour rescue and restoration to the wild. More
Flamingos.
Calton: Poyser, 1975. Octavo, photographs, inscription, signed by both authors. owner's signature, very good copy in dustwrapper, scarce. An early 'Poyser' title and one of the more difficult to aquire. More
The atlas of wintering birds in Britain and Ireland.
Calton: Poyser, 1986. Quarto, text illustrations, maps, fine copy in dustwrapper. More