Palma: Palma del Valle, 2007. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs, maps. About 300 million birds cross the Strait of Gibraltar in both directions. Of these, about 700 thousand are soaring birds (raptors and storks) and a large proportion of this amazing biomass use the areas near the Strait as resting... More about Nomads of the Strait of Gibraltar: a field guide to bird migration, the natural parks of the...

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

Oxford: John Beaufoy Publishing, 2012. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. The user-friendly introduction covers geography, climate, taxonomy and nomenclature, habitats, bird identification, and the best places to watch birds. 150 of the most common birds are then identified using six descriptive groups: seabirds, waders, birds of prey, game birds, woodpeckers... More about Identification guide to birds of Britain and Northern Europe

Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, 2012. Octavo, laminated boards, colour photographs. Containing over 300 full colour photographs, this book describes in detail the 155 species of extremely rare birds that have occurred in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. All records are listed with references to books and articles, and include... More about Extremely rare birds in the Western Palearctic

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2017. Octavo, paperback, colour photographs, maps. The first comprehensive pocket-sized photographic field guide to every bird species in Europe--this includes winter visitors and common migrants but also all rarities to the region, even if they have been recorded only once. The guide also covers hypothetical species--those... More about Birds of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East: a photographic field guide

Mountfield: Pica Press, 1998. Small octavo, paperback, 296 colour plates, maps, pocket-sized. 386 species are fully described and most of them are illustrated. More about Pocket guide to the birds of Britain and northwest Europe

London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, 2005. Octavo, paperback, text illustrations, maps. This book is a birdfinding guide to Britain and Europe's most coveted species. Unlike Where to watch guides, which direct birders to good general birding sites, this guide takes each individual species as a starting point, and picks... More about The good bird guide: a species-by-species guide to finding Europe's best birds

Cley: Prion, (2014. second edition). Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations, maps. Portuguese territory is not only the southwestern corner of the Iberian Peninsula, it also comprises the Atlantic archipelagos of Azores and Madeira. When these territories are taken into account, Portugal is a highly diverse area in ornithological terms... More about A birdwatchers' guide to Portugal: the Azores and Madeira archipelagos

London: Christopher Helm/A & C Black, 2004. Large octavo, dustwrapper, text illustrations, maps, colour photographs. The Shetland islands are nationally important for their 21 species of breeding seabirds, and other extremely rare or sporadic British breeding birds and migrants. This new avifauna looks in depth at the status, distribution and... More about The birds of Shetland

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Octavo, paperback, black and white illustrations, map. A passionate amateur ornithologist, Henry Seebohm (1832-95) travelled widely in Greece, Scandinavia, Turkey and South Africa studying birds in their native habitats. This volume, first published in 1901, contains two books recounting his travels in Siberia. Siberia in... More about The birds of Siberia: a record of a naturalist's visits to the valleys of Petchora and Yenesei

London: Harper Collins Publishers, (2011. second edition). Quarto, dustwrapper, colour illustrations, maps. Large format, with expanded text and additional colour illustrations, the second edition of the hugely successful Collins Bird Guide is a must for every birdwatcher. The book provides all the information needed to identify any species at any... More about Collins bird guide: the most complete guide to the birds of Britain and Europe

BTO, (2011. fourth edition). Octavo, paperback, text illustrations. Completely revised and updated edition. Essential guide for ringers working in the field and birdwatchers. Designed to help determine species, age and sex of birds in the hand. More about Identification guide to European Passerines

London: New Holland Publishers, 2011. Large octavo, paperback, line drawings, map. Has been described by leading authorities as 'ground-breaking', 'innovative' and 'brilliant', and scooping the prestigious Birdwatch Magazine Bird Book of the Year Award 2010. This guide accurately describes every key detail of every plumage of all 1,350 species and... More about Advanced bird ID handbook: the western Palearctic