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The Falcons of the World		Â£40.00 *	Tom J Cade.Illustrated with paintings from R David Digby mapThe Falcon's approach to perfection of form and function has engendered a universal fascination for these superb predators.This book is both a comparative study of falcons,and a celebration of these most masterful of all avian hunters.The genus Falco has been the subject of intensive scientific study.As predators at the end of the food chain,falcons were among the first to suffer from excessive use of pesticides - more than anything else it was the decline of the Peregrine Falcon that alerted the world to the danger of these chemicals.Dr Tom Cade,proffessor of ornithology at Cornell University,has studied falcons throughout his life and is now in the forefront of research programmes aimed at breeding and restoring falcons in the outdoors.His authoritative and readable text provides the most up-to-date summary available of all that is now known about these superb birds of prey.The introduction describes the classification,anatomy,behaviour,breeding,and conservation of falcons generally.There is then an essay on each of the thirty-nine species of the genus falco,in which details of distribution,status,hunting,habitat,and special behaviour are considered. Hardback;192pp.Collins 1982.Superb colour plates.Fine in d/w Order details here
Eagles,Hawks & Falcons of the World FREE CD worth Â£16.95 !		.... . . . Â£70.00 *	Leslie Brown & Dean Amadon This book,the most authoritative currently available,aims to bring together in one work all the knowledge on the diurnal birds of prey of the world.Many of the birds of prey have been exhaustively studied in recent years,and a great deal is known about their habits.Others,especially those living in the forests of South America and the Far East,remain virtually unknown.In some cases they may be related to other well known species.The breeding habits of that spectacular and relatively common species,the King Vulture,have never been fully described,nor those of the world's largest eagles'Pithecophaga jefferyi.Some small island species are in danger of extinction while still largely unknown,and the continuing destruction of the world's rain forests will have a devastating effect on hundreds of birds. * FREE CD WITH THIS BOOK A Sound guide to the Birds of Prey and Owls of Western Europe More details here Order details here
The Montagu's Harrier		Â£22.50 new	Roger Clarke.Surely no birder can resist this wonderful raptor.For those who delve into it's ecology,a whole host of fascinating questions and answers arise.An immense body of research and history lies behind the bird.Roger clarke makes this accessible to all. 'A Man who is passionate about his subject and who's combination of enthusiasm and scientific details echoes writings of an earlier era,such as the New Naturalist monographs...deserves a place on the bookshelves of any birdlover...BBC Wildlife Magazine. Hardback; 225 x 160 mm.224pp.Colour plates by Bruce Pearson.dust jacket by Michael warren.Colour photos by Roger Clarke. Order details here
The Marsh Harrier		Â£12.00 * SOLD	Roger Clarke.The Marsh Harrier is the largest of the four western Palearctic harriers and the one large spectacular bird of prey easily viewed in the south-east of Britain.Roger Clarke tells the story of the conservation movement's success with the species,and provides a comprehensive treaetment of its intriguing biology and places it in its European and worldwide contexts. Order details here
The Hen Harrier		Â£120.00 * SOLD	Donald Watson.Artist,ornithologist and author,Donald Watson has made an especial study of the Hen Harrier Circus cyaneus over many years and his field notes and sketch books of this exceptional bird of prey go back to the 1940s.The book opens with the world distribution of the harrier family,then there is a fuller treatment of the Hen Harrier in Europe and North America (the Marsh Hawk),its history and present status.Further chapters detail hunting methods and prey selection,the breeding cycle,migration and distribution.The second part of the book is a closely observed account of the Hen Harrier in Donald Watson's particular study areas in Scotland,in moorland and forest habitats.The author's colour paintings,line drawings and reproductions from his field sketch books are an outstanding accompaniment to a most readable yet scholarly text. 307pp.Hardback.1977 1st (and only) edition.Condition A1 MInt as new.A Hard to Find and rare Poyser title Order details here
The Red Kite		Â£22.50 new	Ian Carter illustrated by Dan powell.'Illustrated by Dan Powell and a series of colour photographs,this book on one of Europe's most elegant birds follows roger Lovegrove's The Kites tale and updates the story.From the struggles to maintain a native population in Wales the book gets right up-to-date with the recent reintroduction projects that have been so successful.Ian Carter,in his role with English Nature,has been deeply involved with English Kite reintroduction projects and knows Kites well in the field.His knowledge and enthusiasm comes through well in the comprehensive text.....RSPB BIRDS Autumn 2001 Order details here
The Kites Tale (the story of the Red Kite in Wales)		Â£22.00 *	Roger Lovegrove. Hardback;RSPB 1990.147pp.Colour photos,tables,charts,etc.Lovely line illustrations.Fine in d/w now out of print and very popular monograph.Post free UK More details here Order details here
The Hobby		Â£22.50 new	Anthony Chapman.This is the first complete account in the English language of this popular but secretive species.Backed by detailed tables and difinitive maps,this fully illustrated book describes the Hobby's breeding cycle,varied hunting techniques and wide prey spectrum.It also examines the bird's status throughout it's eurasian range. ' all in all this is a fine book worthy of it's subject....This is a book you will want to pick up and read.If you too have been captivated by the hunter in red trousers,then you won't be dissapointed with this book...Birdwatching Magazine Hardback; 224 x 160 mm.216pp. Cover by Mike Warren,illustrations by Bruce Pearson.Order details here
Forest Nesting Merlins		Â£9.95 new	Jack Orchel Recommendations for conserving this rare falcon,published by the Hawk & Owl trust.Colour plates,Paperback.Order details here
The Merlins of the Welsh Marches		Â£23.00 *	*The Merlins of the Welsh Marches* grew from the meticulous detailed diaries,written originally purely for personal interest,that the author has kept for many years to record his bird watching and protection activities.The book covers four seasons from 1971 to 1974 that he spent with merlins,the smallest falcons found in Britain,on or near their nest-sites on moorland either side of the border of what is now the Welsh county of Powys and the adjacent English counties......... Hardback;168pp.1980.b/w photos.Excellent read.Very popular.Fine in d/w post free UKOrder details here
THE Kestrel		Â£24.95 new	Andrew Village The author studied the Kestrel for several years in Scottish hill country and sheepwalk,then in two agricultural areas of eastern England,but his book also includes much valuable observation and data from Europe and elsewhere.Its twenty-one chapters cover all aspects of the Kestrel's life cycle,with especial emphasis on breeding performance,population densities and turnover,and age and sex ratios.A section of over seventy tables of supporting data concludes the book.Order details here
Seasons with the Kestrel		Â£12.00 * SOLD	Gordon Riddle Seasons with the Kestrel,is a unique view of this little bird of prey,seen through the eyes of a field naturalist.Using diary notes,intimate observation and detailed photography,Gordon Riddle illustrates and explains the breeding cycle and daily behaviour of Falco tinnunculus - the kestrel.More details here Order details here

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