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The Birds of Israel		~~Â£78.99~~	Hadoram Shirihai.Hadoram Shirihai's monumental The Birds of Isreal is one of the most highly acclaimed ornithological books of recent times.Some ten years in the making,it is well deserving of its plaudits.Packed with more information than any previous country avifauna,this major comprehensive volume is illustrated with over 200 line drawings by Alan Harris and an extraordinary collection of over 500 colour photographs. Comprehensive introduction to Israeli habitats and birds. Detailed species texts. Maps and bar charts show species distribution in space and time. map" A bird book can be useful,a work of reference,attractive to look at,or simply a good read.Very few manage all of these.The Birds of Israel is just such a work and gives new meaning to the famous phrase "the Hadoram experience""....BIRDWATCH Birdwatch Bird Book of the year 876 pages.Hardback.NOW Â£76.99 POST FREE UK ! order details here
The Birds of Israel		Â£20.00	Uzi Paz Photographs by Yossi Eshbol.Israel is a small country,yet it is blessed with an extremely varied wildlife.Its avifauna is especially plentiful,with well over 470 different species of birds recorded during various seasons of the year.There are very few regions in the world which can boast of so great a variety within such a small geographical area.The main reason for this wealth of birdlife is that Israel is situated at the meeting point of three continents-Europe,Asia and Africa.Its avifauna includes representatives from all three of them,as ell as species characteristic of this region alone.In addition,Israel is located along one of the principle migration routes of Eurasian birds...... Hardback;264pp.Helm 1987.Colour photographs,maps,line drawings.mint in d/w Post Free UK
Birds of the Lebanon and the Jordan area		Â£15.00	S.Vere Benson.Already the author of three books on birds,Miss S.Vere Benson has now produced her first book to deal specially with the birds of the Lebanon and Jordan area.She was also the first writer to record the fantastic migration of eagles and other birds of prey passing south in thousands down the Lebanon coastline in autumn.She told the Lebanese people with whom she conversed that the ornithologists would come from far and wide to see this migration,and already in 1969 fifty or sixty ornithologists had visited the area...... Hardback;1970.Fine in d/w.218pp,colour plates,sketches etc.Post free UK. order details here
Important Bird areas in the Middle East		Â£29.00	Evans M.I 'Important Bird Areas in the Middle East'. (vol2).Paperback Â£29.00 order details here
The Birds of Oman		Â£30.00	Michael Gallagher and Martin W Woodcock. For thousands of years the Indian Ocean has been a vital free highway between the nations which border it.One of these nations,the Sultanate of Oman,which has a diverse and interesting fauna of its own,also provides an important land link between continents for hordes of migratory birds.From a zoological standpoint,too,Oman occupies a position of extreme interest:it forms a meeting place for three of the world's great zoo-geographical regions,and amongst its breeding birds are species which are typical of the Palearctic,Oriental and Ethiopian regions. 1980.Quartet books.310pp with 119 colour plates.Softback.Condition fine more details here order details here
Birdlife in Oman		Â£25.00	Hanne Eriksen and Jens Eriksen Provides an informative text covering all nine regions of Oman, describing and illustrating with over 150 stunning colour photographs the most interesting and spectacular birds characteristic of each area. Oblong format. 99 pages, col photos. Country of Publication: Sultanate of Oman POST FREE UK order details here
Birdwatching guide to Oman		Â£18.95	Hans Eriksen, Jens Eriksen, Panadda Sargeant and Dave Sargeant .The site guide section of this excellent new birdwatching guide covers over 60 of the Sultanate's top birdwatching sites - each including a detailed map, information on habitats, access and a complete list of the species with relative abundance. A birdfinder is included with details of how, where and when to best find each species, as well as a complete checklist with seasonal status. 253 pages, col photos, line illus, maps, tabs. Country of Publication: Sultanate of Oman order details here
RAPTORS IN ISRAEL		Â£7.00 SOLD	Edited by D Yekutiel 64pp. 1991 passage & wintering birds of prey survey with details on where to see raptors in Israel .Includes a raptor checklist. Colour & b/w photos,maps,tables,graphs etc order details here
The Birds of Egypt		Â£42.50 * out of print	Steven M. Goodman & Peter L Meininger (eds) "The layout is superb,the text is clear,and the maps,in particular,are of a very high standard"..British Birds "A wealth of old records,all carefully considered by the authors,gives a fine foundation to this impressive new book...Country Life "This new and long-awaited work is an imprtant publication;it is also undoubtedly a major contribution to the ornithological literature of North Africa and the Middle East"...British Birds Hardback; 572pp. 1989.6 Colour plates.Numerous tables and figures.order details here
Field Guide to the BIRDS OF THE MIDDLE EAST		~~Â£31.95~~	Richard Porter,Steen Christensen & Per Schiermacker Illustrated by A Birch,J Gale,M Langman & B Small " The bottom line is:this is the best field guide published so far on birds of the Middle East."....Josef Kren,Wilson Bulletin " A real tour de force and should remain the standard work for the region for a long time to come."..Gordon Hamlett,Birdwatching "An indispensable and thoroughly recommended aid for birdwatchers in the Middle East and beyond." ...Andrew Grieve,Birdwatch Hardback;350pp.NOW Â£29.95 POST FREE UK ! order details here
A photographic guide to Birds of Israel and the Middle East		Â£7.95	Richard Porter A PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE TO BIRDS OF ISRAEL AND THE MIDDLE EAST 275 colour photographs, Covering 252 species.Shows the most familiar species that are likely to be seen and the important Israeli rareities. Paperback;144pp.Colour photographs order details here
Raptor Migration in Israel and the Middle East		Â£20.00 SOLD	Raptor migration in Israel and the Middle East Hadoram Shirihai et al This book outlines the results of 30 years field research in the Israel / Middle East areas from visual counts at traditional watchsites.Radar and satellite tracking of migrants. Paperback;192pp. Colour photos, maps, charts,etc.Mint as new order details here
Common Birds of Egypt		Â£4.50	Bertel Brunn illustrated by Sherif Baha el Din. Softcover 52pp.1985 .Colour plates and bilingual notes in English and arabic.Mint as new,Post free UK order details here

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