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Author and TV presenter Bill Oddie has a number of books aimed at the beginner.
Price
Bill Oddie's Introduction to Birdwatching
£12.95
In this ideal complement to his popular field guide and map,Bill Oddie draws upon his great experience to explore all aspects of birdwatching:from getting started,to choosing equipment,practical ID tips,reserves,societies and birding holidays.
Hardback; 210 x 148mm.140 colour photographs and 140 illustrations.Price £12.99
Bill Oddie's Birding Map of Britain and Ireland ( with David Tipling )
£4.95
The only one of it's kind,this illustrated map is an essential reference tool for locating the top 250 birding sites in Britain.
Scale: 1:1,700,000. 15 individual site maps.25 colour photographs
1000 x 710 sheet size (210 x 148 folded)
Bill Oddie's Birds of Britain and Ireland
£9.95
(New in Paperback FEB 2001)
Britain's best known birder Bill Oddie presents a fascinating and essential guide for all novice birdwatchers.Identification is made easy by superb illustrations,unique pages on confusion species and the author's inimitable descriptive style.
Paperback;210 x 148 mm.Over 1000 illustrations.
Bill Oddie's Birding Pack
£12.95
This handy clear plastic wallet contains a paperback edition of Bill Oddie's field guide to the Birds of Britain and Ireland and a newly updated second edition of his Birding Map.Together they offer a comprehensive and practical resource for any birdwatcher in the field.
Travel wallet; 216 x 154 mm.contains book and map.
New Zealand : The Living Land of Birds
£19.95
Geoff Moon
New Zealand's Beautiful and varied landscape is host to a multiplicity of bird life.Geoff Moon,New Zealand's foremost bird photographer,captures the glorious variety of all the bird species found on New Zealand's three main and adjacent offshore islands.
Hardback;160pp. 290 x 240mm.175 colour photographs.
The Complete Garden Bird Book
£9.99
Mark Golley,Stephen Moss and David Daly
In a unique and innovative presentation,this book combines the maintenance of a bird-rich garden with detailed identification and behavioural features of 70 common garden species.
Paperback;176pp. 210 x 148 mm. 600 colour artworks.
Attracting Birds
to Your Garden
£12.99
Stephen Moss and David Cottridge
This book demonstrates how to combine the pleasures of birding and gardening.Practical advise on feeding birds and creating poools and nest sites is accompanied by stunning photographs. Paperback;160pp.280 x 215mm.250 colour photographs.
Birds of South-East Asia
£12.95
A Photographic Guide
Morten Strange
Over 250 birds from all 40 major oriental bird families in South-East Asia are displayed here.Packed with facts on feeding,breeding and migration,the field guide also gives advise on how to locate and identify the birds.
Paperback;112pp. 280 x 215 mm.260 colour photographs.
Field Guide to the Birds of
South-East Asia
Craig Robson
The first field guide to the region to be published for over twenty years,this is the only guide to describe and illustrate fully,in all plumage variations,every one of the 1250 bird species that are found in South-East Asia.
Hardback; 504pp. 235 x 152mm.104 colour plates.
£19.95
Ian Sinclair,Phil Hockey and warwick tarboton
The second edition of this widely acclaimed guide by top ornithologists provides up-to-date information on all aspects of bird identification.Colour plates show all plumage variations.
Paperback;448pp.210 x 148mm.400 colour artworks.902 maps.
Birds of Africa
Seabirds to Seed Eaters
£24.99
Chris and Tilde Stuart
mapThis book is a celebration of Africa's great avian diversity.Designed for the general reader,it divides over 2000 bird species into easily recognisable groups,even by non-taxonomists,and details habitat,feeding behaviour and breeding method are accompanied by superb photographs.
Hardback;176pp. 280 x 210mm.200 colour photographs.2 maps.
Birds Of Prey
of Africa and its Islands
£19.99
Allan Kemp
Presenting birds in both photographic and illustrative form,this is the ultimate identification guide to the Owls and Raptors of Africa.Distinctive behaviour,salient features and distribution are covered.
Paperback;304pp.220 colour photographs.500 colour artworks.210 x 148mm.
Birds of the
£17.99
This comprehensive guide provides exceptional coverage of the birds of the numerous islands of the Indian Ocean.Superbly detailed illustrations,which show all plumages,and concise text make this an invaluable reference book.
Paperback;176pp.210 x 148mm.65 colour plates.340 distribution maps.* See also BIrds of the Seychelles
Birds of Southern Africa
or £15.99 PBK
This leading field guide illustrates and describes all the birds recorded from the Antarctic to the Zambezi,even the rarest vagrants.Specifically designed for use in the field,it includes large accurate illustrations and clear distribution maps.
510 pp.210 x 130mm.Hardback .paperback (8th ed)
( Jewels of the Australian Bush )
Consisting of 10 essays,one on each of the 10 species of Kingfisher and Kookaburras and accompanied by spectacular photography,this book gives the reader an understanding of these much loved,raucous and colourful birds.
144pp.280 x 215 mm. 100 colour photographs.Price *Other books on Kingfishers here
