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Pocket Guide to the Birds of Britain & North-West Europe

Chris Kightley and Steve Madge,illustrated by Dave Nurney

" The text is a model of concise description.The species accounts have a real air of authority:written by birders for birders,yet also accessible to the beginner" BIRDWATCH

Softback;180 x 120mm;320 pp.296 colour plates;maps.1998.Price £11.95 order Number Pica 022

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Rare Birds of The Netherlands

Arnoud B van den Berg and Cecilia A W Bosman

"This is a magnificent publication and,for once,the presentation does justice to the contents.Every British twitcher (without exception) should possess this book.But beware;this publication is so outstandingly good that it could change your life." BIRDING WORLD

Hardback;275 x 190 mm.397pp.1999.Price £30.00 order Number Pica 023.OUT OF PRINT

The Birds of Norfolk

Moss Taylor,Michael Seago,Peter Allard and Don Darling

"what really makes the book such a good buy and where the authors deserve special praise,is the readability of the texts.Everyone with an interest in British Birds should own a copy of this book". Mike Crew..Dutch Birding

Softback;240 x 170 mm.552pp.32 pages of colour photographs.1999.Price £25.00.POST FREE UK ! Order Number Pica 024

A Field Guide to Birds of the Gambia & Senagal

Clive Barlow and Tim Wacher,illustrated by Tony Disley

"This new book is quite simply excellent,and is certainly one of the very best true field guides for any region in the World. ...it really is user-friendly,nothing is missing that should be included,and nothing included is a waste of space.The end result is a masterpiece"..BRITISH BIRDS

Hardback;210 x 148mm.408pp.48 colour plates.1997.Price £28.00 POST FREE UK ! Order Number Pica 025

Birds of Madagascar

Pete Morris and Frank Hawkins

"This book exudes authority and will surely become an indispensible guide for any serious birder visiting the island"...BIRD WATCHING

Hardback;210 x 148mm.328pp.450 colour photos;maps.1998.Price £28.00 POST FREE UK ! Order Number Pica 026

Songbirds of Turkey

An atlas of biodiversity of Turkish passerine birds

C.S. Roselaar

"...a very important book with two relatively discrete fields of application.On the one hand it provides a detailed atlas of Turkish passerine distribution,and on the other a highly detailed study of the geographical variation of the various passerines within this region...This book is therefore a 'must' in the luggage of anybody visiting Turkey..." Krister Mild,Var Fagelvarld

Softback;240 x 170mm.240pp.145 maps.1995.Price £24.00 POST FREE UK ! Order Number Pica 027

Birding in Kent

Don Taylor

"This is an extremely valuable and inexpensive guide for anyone lucky enough to be birding in the Garden of England."...BTO NEWS

Softback;210 x 148mm.168pp.seasonal bar charts.1996.Price £11.95 POST FREE UK ! order Number Pica 028

Birds for all Seasons

James Monk

mapThese chronicles owe their origins to a series of articles written for local readership in two villages situated in a charming stretch of the Thames valley.They bring together simple and well known facts about birds,linking them at times to their place in mythology and folklore and to conservation and habitats.The text is complemented with a set of delightful line drawings by Robert Gilmor.

Hardback;240 x 170mm.80pp.30 line drawings.1997.£12.95 POST FREE UK ! Order Number Pica 029

Modern Wildlife Painting

Nicholas Hammond

"Hammond has written a serious,absorbing history of his subject,full of illuminating commentary and a wealth of striking pictures in a beautifully-printed book that would add a great deal to any library"..Roger Deakin,BBC Wildlife

Hardback;285 x 230 mm.240pp.146 colour illustrations.Price £35.00 POST FREE UK ! Order Number Pica 030 *See also 'Learn to draw Birds' Peter Partington.

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