Seabirds
including Gulls, Gannet,
Puffin, Skuas, Terns
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Gulls of Europe, Asia & North America
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Klaus Malling Olsen and Hans
Larsson Another ground-breaking title in the highly
acclaimed Helm Identification Guide series. Gulls of Europe ,Asia and North America
looks at this popular family in great detail. The book covers almost all of the world's
species, and includes some of our most familiar seabirds as well as many little-known and
globally threatened species. This group is notorious for posing immense identification
problems, and all of the difficult intermediate plumages are described and illustrated with
particular care. This guide, like the others in the series, combines comprehensive text with
beautiful and accurate illustrations, and many colour photographs. Confusing species are
covered in particular detail. The very latest information on habitat, range, movement and
breeding behaviour is accompanied by appropriate maps and many explanatory line
drawings. The book is from the same team who produced Terns of Europe and North America and
Skuas and Jaegers, both published by Christopher Helm/Pica Press.
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Hardback.544pp.95 colour plates.830
colour phots,43 colour maps.
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Seabirds
A Natural History |
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This new Poyser title takes an in-depth look
at the lives of the world's true seabirds — the penguins, tubenoses,
peleceaniids, gulls, terns, Skuas and auks. These birds all spend much of
their lives foraging at sea but the range of ways that they are adapted to
exploit the marine environment and balance this with the need to return to
land to breed, is astounding diverse. They range from the albatrosses, which
take their prey from the surface of the water and are capable of efficient
gliding flight for hours on end, to the penguins which have dispensed with
flight altogether and have developed a morphology and physiology which
enables them to dive deeper and for longer than any other birds.
The various problems of being a bird which
forages at sea, and the array of solutions evolution has produced to counter
them are the theme of this book, which will fascinate everyone with an
interest in pelagic birds.
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Terns of Europe and North America
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Klaus Malling Olsen and
Hans Larsson
210 x 149
mm.Hardback.224 pp.210 colour photos.41 colour plates. 'British
Birds Best Bird Book of the Year 1994
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Gulls
a guide to identification |
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P. J. GRANT. Until
recently gulls were widely regarded as a difficult group and identification and ageing was
often inaccurate or uncertain. This was largely due to the complexities of immature
plumages, which of necessity were generally unrepresented in standard field
guides. Birdwatchers need no longer be deterred or confounded by that deficiency. The book
offers them the opportunity to advance their skill in field identification by accepting
the challenge rather than shrinking from the difficulties. 352 pp. Hardback.2nd revised and updated edition.1986.Many black
& white photos, sketches etc. This and 'Flight identification of Raptors'
should be in every birdwatchers library.
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The GANNET |
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Bryan Nelson. The author is internationally known for his work
on the North Atlantic gannet and the boobies. His studies of the gannetry on Bass Rock over
many years have formed the basis for most of our knowledge of the gannet's ecology, its
breeding cycle and behaviour. The authoritative text is complemented by John Busby's
brilliant and evocative drawings, plus 32 pages of photographs, many unpublished hitherto. Hardback; 336pp.Black
& white photos, sketches, maps, charts etc..1978 1st edition.
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The PUFFIN |
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M. P Harris Dr Mike Harris of the institute
of terrestrial Ecology, is an international authority on Fratercula arctica, the Atlantic
or Common Puffin, and the book reflects his great knowledge of the species. His enthusiasm
for this appealing seabird is equally evident and he has succeeded in that difficult task
of combining readability with scientific accuracy and detail.
Hardback;224 pp. Black & white illustrations, maps charts etc.1984 1st
edition.
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The Status of Seabirds
in Britain and Ireland |
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C. Lloyd, M. L. Tasker and
K. Partridge The
Oceanographic and coastal features of the British Isles provide a wealth of ideal habitats
for breeding seabirds and it is no surprise that British and Irish seabird populations are
of international importance, both in sheer numbers and in species diversity. Indeed, for some
species British waters are host to the greater part of the worlds population.
Hardback;1991 1st ed.355pp.Maps,photos,b/w illustrations, tables etc.
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The SKUAS |
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Robert W. Furness. Many birdwatchers may never have seen a
Skua; those
who have will most probably have vivid memories of one or other species flying powerfully
past a headland or twisting and diving in pursuit of its piratical intentions towards a
food-laden seabird-or, perhaps more memorable still, of themselves taking evasive action
from the power-diving irate Skua whose territory they have unwisely invaded. The full
classification of the Skuas is still debated, but Dr Furness of the Applied Ornithology
Unit, Glasgow University, favours six species, of two genera, with five sub-species, based on
current knowledge of his own long and dedicated field studies and research.
Hardback;1987.363pp.b/w photos ,sketches, line drawings, maps, charts etc.
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| The Ancient Murrelet |
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Anthony J. Gaston Illustrated by
Ian Jones Breeding along
the northern coast from British Columbia to Japan, this little known bird dwelt in relative
obscurity until it became the focus of a conservation debate which has resulted in a new
National Park in the Queen Charlotte Islands where half the world's breeding population
breeds. Tony Gaston has carried out the only detailed study of the birds, and his work has
revealed the complex social behaviour of the males and the species' response to the
variety of predators the face-from Peregrines to Deer Mice.
249 Pages. Hardback.
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| Seabirds |
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David Saunders.
Hamlyn all-colour paperbacks
1971 This beautifully
illustrated book will appeal to all those who have been moved by the peculiar
excitement, magic and drama of seabirds, unequalled by any other avian group. The author
gives a broad scientific account of the division of the world's 285 seabirds into four
orders and fifteen families, of their distribution, breeding habits and diet. He draws
attention to many absorbing facets of their behaviour-in some instances, its adaptation to
co-existence with man-and the dangers to many species inherent in the pollution of the
earth's rivers, lakes and oceans.
Paperback;159pp.Colour plates and maps.
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| A field
guide to the Seabirds of Britain and the World |
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Gerald Tuck. Collins 1978
There are nearly 300 species of seabirds in the world. This book makes
it possible to identify any of them. It also provides a valuable account of the two dozen
or so breeding species of the British Isles which form a spectacular and internationally
important part of our avifauna.
Hardback ;292pp.Colour plates, maps line drawings. Fine
condition Still one of the best field guides.
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