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Seabirds
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Penguins, albatrosses,
petrels, shearwaters, pelicans, gulls, cormorants frigate birds
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Seabirds page 3.Below is a
small selection of Seabird books from our online
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A Guide to Seabirds on the Ocean Routes |
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Gerald Tuck. Illustrated
by Norman Arlott This book provides, in
narrative form, an account of all the seabirds likely to be encountered on twenty-five of
the world's most heavily travelled ocean routes. Each route is divided into sections, and
for each section information is given on both the common and rarer birds - their breeding
status and patterns of seasonal migration, as well as distinctive features of appearance
and behaviour that might help in their identification....This book is an essential
companion to the same author's Field guide to Seabirds.
Hardback;144pp.b/w illustrations,
maps.
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Rob Hume
& Bruce Pearson. In Seabirds, Rob Hume's detailed knowledge of
seabirds, gained through years of experience in the field, and Bruce Pearson's beautiful
illustrations combine to provide the reader with an invaluable guide to
recognizing, understanding and appreciating seabirds, whether they are feeding at
sea, nesting on land, or in flight.
Hardback. Hamlyn Behaviour guides.Superb.160pp.
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Watching Seabirds |
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Richard Perry. This is an account of two unique springs and
summers devoted to watching island colonies of breeding seabirds, day in day out and often
by night - the first on Lundy from 20th March to 7th August, and the second on Noss in the
Shetland Islands from 2nd April to 15th September. You will not find any comparable account
anywhere in ornithological literature, for, as an American critic has written of another of
the naturalists books; 'He has performed once again the impossible feat of producing a work
with a brilliant precision that is both scientific and poetic..' Hardback;230pp.Croom Helm
1975.Fascinating read.
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In Search of the Eider |
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Peter M. Driver. A fascinating account of the author's experiences
during two expeditions to the remote Canadian Arctic. He describes the perils and the
excitement of such expeditions - the problems of planning, moving large quantities of
equipment, coping with emergencies ,the arctic climate, billions of mosquitoes, meetings with
Eskimos .But beyond that it is a unique study of ducklings and their behaviour in the
wild....Above all the book gives a picture of the modern scientific field naturalist at
work. Hardback;172pp.Black&white
photos, line drawings.
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Albatrosses |
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W.E.N Tickell Albatrosses
are long-lived seabirds which have long impressed those who travel the oceans. They are
famed for their supreme adaptations to the marine environment, breeding on remote islands
and spending most of their lives at sea flying immense distances. Most species inhabit the
Southern Ocean. This is the first comparative account of the albatross family.
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Flight of the Storm Petrel |
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R. M. Lockley
The strange lives of the storm petrels, smallest and most
fascinating of sea birds, are being slowly unravelled on remote coasts and islands around
the world. This is the first book to look at all 21 species. Ronald M Lockley was himself
the first to ring 'Mother Carey's Chickens' and has since studied petrels in both
hemispheres. More details here
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Ocean Wanderers
The Migratory sea birds of
the World |
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R. M. Lockley This book describes the lives of these specialised flying machines, the
birds which wander restlessly yet with purpose over the great oceans of the world, and as
far as possible avoid the land; ranging from the beautiful, noble albatrosses - giant
sailplaners of storm latitudes - to the least and smallest of the ocean wanderers, the
fragile-looking storm petrels which walk on the surface of the sea, and the dainty, elegant
phalaropes; both fly thousands of miles across the equator, and ride out the ales with no
less success .
Hardback;168pp.Excellent drawings by
Robert Gillmor. Colour & b/w photos, maps.
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| Ocean Birds |
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Lars Lofgren. Penguins, albatrosses, petrels, shearwaters, pelicans, gulls, cormorants, frigate
birds-these are only some of the birds of the ocean world, which include almost 300 species
in sixteen families. Included among them are some of the best-known birds on earth and some
of the most mysterious, some of the rarest and some of the most abundant. Lars Lofgren
brings to this book a profound knowledge of ornithology and an awareness of the important
role that seabirds play in the world's ecosystem. Dozens of maps and more than 350
drawings, paintings, and photographs supplement and illuminate the text. Hardback;240pp. Post Free UK
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Sea and coastal birds |
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Jiri Felix
Illustrated by Kvetoslav Hiesek A
beautifully illustrated guide to birds of the sea and coastal waters, with full and
detailed descriptions of the birds themselves, their habitats, distribution, nesting
habits, nest structure and eggs. The general introduction covers such aspects as the
definition of sea and coastal birds, their morphology and coloration, migration, breeding and
nesting, feeding habits and their protection. Over 135 illustrations in full colour show the
markings and distinguishing characteristics of the birds and their eggs.
Hardback;183pp.Several copies in stock.
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| Seabirds
An identification guide |
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PETER Harrison '..a monumental one man piece of work aimed at the field birder...it will be
a standard work of reference for many years'....British Birds
Hardback;234 x 156 mm.448pp.324 maps plus line drawings.
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