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  1. Van-Perlo Ber. ' Collins illustrated guide to the Birds of Southern Africa'.Paperback.320pp.Brilliant Colour plates.B/w maps etc.In print at �.99.This copy �.00 POST FREE UK ! MINT as new Don't leave for SA without it !SOLD

  2. Van-Rhijin JG.' The Ruff '. 1991.1st ed.long out of print.illustrated by Ian Willis.b/w photos.65 figures & tables.Another fine Poyser title.Condition Mint in D/W.Hard to find.�.00 See More HERE

  3. Vaughan R.'Arctic Summer'.`1979 1st edition.152pp.colour plates and b/w photos.Covers the birds of the Varanger peninsular in North Norway-including Steller's Eider,Whimbrel,Turnstone,Red-necked Phalarope etc.Condition Mint in d/w �.00 See More of this Book Here SOLD

  4. Vaughan R.'Plovers'.1980.152 pp.illustrated with colour and b/w photos.nice copy in d/w �.00 SOLD

  5. Vaughan R. ' Plovers '. 1980.Another copy of above without d/w �.00 SOLD

  6. Vaughan R. ' In Search of Arctic Birds'.1992 1st ed.431pp.Photos,maps.Illustrated by Gunnar Brsewitz.Fine in d/w.Poyser.�.00 post free UK more here SOLD

  7. Vaurie Charles.' Classification of the Ovenbirds (Furnariidae).Witherby London 1971.Hardback 46pp.Fine condition.�00 Post Free UK

  8. Vaurie Charles.' Tibet and its birds'. hardback witherby 1972.407pp,3 Colour and 24 b/w plates by Arthur Singer, maps.Prev owners name written in neatly.A thorough survey with chapters on history and ornithological exploration,migration and a bibliography.Very nice clean copy.Scarce.�5.00 Post free UK More Here

  9. Vasey-Fitzgerald B,Seth-Smith D,Seton Gordon et al...'Birds Trees and Flowers Illustrated'.384pp.B/w photos,very nice colour plates and embossed spine in green cloth.Condition good,Odhams Press Ltd.�.00 Post free UK

  10. Vesey-Fitzgerald B. 'Book of British Waders'180 pp.b/w photos.good bright copy in d/w.Front endpaper missing.ex-lib.1st ed.Collins 1939. �00 Post free UK SOLD

  11. Vesey-Fitzgerald B.'British Game'.New Naturalist' number 2.1946 1st ed.240 pp.81 b/w photos 28 colour plts.very slight rubbing to d/w at the top of spine,otherwise A1 fine in D/W.Collins London.�.00 See This and other New Naturalist Titles Here. SOLD

  12. VIDEO R.S.P.B 'Osprey' and The Secret Reeds'.2 Films Running time 51 mins & 27 mins.Price �00 SOLD

  13. VIDEO Castle Vision.' A Guide to Coastal Birds' 24 Species covered.Written & Directed by Peter Double.Running time 33 mins.�50

  14. Vincent E & Lodge G,E 'A Season of Birds,A Norfolk Diary',1911'.152pp.1980 Colour illustrations,photos.Condition Mint in d/w.Book Club Associates.1980.�.00 A Charming book with beautiful illustrations. ......................................... SEE MORE OF THIS BOOK

  15. Another copy of above �.00 SOLD

  16. Viney C. & Phillipps K.'The New colour guide to the Birds of Hong Kong'. 1983.Laminated covers with colour maps inside.194pp.Superb colour identification plates.Mint condition �.50 SOLD

  17. Viney C. & Phillipps K.' Birds of Hong Kong'. 5th ed 1989.Maps,Colour plates,214pp.line drawings.An excellent guide for anyone birding in Hong Kong.�.00 POST FREE UK more details here

  18. Vittery A. The Birds of Sutherland'.160pp.1997.line drawings,maps.Fine copy,signed by the author.�95 See more Here

  19. Voisin C. ' The Herons of Europe'. 1991 1st ed.Poyser.364pp.Colour plates by G Brusewitz.Line drawings,tables,chats etc.Classic Poyser book out of Print.Condition fine in d/w �.00 See more here SALE NOW ONLY �.00 POST FREE UK

  20. Another fine copy �.00 SALE NOW ONLY �.00 POST FREE UK

  21. Voous K.H ' Atlas of European Birds'.1960.283pp.B/w photos and coloured maps.Tatty d/w o/w very good �00 Nelson 1960 SOLD

  22. Voous Karel H. ' Owls of the Northern Hemisphere'.1988 1st ed.320pp.Brilliant colour plates by Ad Cameron.Condition fine in d/w.Collins �.00 Superb..More Here SOLD

  23. Vowles G.A & R.S ' Breeding Birds of the Algarve'. 1994.364pp.b/w illustrations,maps,checklist etc.Paperback.good condition.�.00 MORE HERE SOLD

  24. Walker T.G ' Birds of the Welsh Coast '. 1956.100 pp.Fine black & white photographs.condition fine in laminated boards.Cardiff University Press.�/font>6.99 More details here

  25. Wallace Ian.' Birdwatching in the seventies'. 1981.illustrated with the authors drawings.Macmillan.Hardback.Fine �.00

  26. Walpole-Bond J. ' Field Studies of some rarer British Birds'. Witherby & Co 1914.Green cloth hardback cover with gilt lettered spine.A Fascinating book which covers amongst other items ;-sussex Crossbills,Cirl Bunting in Sussex,The 'woodcock' Owl, The Once-common Red Kite,etc.,Condition some spotting of pages throughout.�.00 Post free UK SOLD

  27. Walpole-Bond John A .T Fisher Unwin,Paternoster Square London 1903.Hardback;orig green cloth picture cover.283pp with some book adverts from the time.B/w photos.Fine condition .�.00 A thoroughly charming book More details here

  28. Walters Martin. ' 'The Mitchell Beazley pocket guide to the Birds of Prey of the World'. 1991.192pp.colour plates.Covers all 295 species.Introduction to biology of birds of prey.Fine in d/w �00 Post free UK. More here

  29. Wardhaugh A.A . ' Owls of Britain & Europe'. 128pp.Hardback with Colour & b/w photos.line drawings,maps and charts.An excellent little book .Fine in d/w �.00 POST FREE UK.More info here

  30. Ware E.H ' Wing to Wing'. Birdwatching adventures at home and abroad with the RAF.1946.B/w photographs and very nice b/w pen & ink drawings by Roland Green.159pp.Paternoster Press 1946 London �..00 *see more here SOLD

  31. Another copy of the above 1st edition in original slightly torn d/w .�.00 SOLD

  32. Warren Michael. ' Field Sketches'.Arlequin 1998 ltd edition.Filled with hundreds of marvelous sketches both colour and b/w.Mint.�.00 *See more of this superb book here

  33. Waterston George. ' Ospreys in Speyside'. 1971 3rd ed.Paperback.44pp.Wonderful cover painting by Donald Watson.B/W photos,sketches etc.Very interesting.Condition v/good.RSPB �50 MORE HERE

  34. Watkinson E. 'A guide to Birdwatching in Mallorca'.3rd imp 1986.64 pp.maps etc.P/bk fine.J.G.Saunders.�00 SOLD

  35. Another copy of above Condition Fine.�00 SOLD

  36. Watling D ' A Guide to the Birds of Fiji & Western Polynesia'. 272pp.16 colour plates.2001.173 species accounts.country checlists.�.00 New

  37. Watson D ' One Pair of Eyes' . LTD edition We still have copies of this magnificent book at �.00 POST FREE UK click here

  38. Watson D.'A Bird artist in Scotland'.1988.Colour & b/w illustrations by highly regarded artist.Fine in d/w.144pp.Witherby.�.50 A lovely book More here

  39. Another copy fine in d/w �.50 SOLD

  40. Watson D. 'Birds of Moor and Mountain'. 1972.150pp.Featuring 24 colour and 14 b/w plates of Donald Watson magic.Long out of print.Scottish Academic Press.Mint �.00 SOLD

  41. Watson D. ' The Hen Harrier'. 1977. 1st edition.One of the finest monographs of all time.Written and beautifully illustrated by Donald Watson.307pp.Line drawings,sketches and colour plates,charts and maps.This copy is A1 Mint as NEW in d/w.Poyser 1977. 1st and only edition. (RARE ) Much sought after.�0.00 more details here

  42. Another copy of this fine book.as above �0.00 SOLD

  43. Another copy of this fine book.as above �0.00 SOLD

  44. Watson G. ' The Golden Eagle'. 1997 Poyser. 392pp.2 colour plates by Donald Watson.b/w illustrations,tables charts etc.Usual Poyser excellence.Mint as new in d/w.�.00 POST FREE UK ! see more of this fabulous book here SOLD or NEW here

  45. Wayre P. ' A guide to the Pheasants of the World'.Illustrated by JC Harrison.176pp.Fine colour plates.Condition Fine in D/W.Country Life 1969.�.50

  46. Weaver P.'The Birdwatchers Dictionary'1981.Drawings by Michael Hodgson.155pp.Mint in d/w .Poyser.�.00

  47. Westell W.P 'British Birds'.1923.Abbey nature books.183 pp.4 colour plts nice book condition good.Chapman & Dodd.�00

  48. Westell W.P 'British Nesting Birds'.1910.130pp. 8 colour and 70b/w illustrations.sl damage to index o/w good.Dent & Sons London.�00

  49. Wetmore A. et al.'The Birds of the Republic of Panama'.(part 4).Passeriformes,Hirundinidae to Fringillidae.1984.670 pp.Sketches.Fine in d/w.Smithsonian.�.00

  50. Wetmore A. Song and Garden Birds of North America'. Hardback;.400pp.Colour plates and photographs.Complete with bird recordings section. (7 inch singles) V/good in good d/w.�.00 Post free UK National Geographic Society

  51. Wheatley Nigel. ' Where to watch Birds in Africa'. 1995.432pp superior hardback edition.Maps line drawings etc.Condition Mint as New.�.00

  52. Whistler Hugh. ' Popular Handbook of Indian Birds'. Fourth Revised and enlarged edition.560pp.1963.colour & b/w plates.Fine .D/w has a slight snick at base of spine.�.00 POST FREE UK ! more here

  53. White T.H 'The Goshawk' .215pp.slightly worn d/w o/w v/good clean copy.1951.�.00 SOLD

  54. White T.H 'The Goshawk' .157pp.Paperback version of above.Slightly grubby and browned,but a perfectly readable copy.Penguin Modern Classics 1963.�00 Post  Free UK.

  55. Whitlock,R.'Bird Watch in an English village'.1982.194 pp.Photos,sketches.Fine in d/w.Gavin Press.�.00 SOLD

  56. Whitlock Ralph. ' Rare and Extinct Birds of Britain'.1953 .224pp.V/good copy in d/w.Lots of information on rare breeding birds.Phoenix house.1st ed.1953 �.00

  57. Willet W.'Birds of Britain'.2nd ed.1951.94pp.8 colour plts.Torn cover o/w.Good.A.C Black.�00

  58. Another copy of above. �00

  59. Another copy .-ex-lib �00

  60. Willet W. 'British Birds'.1949.2nd ed.195pp.16 colour plts by Roland Green.Condition fair.�00

  61. Willet W. 'British Birds'. Illustrated by Roland Green.No 3 �50

  62. Willet W. 'British Birds'. Illustrated by Roland Green.No 7 �50

  63. Willet W. 'British Birds'. Illustrated by Roland Green.No 8 �50 �00 for all three .More here.

  64. Wilmore SB. ' Swans of the World'. Hardback 1974 David & Charles.229pp.Numerous b/w photographs,line drawings and maps.Excellent study.Fine in d/w.�.00 Post free UK

  65. Wilson J Oliver.'Birds of Westmorland and the northern Pennines'.Cloth covers.1933.319pp.Snick at top of spine.�.00 SOLD

  66. Winterbottom J.M 'Common Birds of the Bush'.1955 2nd ed.40pp,with colour plts Hazel Stokes. Published in association with the Rhodesia and Nyasaland Joint publications bureau.Fair,ripped spine.�00

  67. Wilson J. 'The Birds of Morcambe Bay'.1976.2nd ed.62pp.b/w photos, sketches and maps. Dalesman p/bk.good �50 Post Free UK See this and other books from this area here

  68. Another Copy of Above �00 SOLD

  69. Williams G.R. ' Birds of New Zealand'. Hardback.1963.Colour photographs,MapFine in chipped and torn d/w �00

  70. Williams J.G 'A field guide to the Birds of East Africa'.1990.Laminated boards.415pp.Colour plates,text.Condition A1 Mint as new.Collins �.00 Post Free UK See more here

  71. Another fine copy �.00 POST FREE UK

  72. Another copy repaired to spine.�50 (reference copy). SOLD

  73. Williams Roland. ' Where the World is Quiet '. 224pp. 1965 1st ed.Much on Shetland,Skye,Canna etc with colour photos including Red-necked Phalarope.Condition fine in D/W �.00 MORE HERE SOLD

  74. Williamson K.'Identification for ringers'.No1(the genera) Cettia,Locustella,Acrocephalus and Hippolais.1976 79pp.b/w photos,wing measurements,weights etc.cup mark to cover ,o/w fine.�00

  75. Williamson K' as above.............No 2'Phylloscopus' fine �00 or �00 for the two.Hard to find.

  76. Williamson K 'as above...............No 3.Sylvia. �00 SOLD

  77. Wilson R.A. ' Bird Islands of New Zealand'. 1959.1st ed.202pp.b/w plates.Condition fair.�.00 SOLD

  78. Windsor-Richards A. 'The Birds of the Lonely Lake'.1961 1st ed.Lovely illustrations by D.J Watkins-Pitchford, 95pp.Condition fine in d/w.Benn London.�.00 SOLD

  79. Another copy of above �.00 SOLD

  80. Witherby H.F 'A check-list of British Birds,revised ed'.1941. 520 numbered birds,fully admitted to the British list,representing 424 species.Unusual and interesting.v/good �.00

  81. Witherby H.G et al.'The Handbook of British Birds'.5 Volumes of 1952 edition, illustrated by famous artists of the day.Maps drawings etc.Still a classic work and forerunner to works such as B.o.t.w.p.Fine no d/w �.00 (post free).SOLD

  82. Another  set of above 1945 reprint.All well used,but intact and still very useable.Volume 3 has some damage to spine but in general this set is very good.�.00 Post Free UK

  83. Woodcock Martin. ' Collins Handguide to the Birds of The Indian Sub-continent. ' 1990 reprint.176pp.Excellent colour plates.paperback.fine.�00 post free UK more here

  84. Woods R.W. ' A guide to the Birds of the Falkland Islands'.1988.Nelson.256pp.Colour plates,illustrations,maps.Mint in d/w.�.00 See more here

  85. Wyllie I. ' The Cuckoo '. 1981 1st edition.176pp. Excellent Colour and B/W photos,maps and charts.A Superb monograph.Condition Fine in d/w. �.00 SEE more of this book HERE

  86. another copy of above Fine in D/W �.00

  87. Another copy of above SOLD

  88. another copy V/Good in d/w �.00 SOLD

  89. Yamashina Y. ' A Field guide to Birds in Japan'. in English.1961 1st edition.233 pp.Maps,b/w photos and lovely colour plates.A very rare book.Tokyo News Service Ltd 1961.Condition-some wear to d/w one or two tears,otherwise contents fine and bright.�.00 SEE more of this book HERE SOLD

  90. Yekutiel D. ' Raptors in Israel'. 1991 paperback.61pp.Passage and wintering records.Condition good.�00 post Free UK.More details here SOLD

  91. Young R,Fearnside J and Russell D. ' Birds at Tring Reservoirs '. 136pp.Line illustrations by Jan Wilczur.1996.Maps,charts & b/w photographs �75 more details here

  92. Zimmerman Et al.' field guide to the Birds of Kenya & Northern Tanzania'.Harback.740pp with 124 colour plates.All species illustrated.Line Drawings and maps.Mint in D/W.�.00 SOLD. Paperback version still available see Helm pages

 

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