Wildfowl

including; Egyptian Goose, Ruddy Shelduck, Wood duck, Mandarin duck, European Wigeon, American Wigeon, Falcated Teal, Gadwall, Baikal Teal, Teal, Mallard, Pintail, Pochard, Mute Swan, Whooper Swan etc  etc

 

books relating to wildfowl

 

Wildfowl page 1 .Below is a small selection of bird books from our online store. To enter click here

Liitle Auk Titchwell RSPB 2/2/05. Dusky Warbler still at Kessingland Suffolk 3/02/05. Lesser Yellowlegs still at Stiffkey North Norfolk Coast 4th feb 05.Foraging marsh harrier (female) Cley 4/2/05. King Eider Loch Ryan (Stranrear) Dumfries and Galloway 5th Feb 05. Sat. 05 Feb 05:- Bean Goose,White-front and Pinkies near Creswell (N'lnd) on fields. Ferruginous Duck Elstow Clay pits Bedordshire.Spoonbill Isley Marsh Yelland Devon 7th January 05. Black-necked Grebe Portland Harbour Dorset 9th February 05. Smew at Bray Gravel Pits Berkshire 10th Feb 05. Great Grey Shrike Clumber Park Nottingham 11th Feb 05. 30 Long tailed duck offshore at Titchwell RSPB reserve 12th February 2005.Great Northern Diver still at Culverthorpe Lake Lincolnshire 13th Feb 05. 20 Waxwing Chester -le-street County Durham 13/02/05. 3 Smew and Bittern Tophill Low Nature reserve Yorkshire. 13/02/05. Slavonian Grebe and Great crested grebe Loch Ryan Stranrear (Dumfries & Galloway) 16th Feb 2005.Ring Tailed Harrier Titchwell Norfolk 17th Feb 05. 3 Snow Bunting Holkham Beach Norfolk 18th Feb 05.Caspian Gull Rossaveal, Rogerstown County Galway Ireland 18th February 05. Black Throated Diver off sea viewed from Whitburn bird observatory South Tyneside 22/02/05. Snowy Owl  Lough Foyle, County Londonderry Northern Ireland 21st Feb 05.  White-tailed Eagle Oxcombe, Lincolnshire 22/02/05. Great Northern Diver, Leach's petrel & Iceland Gull South Gare Redcar Cleveland 23rd Feb 05., Little Bunting Caunsall Worcestershire 23/02/05.Ferruginous Duck Abberton reservoir Essex 26th Feb 05. Spoonbill Lodmor RSPB reserve Weymouth Dorset 26/02/05. Green-winged Teal Shibdon Pond Blaydon Tyne & Wear 27th Feb 05. Lapland Bunting West Runton Norfolk 27/02/05.Grey phalarope still at Filey brigg Nth Yorks 28th Feb 05.

Ducks of Britain and Europe

Ducks of Britain & Europe has wonderful colour plates by Trevor Boyer.Post Free UK from Birdbooksdirect.com ' The Internet's finest bird book store'.

 

John Gooders and Trevor Boyer.

Thirty-eight full colour major plates of Trevor Boyer's magnificent illustrations are supported with hundreds of four colour drawings showing in meticulous detail winter and summer plumage. Each species of duck (male and female) is colour illustrated in flight profile for identification reference.

John Gooders and Trevor Boyer have worked together very successfully on four previous books on birds, and this splendid tribute to ducks is another triumph for them.

Hardback;176pp.Magnificent colour plates (example here) Parkgate 1986.

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Wildfowl

an identification guide to the Wildfowl of the World

Wildfowl.Brilliant Helm Identification guide.A must for all birders.Post Free UK. .... . . .

 

 

 

 

An identification guide to the ducks, geese and swans of the world

Steve Madge and Hilary Burn

Wildfowl: an identification guide to the ducks, geese and swans of the world brings together for the first time in one volume, a concise review of all wildfowl, illustrating all major plumages and subspecies in colour to enable anyone, from beginner to advanced field worker ,to identify wildfowl, whether in collections or in the wild. Many  species, especially females and immatures, are rather difficult to identify, but the thorough treatment of the illustrations and text will guide you through the pitfalls. The beauty of many drakes in full plumage can be appreciated merely by glancing at the plates.

Voted British Birds best bird book in 1988. 234 x 156 mm.352pp. Hardback.47 colour plates

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Ducks of Britain and Europe

Ducks of Britain & Europe.Now long out of print.Post Free UK.

 

M.A. Ogilvie. The forty-two species or subspecies of ducks which occur in Europe, including eleven vagrants from North America or Asia, are the subject of this book. Its author is an accepted authority on ducks and geese, and has been a member of the research staff of the Wildfowl Trust at Slimbridge since 1960.Most birdwatchers consider ducks to be especially attractive and interesting birds, and many species of ducks are also the legitimate quarry of wildfowlers. Both groups need to identify the species quickly and accurately, and almost half the book is devoted to identification, offering a far more detailed account than is to be found in any of the field guides. There are detailed descriptions, species by species, of the adult males and females, immature birds, eclipse males, and downy young-voice, too, is dealt with-and full colour plates of males and females show the flight patterns, so important for correct species identification.

Hardback;1975 1st edition.206pp.Colour plates, line drawings, maps and tables.

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Wild Geese

Wild Geese is another excellent Poyser title.Out of print but available second-hand Post Free UK.  

 

M.A. Ogilvie. In range, Wild Geese covers the geese of North America, Europe and Asia, and thus the world species except for the Hawaiian Goose or Ne-Ne. The plan of the book is similar to the authors Ducks of Britain and Europe (See above) but distribution, status and migration rightly assume a more extensive role, and detailed text on those subjects is fully complemented by migration and distribution maps. Comprehensive chapters are also devoted to classification, ecology, breeding, identification, and to exploitation and conservation. The identification chapter is especially helpful with sections on adult and first winter birds, downy young, plumage variants and voice, for each species and sub-species, as well as guidance on ageing and sexing geese in the field. The text is effectively supported by 16 identification plates in colour by Carol Ogilvie, showing details of heads and bills as well as all species in flight and on the ground, and downy young.

Hardback;1978 1st edition.350pp.Colour plates, line drawings, maps and tables. A well respected book.  Post Free (UK)

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Swans of the World

Swans of the World is post free UK.

 

 

 

 

Sylvia Bruce Wilmore. Swans long-necked and graceful, steal the show wherever they gather - Bewick's Swans flying in formation across the forests and snow-capped mountains of northern Eurasia, Whistling Swans in huge snowy flocks on the Pacific coast of North America or Black Swans gliding regally over the lakes of South America. This illustrated study is an unusually thorough account of the life and history of these beautiful birds, going back thirty million years to their origin and tracing their continuing intimate relationship with man -the author also explores the life history of each of the species of swan, from procreation to maturity, and deals with anatomy, food, mating and family behaviour.

Hardback;229pp.black & white photographs, maps, line drawings, Fine condition in dust wrapper.

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The Mute Swan

The Mute Swan.Post Free from Birdbooksdirect.com 'The Internet's finest bird book store'.

 

 

Mike Birkhead and Christopher Perrins.

234 x 156 mm.176pp.Hardback.Plates and line drawings.

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The Whooper Swan

The Whooper Swan is the latest in the Superb Poyser series of books.Due November 2003.       Mark Brazil. The Whooper Swan has the most extensive natural range of all the world's seven swan species. Mark Brazil investigates its biology, migratory habits, courtship and breeding behaviour and its role in the folklore and legend of the many countries where it occurs. This is a fascinating and wonderfully readable monograph in the highly collectable  Poyser series.

Hardback c512pp.Line drawings, colour photographs.   November 2003  

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The Swans

The Swans.Covers all the Worlds seven species.Post Free UK.

 

 

 

Peter Scott and the Wildfowl Trust. This beautiful book is the first to deal comprehensively and scientifically with all of the world's swan species. Designed for both layman and specialist, it contains a mass of new information that could only be obtained through the unique resources of the Wildfowl Trust. Peter Scott has both painted the frontispiece and drawn many of the line illustrations for the text. In addition there are 48 black and  white plates by Philipa Scott and Ted Jackson and many of the world's best wildfowl photographers.

Hardback;242pp.Highly respected book. Fine in dust cover. Michael Joseph 1972.

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The Mute Swan

The Mute Swan.Post Free UK.

 

 

Fair J. Paperback 53pp.Gavin press 1985.Colour plts, sketches etc.

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Peter Scott

observations of Wildlife

Packed with beautiful colour illustrations of Wildfowl.Post Free UK.Birdbooksdirect.com 'The Internet's finest bird book store'.

 

 

Peter Scott. This book is a collection of paintings and a self-portrait of the man who created them. Many of Sir Peter's finest works are here reproduced, along with some fascinating pages and sketches from his notebooks, while in the text he talks about his career as a painter, his work with the Wildfowl Trust, his efforts to save the earth's natural heritage from destruction by man, and the travels and encounters he has had the fortune to enjoy - including his visit to China.

Hardback; 105 paintings and drawings.112pp.Phaidon Press 1980.

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In search of the Eider

In search of the Eider is post free UK.Birdbooksdirect.com   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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