Birds Birdwatching category: 559 books
Birding for Beginners
A Comprehensive Introduction To The Art Of Birdwatching
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2010
The essential companion to any birder's field guide
Birdwatching is for everyone. No other outdoor pursuit yields so much knowledge of nature’s ways with so little effort—if one knows what to look for. Birding for Beginners opens the world of birding to the novice in this complete guide...
by Mr Dominic Couzens
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2015
Top 100 Birding Sites of the World features detailed accounts of the best birdwatching sites in the world, giving background and first-hand experience of what you can find there. Each is ranked from one to 100. The expertly written and very readable text is backed up by lavish photos of the birds...
Birds of Southwest Pacific
A Field Guide to the Birds of the Area between Samoar New Caledonia, and Micronesia
Language: English
Release Date: September 11, 2012
Perfect for birdwatching enthusiasts travelling to Indonesia, this concise guide is full of interesting information.
This practical handbook, by an acknowledged authority, intended primarily for the field student, tells him how to identify and name the birds of Indonesia which he encounters,...
Oology and Ralph's Talking Eggs
Bird Conservation Comes Out of Its Shell
Language: English
Release Date: February 17, 2009
Before modern binoculars and cameras made it possible to observe birds closely in the wild, many people collected eggs as a way of learning about birds. Serious collectors called their avocation "oology" and kept meticulous records for each set of eggs: the bird's name, the species reference number,...
by Matt Merritt
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2016
'Prose from a poet and a personal take on the spectacles' Chris Packham, author of Fingers in the Sparkle Jar
Shortlisted for Richard Jefferies Society & White Horse Bookshop Literary Prize 2017
Longlisted for the Wainwright Prize 2017
Britain is a nation of bird-lovers. However,...
by Jim Flegg
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2016
Bloomsbury Green Guides are portable handbooks to the most commonly found species in Britain and Europe.
With their diversity of form, colour, behaviour and song, birds are an endless source of fascination, but telling apart the different thrushes, finches, wagtails, warblers, tits and terns...
The Big Year
A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession
Language: English
Release Date: June 23, 2008
Every year on January 1, a quirky crowd of adventurers storms out across North America for a spectacularly competitive event called a Big Year -- a grand, grueling, expensive, and occasionally vicious, "extreme" 365-day marathon of birdwatching.
For three men in particular, 1998 would be a whirlwind,...
A Bird in the Bush
A Social History of Birdwatching
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2013
‘ A wonderful book… beautifully told. He packs his pages with fascinating, often hilarious anecdotes and information. A social history which is a surprise and a delight’ Val Hennessy, Daily Mail Critic’ s Choice
Scholarly, authoritative and above all supremely readable, Stephen Moss’...
Birding New England
A Field Guide to the Birds of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2019
Birdwatching is for everyone. No other outdoor pursuit yields so much knowledge of nature’s ways with so little effort—if one knows what to look for. Birding New England opens the world of birding to the novice and expert in this complete guide to getting the most out of birding in New England....
by Ted Wnorowski, Alex Wnorowski
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2017
This is the first of a series of books describing exciting birdwatching locations in Australia. The NSW-ACT Guide is arguably the most comprehensive compendium of birding sites in the State available to date. Not only the standard, well-known locations are covered but also some interesting places...
by S. Craven, G. Barquest, R. Ellarson
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2013
You don't have to be an outdoorsy type to enjoy birdwatching, and you don't necessarily have to go outdoors to watch birds! Set up any of these thirty cozy homes and feeders in a spot that's conveniently viewed from indoors, and let the show begin!
This easy-to-use manual features clear illustrations...
by Steve Braunias
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2008
Part geographical wandering, part New Zealand history, and part cultural study, this narrative recounts one man's personal journey into the world of birds and birdwatching. Written by an award-winning journalist and with black and white photographs taken by Major Geoffrey Buddle, it traces the fascinating history of people ensnared, captivated, and entranced by birds.
Birdwatchingwatching
One Year, Two Men, Three Rules, Ten Thousand Birds
Language: English
Release Date: January 29, 2009
Alex Horne is not a birdwatcher. But his dad is, so with the prospect of fatherhood looming on his own horizon, Alex decided there was no better time to really get to know both his father and his father's favourite hobby. So he challenged his dad to a Big Year: from 1 January to 31 December they would...
by Richard Williamson
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2013
This charming and practical handbook is bursting with tips, facts and folklore to guide you through the birdwatching year. Find out how to identify birds by sight or song, everything you need to know about their behaviour, habitats and breeding and migration habits, and tips for encouraging birds...