This attractive, handy pocket book will appeal to all twitchers, birders, ornithologists & garden-tickers. There are many species of birdwatcher, & they`re all catered for by this unique book. From the serious (why vultures are dying out in Asia) to the bizarre (the parrot that can read minds); the informative (why waxwings have waxy wings) to the completely ridiculous (the avian footballing XI, starring Bobby Moorhen & Jimmy Grebes), ` The Birdwatcher`s Pocket Companion` takes the reader through a veritable aviary of notes, "es, facts & stats. But this book doesn`t just contain fascinating snippets of information, it also offers extracts from the finest writing about birds over the centuries. Gilbert White shares space with Chaucer, while Flora Thompson nestles up to DH Lawrence. The market for this book is huge: Britons are birdwatching like never before. The RSPB alone has over one million members, while sales of garden bird food topped the GBP100 million mark last year. Of the three leading newsstand wildlife magazines, two are about birds, & the ratings for Bill Oddie`s recent garden wildlife show, with its particular focus on birds, topped those of many soap operas. ...

This is Britain`s only Birdwatcheer`s walking guide on pocketable cards. This title features a box containing 50 walking cards filled with unique information on how to see local bird life on foot. Each has a different route fully described & illustrated on a large-scale, 1:25, 000 map plus details including illustrations of the species you may encounter. Pocket a card, leave the box on your bookshelf & enjoy your day out. A transparent sleeve is provided. If it rains, read the card through the transparent plastic sleeve. It

Includes:: walking routes linked with charming places to stay. The cards offer carefully selected places to stay linked with the walks. Combine great walking with memorable overnight stops. It

Includes:: birdwatching routes for everyone. A happy mix of routes around Britain`s loveliest towns & countryside, to suit both novice & experienced birdwatchers. Most are easy half-day walks, but some are more challenging two-day routes on folding out cards, ideal for a short walking break.



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A practical guide to observing, identifying & understanding birds. If you want to know what birds are likely to turn up in your garden or where to go to see spectacular bird-life, RSPB Birdwatching for Beginners is the best place to start. Perfect for the novice birdwatcher, with everything you need to know about observing birds in their natural environment, but packed with facts & details invaluable to the experienced birdwatcher. It features 250 of the most common species found throughout the UK & Europe, complete with photographs, descriptions, & distribution maps to aid in identification. It provides expert spotting tips & lists the best birdwatching sites along with what to look for in each habitat. Fully updated to include all the latest developments in photographic equipment & online technology as well as information on every aspect of birds, from their anatomy & behaviour to how to identify them in the field, RSPB Birdwatching for Beginners has everything you need to know. It is previously published as RSPB Birdwatching (9780751337334). ...

In mid-2017 Safe Haven published a guide to London`s street trees
- a sales & critical success whose first printing will sell out
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Whether you are looking for a useful place to plan your next birdwatching excursion, or somewhere to record the birds you`ve spotted & where you`ve seen them, Birdwatching Notes will prove to be an invaluable resource. Use the note pages to write your favourite places to see birds, or plan your future visits to bird reservations. The journal

Includes:: sections on different types of birds & where to find them, including water birds, woodland birds & urban birds, & spaces to fill in how to identify birds in their natural habitats.

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Learning birdsong is not just a way to become a better bird-spotter. It is tuning in: a way of hearing the soundtrack of the planet earth... Why do birds sing? What are they trying to say? Birdsong is not just about natural history. It is also about our history. We got melody from the birds as we got rhythm from the womb. This vital book
- with a free podcast
- takes you from winter into deepest spring, teaching you to how recognise song after song as the chorus swells. You start with robin, & end up listening to nightingales. Along the way, you will learn something of the science of birdsong
- the difference between song & call, the physiology of songbirds, what birdsong tells us about evolution, & indeed the very beginnings of life itself. The aim is to give you a flying start in birdsong so that, after reading this book, you`ll be listening to order, not chaos, to Bach, not white noise. You will be more aware of the wild world, & better able to understand it.


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This is Birdwatchingwatching, a hilarious true story about fathers & sons, the birds (not the bees), & the eccentricities of two very different species. Alex Horne’s dad has always been a ‘twitcher’
- a birdwatcher, constantly on the look-out for his next bird sighting. Alex wasn’t so sure. But, determined to get to know his father better, Alex challenged him to a competitive Big Year: from January 1st to December 31st 2006, they would each attempt to see as many species of bird as possible, governed by the basic rules of birdwatching, plus a couple of their own: the birds had to be wild, free & alive; they had to actually see the birds; & they could travel anywhere in the world to do it. The one who saw the most birds over the course of 365 days would be declared the winner. Along the way, Alex would try to finally understand why his dad did what he did, & perhaps even ‘get into’ birdwatching himself. Following their year-long quest from Alex’s first bird sighting at home to birding breaks in Romania, a stag-weekend spent twitching in Wales & a penguin-spotting trip to South Africa, this is the charming story of a father & son, of manliness, obsessive behaviour, families & friendship. It’s the story of birdwatching told from the outsider’s point of view.
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Bou loves the floating library. But
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- his favourite book is missing. Who could have it? A wonderfully vibrant picture

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There is the secret of Birdy`s dead grandmother`s cat. How the boys tortured her & Birdy Flynn had to drown her in the river to stop her suffering. There`s the secret of Mrs. Cope, the popular teacher, who took advantage of Birdy. & the secret of Gypsy Girl at school who Birdy likes, but can`t mention. Because Birdy`s greatest secret could change everything.. . In this luminescent, sad & funny portrayal of a young person growing up amid an imperfect family, Helen Donohoe has created a beautifully nuanced & deeply felt novel. Whatever their own story, every reader will recognise in Birdy their own struggle to find their place in the world. ...

Birkdale in 1909 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. In this title: the map covers the southern part of Southport, & Birkdale. Coverage extends from Stanley Avenue northward to Westcliffe Road, & from Warwick Street westward to the shore. This is mainly a residential map with many streets of housing, but other features include the Cheshire Lines Railway with Palace station, LYR railway with Birkdale station, Smedley Hydropathic, Bickerton House, livery stables, tramways, Victoria Brewery, Terra Nova, Palace Hotel, convent etc. A good selection of street directory entries is on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25 ...