Birds of Central Asia is the first field guide to include the former Soviet republics of Kazakhstan Kirghizstan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan & Tajikistan along with neighbouring Afghanistan. This vast area

Includes:: a diverse variety of habitats & the avifauna is similarly broad from sandgrouse ground jays & larks on the vast steppe & semi-desert to a broad range of raptors & from woodland species such as warblers & nuthatches to a suite of montane species such as snowcocks accentors & snowfinches. This book

Includes:: 141 high-quality plates covering every species (and all distinctive races) that occur in the region along with concise text focusing on identification & accurate colour maps. Important introductory sections introduce the land & its birds. Birds of Central Asia is a must-read for any birder or traveller visting this remote region.



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More than 250 species of birds are recorded in Cornwall every year. This books

Includes:: them all with spectacular

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This field guide covers the avifauna of eastern North America using detailed artworks maps & text. Lighter than the original North American Bird Guide the book is designed to be suitable for regular field use & has a fully integrated format allowing quick & easy reference. " The ideal identification guide." Birdwatch" ...

Birds of Paradise" is destined to be the first-ever popular book to reveal the most exotic birds on earth. Photographer & National Geographic grantee Tim Laman & co-author Edwin Scholes (ornithologist/leading authority) travelled to the most remote parts of the New Guinea wilderness
- the only place these birds occur
- to photograph & study their secret lives. The authors documentation of the appearance displays & behaviours of these 39 species of birds has taken years of dedicated fieldwork. This high quality large-format photography book will inform & enthral the book-buying public with images of astonishing beauty solid yet approachable natural history & a National Geographic message of conservation."

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It is 1667 & the mighty naval war between the Dutch & the English still rages. Sir Francis Courtney & his son Hal in their fighting caravel are on patrol off southern Africa lying in wait for a galleon of the Dutch East India Company returning from the Orient laden with spices timber & gold...' The scope is magnificent & the epic scale breathtaking.. . Wilbur Smith is one of thos benchmarks agains whom others are compared' The Times ' Meticulous research supports constant excitement in a fast-moving tale' Washington Post ...

This new field guide covers The Gambia a country which is very popular with a large number of birders & tourists & the whole of neighbouring Senegal. This fascinating region shelters many Western Palearctic migrants from September to April as well as a significant list of resident West African birds. The stunning colour plates depict more than 680 species covering almost every distinct plumage & race. The authoritative text highlights the key features needed to identify each species in the field & accurate up-to-date maps are provided for every species. This comprehensive guide is an essential companion for anyone visiting The Gambia & Senegal. ...

This guide is a successor to the much acclaimed Birds of the Indian Subcontinent by the same authors. Covering southern India the superb plates are accompanied by a succinct text highlighting identification voice habitat altitudinal range distribution & status. The text is on facing pages to the plates for easy reference. Like previous guides covering Bhutan Northern India & Nepal this guide is a perfect size for use in the field & will be an essential companion when visiting this region. ...

This new field guide is based on the authors groundbreaking Birds of the Indian Subcontinent (1998) & covers all the bird species found in India Pakistian Sri Lanka Nepal Bhutan Bangladesh & the Maldives. The plates face the descriptions & maps for quick at-a-glance reference. Many of the plates have been repainted for this edition & a number of new species added. This guide also provides tables summarising identification features of particularly difficult groups such as nightjars warblers & rosefinches. ...

From Grand Bahama Island in the north to Grenada in the south this is an identification guide to the birds of a popular tourist destination renowned for the variety & diversity of its birdlife. The West Indies include the Bahama Islands the Greater Antilles (Cuba Cayman Islands Jamaica Dominican Republic Puerto Rico) & the Lesser Antilles (Anguilla Nevis & St Kitts Martinique St Lucia Barbados Grenadines St Vincent). It is a tropical avifaunal region which

Includes:: such species as the tiny bee hummingbird parrots honey-creepers & todies. Every species found in the area is illustrated in every plumage in which they can be seen in the wild. The accompanying text concentrates on the specific characteristics & appearance of each species that allow identification in the field including voice & distribution maps.

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In this unique & intriguing collectors edition John Stott expands on Martin Luthers exhortation from the Sermon on the Mount: Let the little birds be your theologians. He reveals lessons on faith from the feeding of the ravens on repentance from the migration on storks on freedom from the flight of the eagle & on joy from the song of the lark. Lavishly illustrated with full-colour photographs taken by the author during a lifetime of travel throughout the world & accompanied by a DVD available exclusively with this edition. DVD Contents: John Stotts personal photographic account of his 70th birthday trip to the Falkland Islands (with & without subtitles); The Birds Our Teachers audio book. ...