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Rare Birds Day by Day creates a fascinating look at the world of scarce and rare birds found in Britain and Ireland. Written by well known and experienced British birders and rare bird finders, this edition is particularly valuable to anyone with an interest in finding and watching rare migrant and vagrant species. The book proves a valuable and fun tool for the keenest rarity hunters, while transforming them into rare bird predictors. This is a unique way of listing British rare bird records, as it documents by date of occurrence rather than by type of species. Spanning 35 years of data collection, Rare Birds Day by Day is further enlivened with illustrations by Dave Nurney.

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* Covers 282 rare species and sub-species found in Britain and Ireland
* Lists some 20,000 individual rare bird records in diary style
* Documents bird findings between 1958 and 1994 ... Read more

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Detailed field descriptions accompany this comprehensive collection of photographs of over 300 rare birds that have occurred in Europe in the last 50 years. It includes all the uncommon birds from true vagrants and vagrant subspecies, to very rare breeding birds. Each description includes details of habit and range, characteristic plumage and behavioural features and details of each and every occurrence throughout Europe. It has been carefully researched with up-to-date information from leading bird watchers and Rarity Committees. ... Read more

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The various Red Data Books prepared by the IUCN and ICBP have set the standards for recognizing birds close to or at risk of extinction worldwide. This book, by focusing on vulnerable species living in or visiting Britain, sets out to define the British situation and to clearly establish both the importance of British populations and our own responsibilities for contributing to bird conservation.
Compiled by an editorial team drawn from the Nature Conservancy Council and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, it identifies 117 species that demand our care and attention. Obviously it includes species that breed in or visit Britain in small numbers and whose population are threatened by natural or man-made circumstances. However, it also deals with birds that are common or numerous but which, due to their localized distribution worldwide, have the greater part of their European populations in British sites.
Each of the species accounts provides up-to-date information on current populations, basic ecology, threats to the species and the legal protection and conservation measures now in force. General chapters deal with the state of Britain's various habitats, legal matters and conservation action for the future. This book should mean that no one, whether ornithologist, land manager or bureaucrat can plead ignorance when future land-use changes or management decisions threaten an endangered, vulnerable or important bird species. ... Read more

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This book by a trio of rare-bird specialists is a successor to two earlier works (long out of print), Scarce Migrant Birds in Britain and Ireland (Sharrock 1974 and Rare Birds in Britain and Ireland (Sharrock 1976). It unifies both of the earlier books and updates them, adding more than 80 species to the previous total.
The authors have analysed and considered some 45,000 records of scarce and rare birds in Britain and Ireland for the period 1958-85. Extreme rarities outside the period are also listed. They have produced not only a book of great fascination for those who delight in rarities for their own sake, but one that offers valuable information on changing patterns of arrival which may indicate changes of status of these birds within their breeding range.
More than 300 species accounts are now included, most of them accompanied by histograms of weekly and seasonal occurrences, with maps showing distribution by counties in spring and autumn or at particular times of the year. For rarities with twelve or fewer occurrences during the period 1958-85, the place, date and other relevant information is given for each record.
Every species is illustrated by a line drawing, more than 150 of them commissioned for this book, the remainder being selected from the two earlier works.
Thanks to the expertise and diligence of the authors the reader has a complete picture for more than 300 species of rarities in these islands and can readily discover: HOW MANY were seen, WHEN did they occur, HOW REGULARLY did they arrive and WHERE were they seen. ... Read more

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The "Photographic Handbook of the Rare Birds of Britainand Europe" is the most comprehensive collection ever to be publishedof photographs and descriptions of rare birds that have occurred inEurope in recent years.This revised and updated edition aims to givebirders the most accurate and complete photographic record of Europe'srare birds.The photographs have been assembled from topphotographers throughout the region and, wherever possible, are thoseof rarities actually photographed in Europe.The detailed anddescriptive text, which covers the identification, habitat, range andEuropean status of each species, is particularly concerned withhighlighting those characteristics which birders will need to know foridentification in the field.This unique book --now revised andupdated with an additional 17 species -- has been assembled with theinvaluable help of rarities committees and other experts throughoutthe continent, and is an indispensable guide for any birderinterested in pursuing this fascinating and fast-growing aspect ofbirdwatching.Includes nearly 723 photographs, accompanied by fulldetails of month, year, location and country; and detaileddescriptions of 284 species, including true vagrants, very rarebreeding birds, and some vagrant subspecies, cover identification,voice, habitat, distribution and European status. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1895.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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This is a hardcover, American edition of Hudson's mystical story of a lost boy in Argentina who is aided by The Queen of the Mirage. 4th Printing, September 1923, with illustrations by M'Cormick. ... Read more

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Conversations with the leading edge of contemporary composers ... Read more

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Traveling with ornithologists John O'Neill and Ted Parker on two separate expeditions into the Peruvian rain forest, Don Stap gives a firsthand account of the gritty realities and unexpected triumphs of fieldwork in the South American jungle. He describes the thrill of discovering previously unknown species of birds--and the sobering realization that "progress" is fast destroying both habitat and inhabitants in the rain forest. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

Excellent book about the frontiers of ornithology
Anyone who thinks all the vertebrates of this world have been discovered and described should think again. This book chronicles the work of ornithologists in the mountains and jungles of Peru and elsewhere in South America as they hunt for new and often exotic bird species. Focusing mainly on the work of LSU ornithologists and in particular the accomplished John O'Neill, it provides a first hand view of such expeditions, describes many of the new birds species found, shows how ornithologists work (it's not just bird-watching either), and provides interesting discussions on issues relating to taxonomy, scientific credibility, collecting specimens, conservation, neotropical ecology, evolution, and even South American politics. I highly recommend it.

Recounts the details of birding expeditions in Peru
The visceral details of collecting specimens oftropical birds and the gruelling politics of bringingsuch an expedition to Peru make for intense reading. An avid birder, Stap managed to hook up with LSU ornithologists John O'Neill and the late Ted Parker. Through the dense canopy he followed the crew and documented their trials and triumphs. Most notably a new species of parrot was found. ... Read more

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The Middle East contains some of the largest wetland, steppe desert and marine ecosystems in the world, providing habitats for more than 800 species of bird, of which more than 60 are endemic. This book identifies and describes the 391 sites most important for the conservation of these birds and other biodiversity. Maps, tables and line drawings show site locations, species and population data. The whole Middle East is covered, from the Levant and Arabia to the West Himalayas.

The only book of its kind, Important Bird Areas in the Middle East is currently being used by conservationists developing systems of site protection in Iraq and Afghanistan.

""Its usefulness to conservationists cannot be overstated"" - Birding World.

""An essential tool for decision makers in the Middle East, but will also become an invaluable guide for visiting birdwatchers"" - Species. ... Read more