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THE HEN HARRIER - IN THE SHADOW OF SLEMISH
Written by Don Scott.
Stock no. 1815134
Published by Whittles Publishing. 1st 2010. Very good condition.

The untold story of the hen harriers' struggle for survival in their former stronghold, the Glens of Antrim, N. Ireland. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos and illustrations. xix and 159 pages. ISBN: 9781904445937. Bowing to contents.

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THE WORLD OF BIRDS
Written by Jonathan Elphick.
Stock no. 1814909
Published by Natural History Museum. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

A guide to every aspect of bird life and a complete survey of the world's orders and families of birds. Large format. Black pictorial glazed boards. Yellow endpapers. Colour photos and b/w drawings. ISBN: 9780565092375. Top corners bumped.

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HANDBOOK OF THE BIRDS OF EUROPE THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA VOLUME II HAWKS TO BUSTARDS
Written by Stanley Cramp; et al. Illustrated by C.J.F. Coombs; Peter Hayman; Ian Willis.
Stock no. 1814904
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 1980. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Birds of the Western Palearctic. Large format. Blue cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Maps on endpapers. 695 pages. A comprehensive reference manual describing over 740 species with detailed information on field characteristics, habitat, distribution, mortality and longevity, population, with distribution maps, social pattern and behaviour, breeding, food, voice, plumage, moults, measurements, weights, structure & geographical variation. Specially commissioned colour plates. Bibliography, glossary of scientific terms and indexes. ISBN: 019857505X. Light browning to contents. Green pictorial dustwrapper is lightly faded to spine and edge-creased.

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THE HANDBOOK OF BIRD IDENTIFICATION FOR EUROPE AND THE WESTERN PALEARCTIC
Written by Mark Beaman; Steve Madge. Illustrated by Hilary Burn; et al..
Stock no. 1609822
Published by Christopher Helm. 1st 1998. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Over 350 colour plates in total. 868 pages. ISBN: 0713639601. Spine and corners bumped. Endpapers and prelims foxed. Wrapper is edge creased, with some fading to spine.

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TOP 100 BIRDING SITES OF THE WORLD
Written by Dominic Couzens.
Stock no. 1609816
Published by New Holland. 1st 2008. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Large format. Black boards, gilt title to spine. Colour photos. 320. ISBN: 9781847731098. Small dent to wrapper spine.

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INDIAN BIRDS IN FOCUS
Written by Amano Samarpan.
Stock no. 1609802
Published by Wisdom Tree. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Glazed illustrated boards. Birds of the Indian subcontinent and their habitats. Colour photos. ISBN: 9788183281386. Wrinkling along front gutter of spine. Contents fine. Wrapper is torn at top of spine.

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BIRDS OF FLORIDA FIELD GUIDE
Written by Stan Tekiela.
Stock no. 1609799
Published by Adventure Publications, Inc. 2nd 2004. Very good condition.

Card wraps. Small format. Second Edition. Colour photos. ISBN: 9781591931058.

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THE CROSSLEY ID GUIDE RAPTORS
Written by Richard Crossley; Jerry Liguori; Brian Sullivan.
Stock no. 1609788
Published by Princeton University Press. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Card wraps. Colour illustrations. 286 pages. ISBN: 9780691157405. Some creasing to top & lower edges of covers.

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THE BIRDS OF PANAMA A FIELD GUIDE
Written by George R. Angehr; Robert Dean.
Stock no. 1609784
Published by Comstock Publishing Associates. 1st 2010. Fine condition.

Card wraps. A Zona Tropical Publication. Colour illustrations, distribution maps. 456 pages. ISBN: 9780801476747.

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BIRDS OF WESTERN NORTH AMERICA
Written by Paul Sterry; Brian E. Small.
Stock no. 1609770
Published by Princeton University Press. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition.

A photographic guide. Card wraps. 415 pages. ISBN: 9780691134284.

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BIRDS OF WESTERN AFRICA (HELM IDENTIFICATION GUIDES)
Written by Ron Derney. Illustrated by Nik Borrow.
Stock no. 1208770
Published by Christopher Helm. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Describing 1,285 species, representing the entire avifauna of the region. 147 original colour plates, comprising over 3000 figures and depicting every species described. Also includes distribution maps and line drawings. Green boards, gilt title to spine. 832 pages includes index. ISBN: 0713639598. Spine very slightly bumped, very small dent to lower edge of front cover. Wrapper slightly marked on verso.

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BIRDS I HAVE KEPT IN YEARS GONE BY
Written by W.T. Greene.
Stock no. 2123638
Published by L. Upcott Gill. 1st 1885. Very good condition.

Green cloth with gilt title to spine and bird vignette to front cover. 16 colour plates. A few light marks to covers, couple of scuffs. Inscription in ink to front endpaper. Front joint next to half-title is a bit cracked. Some foxing and a few grubby margin marks.

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