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Where Poppies Blow: The British Soldier, Nature, the Great War by John Lewis-Stempel
RRP: £10.99£7.40Winner of the 2017 Wainwright Golden Beer Book Prize for nature writingThe natural history of the Western Front during the First World War'If it weren't for the birds, what a hell it would be.'During the Great War, soldiers lived inside the ground,... -
The Home Place: Memoirs of a Colored Man's Love Affair with Nature by J. Drew Lanham 9781571313508
RRP: £12.99£8.63"In me, there is the red of miry clay, the brown of spring floods, the gold of ripening tobacco. All of these hues are me; I am, in the deepest sense, colored." From these fertile soils of love, land, identity, family, and race emerges The Home Place, a... -
Bird: The Definitive Visual Guide by DK
RRP: £30.00£20.71Bring the diversity and drama of the bird world to life with this encyclopedic new edition.A must-have for every avian enthusiast, this catalogue showcases thousands of bird species pictured in their native environment. Shot by photographers around the... -
Birds of Eastern Africa (Collins Field Guide) by Ber van Perlo
RRP: £25.00£16.13Eastern Africa is becoming an increasingly popular destination for people who want to see first-hand the abundant widlife of this vast continent. 'Birds of Eastern Africa' is the only field guide to feature over 450 species found in Kenya,... -
Field Guide to the Birds of Chile by Daniel E. Martinez Pina
RRP: £32.50£24.22The definitive guide to the birds of Chile. With its diverse range of habitats, Chile is one of the top birding destinations in South America and supports an interesting range of breeding and visiting birds, including the Chilean Tinamou, Juan... -
Birds: Ornithology and the Great Bird Artists Roger Lederer 9780233006079
RRP: £30.00£21.00In Birds, devout birder and ornithologist Roger J. Lederer celebrates the heyday of avian illustration in 40 artists' profiles, beginning with the work of Flemish painter Frans Snyders in the early 1600s and continuing through to contemporary artists... -
Nature Book Series, The: The Puffin Book Drew Buckley 9781912654796
RRP: £9.99£7.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912654796Author Drew BuckleyFormat HardbackPage Count 160Imprint Graffeg LimitedPublisher Graffeg LimitedDimensions(mm) 150mm * 150mm * 15mm -
What It's Like to be a Bird by David Allen Sibley
RRP: £30.00£21.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780307957894Author David Allen SibleyFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Alfred A. KnopfPublisher Alfred A. Knopf -
Reed and Bush Warblers by David Pearson 9780713660227
£73.40This detailed and comprehensive identification guide follows in the mould of Sylvia Warblers and Pipits and Wagtails. It primarily covers the genera Acrocephalus, Locustella, Cettia and Bradypterus, together with a few smaller related genera. To the... -
Birds of Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands by Juan Freile
RRP: £16.99£13.16A portable and authoritative guide to birds of Ecuador. For sheer diversity of birds, Ecuador cannot be beaten. Nowhere else is it as easy to experience such a range of habitats, from the high Andes to the Amazon and Choco rainforests and those jewels... -
Where to Watch Birds in Southern and Western Spain by Ernest Garcia
RRP: £25.00£18.88Southern Iberia is in the top rank of European birding hotspots, and the fourth edition of this popular book, first published in 1994, continues to ensure that visitors can make the most of the region's many attractions. The information on all sites... -
Birds of Greece by Rebecca Nason 9781472949035
RRP: £10.99£8.38From the Hoopoe to the Black-Headed Bunting, Greece is home to a wide range of avifauna, thanks to the richly varied habitats it has to offer. Pocket-sized and portable, this compact guide provides superb full colour photographs and detailed... -
Orison for a Curlew: In Search of a Bird on the Edge of Extinction by Horatio Clare 9781908213570
RRP: £10.00£7.12The Slender-billed Curlew, Numenius tenuirostris, 'the slim beak of the new moon', is one of the world's rarest birds. It once bred in Siberia and wintered in the Mediterranean basin, passing through the wetlands and estuaries of Italy, Greece, the... -
Fledgling Hannah Bourne-Taylor 9780711266674
RRP: £16.99£11.54Read the powerful account of one woman's fight to reshape her identity through connection with nature when all normality has fallen away.When lifelong bird-lover Hannah Bourne-Taylor moved with her husband to Ghana seven years ago she couldn't have... -
Deeper Into the Wood by Ruth Pavey 9780715654279
RRP: £14.99£10.92In the late 1990s, Ruth Pavey bought four acres of scrub land above the Somerset Levels. She devoted the next two decades to improving the land into a lush wood; a haven for birds, insects and all manner of wildlife. Beneath the shade of the trees, she... -
Flight Paths: How the mystery of bird migration was solved by Rebecca Heisman
RRP: £16.99£11.58Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781800752924Author Rebecca HeismanFormat HardbackPage Count 303Imprint Swift PressPublisher Swift Press -
Watching Waterbirds with Kate Humble and Martin McGill: 100 birds ... in just one day! by Kate Humble
RRP: £14.99£11.75This book introduces some 75 species of wetland birds to readers through the eyes of Kate Humble. As she freely admits herself, Kate is still learning her birds, so to find out more she contacted Martin McGill of the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust to act... -
The Family of Hummingbirds: The Complete Prints of John Gould by Joel Oppenheimer
RRP: £50.00£41.04The sublime collection of 418 superbly detailed paintings of hummingbirds by the great artist John Gould, the 19th-century naturalist painter often referred to as the British Audubon, represents all the known species on the planet at the time and is the... -
Rebirding: Rewilding Britain and its Birds by Benedict Macdonald
RRP: £19.99£16.82Rebirding takes the long view of Britain's wildlife decline, from the early taming of our landscape and its long-lost elephants and rhinos, to fenland drainage, the removal of cornerstone species such as wild cattle, horses, beavers and boar - and... -
The Most Perfect Thing: Inside (and Outside) a Bird's Egg by Tim Birkhead
RRP: £12.99£9.09'I think that, if required on pain of death to name instantly the most perfect thing in the universe, I should risk my fate on a bird's egg' Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1862 How are eggs of different shapes made, and why are they the shape they are?... -
Drawing Birds by John Busby 9780713668162
RRP: £19.99£15.31This is a fully revised and updated new version of a popular RSPB handbook to the art and joy of drawing birds. John Busby beautifully conveys his own remarkable ability to capture the grace and motion of living birds, illustrating his ideas and... -
Where to Watch Birds in France by Jean-Yves Barnagaud 9781784271541
RRP: £25.00£20.70An introduction to France for anyone visiting with birds in mind, from casual birdwatchers checking a bird that flies over the terrace during a family holiday to addict birders who would sell their souls for a dream species or a record-breaking checklist... -
Deeper Into the Wood by Ruth Pavey
RRP: £10.99£7.38In the late 1990s, Ruth Pavey bought four acres of scrub land above the Somerset Levels. She devoted the next two decades to improving the land into a lush wood; a haven for birds, insects and all manner of wildlife. Beneath the shade of the trees, she... -
The Birdwatcher's Yearbook 2024 by Neil Gartshore 9780993347795
RRP: £24.00£22.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993347795Author Neil GartshoreFormat PaperbackPage Count 328Imprint Calluna BooksPublisher Calluna Books -
Penguins: The Ultimate Guide Second Edition by Tui De Roy
RRP: £30.00£24.89An acclaimed photographic guide to these marvelous and enigmatic birds-now in a new, updated editionPenguins are perhaps the most beloved birds. On land, their behavior appears so humorous and expressive that we can be excused for attributing to them... -
Puffling and the Egg by Gerry Daly
RRP: £13.99£10.95When Puffling finds a lost egg on Skellig Michael, she sets off on a brand new adventure to return the egg to its nest! She travels all over the island searching the owner of this stray egg, meeting lots of new friends along the way ... but who lost... -
Flight Identification of European Passerines and Select Landbirds: An Illustrated and Photographic Guide by Tomasz Cofta
RRP: £38.00£31.61A richly illustrated, state-of-the-art field guide for identifying European passerines in flight-the first of its kindOpening up new frontiers in birdwatching, this is the first field guide to focus specifically on the identification of European... -
The Bird Book: A curious compendium of 50 wild birds by Meriel Lland
RRP: £8.99£6.22An inspiring introduction to 50 wild birds for mindful post-Covid nature watchers.Written by vegan wildlife presenter and filmmaker Roxy Furman, and nature writer, poet and film-artist Dr Meriel Lland, this pocket companion for the newbie birdwatcher... -
Field Guide to the Birds of Ghana by Nik Borrow
RRP: £32.50£24.62The ultimate field guide to the birds of Ghana, an indispensable companion for any traveller to the region. This spectacular new edition of Birds of Ghana is the ultimate reference to the birds of this rich and varied corner of Africa. Now fully... -
Tracks and Signs of the Animals and Birds of Britain and Europe by Lars-Henrik Olsen 9780691157535
RRP: £17.99£14.78This beautifully illustrated field guide enables you to easily identify the tracks and signs left by a wide variety of mammal and bird species found in Britain and Europe, covering behaviors ranging from hunting, foraging, and feeding to courtship,... -
Where to Watch Birds in Wales by David Saunders
RRP: £25.00£18.88The definitive guide to the birdwatching sites of Wales. Wales remains one of the most alluring regions for birdwatchers; its range of habitats ensures a wide variety of species amidst the often spectacular scenery. Now in its fifth edition, Where... -
The Unique Life of a Ranger: Seasons of Change at Blakeney Point by Ajay Tegala
RRP: £16.99£12.94Few people have had the privilege of living on an isolated nature reserve of international importance, their every move judged by countless critics. Young ranger Ajay Tegala, embarking on his placement at Blakeney Point aged just nineteen, would have to... -
Gulls of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East: An Identification Guide by Peter Adriaens
RRP: £35.00£28.06A comprehensive photographic guide to the gull species of the Western PalearcticGulls occupy a particularly important place in the world of birds. But because they are notoriously difficult to identify, they have been relatively neglected in the... -
Bird Therapy by Joe Harkness 9781783528981
RRP: £9.99£6.85Longlisted for the 2020 Wainwright Prize'I can't remember the last book I read that I could say with absolute assurance would save lives. But this one will' Chris Packham'Fabulously direct and truthful, filled with energy but devoid of self-pity . . . I... -
The Role of Birds in World War One: How Ornithology Helped to Win the Great War by Nicholas Milton
RRP: £22.00£15.62The British Expeditionary Force sent to France in the late summer of 1914 has been referred to as the 'Best British Army Ever Sent to War' as it was one of the most highly trained and disciplined forces in the world. It was also the 'Best Birdwatching... -
Inglorious: Conflict in the Uplands by Mark Avery
RRP: £11.99£9.08ONE OF 2015'S BOOKS OF THE YEAR IN THE TIMES AND THE MAIL ON SUNDAY. A hard-hitting, passionate and well-researched book about the conflict between driven grouse shooting and nature conservation in Britain, with a foreword by Chris Packham. Driven... -
The Goshawk: With a foreword by Helen Macdonald T. H. White 9781474601665
RRP: £12.99£8.60With a foreword by Helen Macdonald, author of the multi-award-winning H IS FOR HAWK.'No hawk can be a pet. There is no sentimentality. In a way, it is the psychiatrist's art. One is matching one's mind against another mind with deadly reason and interest... -
Birds of the Lesser Antilles by Ryan Chenery
RRP: £16.99£13.16A portable yet authoritative guide to more than 300 of the most commonly seen birds of the Lesser Antilles. The Lesser Antilles - incorporating the nations of Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent... -
Fragile: Birds, Eggs & Habitats by Colin Prior
RRP: £40.00£31.94Birds' eggs are true wonders of the natural world: they are strong enough to protect the embryo as it grows and to withstand incubation by the parent, yet sufficiently fragile to allow the chick to hatch. Little wonder that the enormous diversity of... -
Falcon Helen Macdonald 9781780236414
RRP: £11.99£8.43The fastest animal alive, the falcon deserves attention not just for the combination of speed, power, beauty and ferocity that has made it an object of fascination for thousands of years, but for the light it sheds on the cultures through which it has...