Bookshop

Welcome to our updated online book shop! Thanks to legacies and donations from members we have received a fantastic selection of birding and natural history books with the added bonus that all proceeds go straight to the Society, helping fund our conservation efforts throughout the county.

Bookshop

Welcome to our updated online book shop! Thanks to legacies and donations from members we have received a fantastic selection of birding and natural history books with the added bonus that all proceeds go straight to the Society, helping fund our conservation efforts throughout the county.

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Seabirding on the Other Side of the Pond – Online talk

  • Price: £5.00 /

Seabirding on the Other Side of the Pond An on line presentation by Kate Sutherland

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Birds of Kenya

Birds Of Kenya

Dale A. Zimmerman, Donald A. Turner, David J. Pearson
Condition: Good
  • Price: £15.00 /
  • £5 Postage
This Helm identification guide is in good condition, the spine is faded by the sun.
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The Peregrine Falcon

The Peregrine Falcon

Derek Ratcliffe
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £3.49 Postage
This is the USA edition , published in 1980 by Buteo books.
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Gulls

Gulls – a guide to identification

P.J Grant
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £8.00 /
  • £3.49 Postage
This is the 2nd edition reprint from 1989. A classic Posyer in very good condition
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Birds and Berries

Birds and Berries

Babara and David Snow
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £15.00 /
  • £3.49 Postage
This 1988 1st edition Poyser is in very good condition.
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The Kestrel

The Kestrel

Andrew Village
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £20.00 /
  • £3.49 Postage
This 1990 1st edition Poyser is in very good condition.
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The Puffin

The Puffin

M.P Harris
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £3.49 Postage
1984 1st edition. In very good condition. Slight fading to dustcover.
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The Sparrowhawk

The Sparrowhawk

Ian Newton
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £30.00 /
  • £3.49 Postage
This sought after Poyser Monograph is available at a bargain price.
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Where to Watch birds in South America

Where to Watch Birds in South America

Nigel Wheatley
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3.49 Postage
This is the US first edition from 1995 of Nigel Wheatley’s renowned Where to Watch guide.
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Moult in Birds

Moult in Birds – BTO Guide 19

HB Ginn & D S Melville
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £3.49 Postage
This highly sought after BTO Guide is available at the bargain price of £10.
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Field guide to the birds of britain and europe

A Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe

Peterson Mountfort Hollom
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3.49 Postage
This 1983 fourth edition is in very good condition with original dustcover. A classic fieldguide with 1,100 colour illustrations.
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A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago

A Guide to the Birds of Trinidad and Tobago

Richard ffrench
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3.49 Postage
This 1980 revised edition is in very good condition with dustcover. Over 300 bird species illustrated in color.
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The birds of the seychelles

The Birds of Seychelles and the Outlying Islands

Malcolm Penny
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3.49 Postage
This 1982 reprint is a complete fieldguide to Seychelles birds with 101 species illustrated.
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Birds of Nepal

Birds of Nepal

Robert L Fleming Sr
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3.49 Postage
Birds of Nepal; with reference to Kashmir and Sikkim. This 2nd edition 1979 is in very good condition with original dustcover. Some minor foxing
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WIld Flowers New Generation Guide

Collins New Generation Guide ‘Wildflowers’ of Britain & Northern Europe

Alastair Fitter
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3.49 Postage
1st edition 1987 in very good condition. Over 1,100 colour paintings in this excellent fieldguide.
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Advanced Bird ID

Advanced Bird ID Guide

Nils Van Duivendijk
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3.50 Postage
A field guide with a difference. Covering 1,300 species and sub-species in a text only format without photographs. An essiential book for ID reference.
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Collins Next Generation

Collins New Generation Guide Birds of Britain and Europe 1987

Christopher Perrins
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3.50 Postage
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Birds On FIlm

Birds On Film – a photographic diary

Steve Young
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3.50 Postage
A photographic diary from Steve Young’s birding year of 1993. Full of great photographs of jaw dropping mega’s!
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2019

Birds In Cornwall 2019

Edited by Hilary Mitchell and Phil Taylor
Condition: New
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £2 Postage
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2020

Birds In Cornwall 2020

Edited by Hilary Mitchell and Phil Taylor
Condition: New
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £2 Postage
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Beguiled by Birds

Beguiled by Birds

Ian Wallace
  • Price: £20.00 /
  • £3.50 Postage
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British Warblers

British Warblers – New Naturalist paperback 1985

Eric Simms
Condition: Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3.50 Postage
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1955

CBWPS Bird Report 1955

Edited by B.H Ryves, H.M Quick and A.G Parsons
Condition: Good
  • £2.50 Postage
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1965

Cornwall Bird Report 1965

Edited by J.E Beckerlegge, A. G Parsons and N.R Philips
Condition: Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £2.50 Postage
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1961

Cornwall Bird Report 1961

Edited by J.E Beckerlegge, W.E Almond and N.R Philips
Condition: Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £2.50 Postage
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1958

Cornwall Bird Report 1958

Edited by G Allsop, J.E Beckerlegge, R.H Blair, A.G Parsons, H M Quick and B H Ryves
Condition: Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £2.50 Postage
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1954

CBWPS Bird Report 1954

Edited by B.H Ryves, H.M Quick and A.G Parsons
Condition: Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £2.50 Postage
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1960

Cornwall Bird Report 1960

Edited by J.E Beckerlegge & G Allsop
Condition: Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £2.50 Postage
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1956

Cornwall Bird Report 1956

Edited by B.H Ryves, H.M Quick and J E Beckerlegge
Condition: Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £2.50 Postage
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1957

Cornwall Bird Report 1957

Edited by B.H Ryves, H.M Quick and J E Beckerlegge
Condition: Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £2.50 Postage
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Bulgaria

Finding Birds in Bulgaria

Dave Gosney
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £2.50 Postage
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Hungary

Finding Birds in Hungary

Dave Gosney
Condition: Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £2.50 Postage
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Finding Birds in Poland

Dave Gosney
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £2.50 Postage
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Finding Birds in Israel

Dave Gosney
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £2.50 Postage
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Bewick

A History of British Birds by Thomas Bewick Folio Society

Thomas Bewick
Condition: As New
  • Price: £50.00 /
  • £10 Postage
This is the 2010 Folio Society . Both volumes are in mint condition with slipcase.
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Collins Bird Guide 1st edition

Collins Bird Guide 1st Edition

Killian Mullarney Lars Svensson, Dan Zetterstrom, Peter J Grant
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £6.50 /
  • £3.50 Postage
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The Crows

Franklin Coomb’s
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £6.50 /
  • £3.50 Postage
A study of the eleven species of corvids of Europe.
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1670432202159

Birds Britannica

Mark Cocker
Condition: Very Good – mint except slightly faded spine
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £7 Postage
Birds Britannica covers over 350 species, concentrating on our social history and cultural links between birds and humans, a fascinating read!
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Bird Recognition

Bird Recognition Volumes 1 , 2 & 3

James Fisher
Condition: Good
  • Price: £6.00 /
  • £3.50 Postage
This vintage set of three Pelican Books by the iconic James Fisher would make a nice addition to the book collection.
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RSPB Birds of Britain and Europe

RSPB Birds of Britain and Europe

Rob Hume
Condition: As New
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3.50 Postage
A great photographic fieldguide for beginners that is packed full of information on 320 species. RRP £16.99
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The Macmillan Guide to Bird ID

The Macmillan Field Guide to Bird Identification 1st edition

Alan Harris, Laurel Tucker and Keith Vinicombe
Condition: Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3.50 Postage
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The Birds of The Isles of Scilly

The Birds of The Isles of Scilly

Peter Robinson
Condition: Excellent
  • Price: £20.00 /
  • £5 Postage
This 2003 1st edition by Peter Robinson is a comprehensive overview of the status of every species recorded on these magical isles (up to
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Where to Watch birds in Spain

Where to watch birds in North & East Spain + Southern & Western Spain

Ernest Garcia and Andrew Paterson – Michael Rabane
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £7.00 /
  • £4 Postage
These two books published by Helm would make the perfect companion to a Spanish birding holiday. Covering key sites such as the Pyrenee’s and
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1964

CBWPS Bird Report 1964

Edited by J.E Beckerlegge and N.R Philips
Condition: Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £2 Postage
The thirty-fourth annual bird report for Cornwall and Isles of Scilly.
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1963

CBWPS Bird Report 1963

Edited by J.E Beckerlegge and N.R Philips
Condition: Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £2 Postage
The thirty-third annual CBWPS bird report.
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1962

CBWPS Bird Report 1962

Edited by J.E Beckerlegge, A.G Parsons and N.R Philips
Condition: Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £2 Postage
The thirty-second annual report from 1962
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1959

CBWPS Bird Report 1959

Edited B.H Ryves, JE Beckerlegge & G Allsop
Condition: Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £2 Postage
The twenty-ninth annual bird report is in good condition and makes for an interesting insight into 1950’s birding in Cornwall and Isles of Scilly.
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1948

CBWPS 1948 Bird Report

Edited by B.H Ryves, D Vlentine and H.M Quick
Condition: Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £2 Postage
The Eighteenth Annual Bird Report 1948, a fascinating insight into Cornish birding in 1940s.
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1947

CBWPS Bird Report 1947

Edited by B.H Ryves, D Valentine and H.M Quick
Condition: good – front page torn in one corner
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £2 Postage
The seventeenth annual report is in very good condition and is a fascinating historical insight into cornish birding.
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1946

CBWPS Bird Report 1946

Edited by B.H Ryves, D Vlentine and H.M Quick
Condition: Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £2 Postage
The sixteenth annual report is in very good condition and is a fascinating historical insight into cornish birding.
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1944

CBWPS Bird Report 1944

Edited by B.H Ryves, D Vlentine and H.M Quick
Condition: very good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £2 Postage
The fourteenth annual report is in very good condition and is a fascinating historical insight into Cornish birding.
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Gulls

Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America

Klaus Malling Olsen and Hans Larsson
Condition: very good
  • Price: £25.00 /
  • £5 Postage
This is a 1st edition and part of the Helm identification guides series.
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Crows and Jays

Crows and Jays

Steve Madge and Hilary Burn
Condition: very good
  • Price: £20.00 /
  • £3 Postage
A Helm identification guide to the crows, jays and magpies of the world. 1993 1st edition.
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Seabirds

Seabirds an identification guide

Peter Harrison
Condition: very good
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £3 Postage
This 1989 reprint is part of the Helm identification guide series.
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Flight Identification of European Raptors

Flight Identification of European Raptors

R.F Porter et al
Condition: good – dustcover shows slight discolouring on edges
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £3 Postage
This is the 1981 3rd edition of this classic Poyser book.
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Birds of Europe

Birds of Europe with North Africa and the Middle East

Lars Johnson
Condition: good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3 Postage
     
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Tits

Tits, Nuthatches & Treecreepers

Simon Harrap and David Quinn
Condition: very good – slightly faded spine
  • Price: £20.00 /
  • £3 Postage
This sought after 1st edition Helm Identifaction Guide covers 110 species of the world’s tits, nuthatches and treecreepers in great detail.
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Swallows and Martins of the world

Swallows and Martins Of The World

Angela Turner and Chris Rose
Condition: Good
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £3 Postage
This 1989 1st edition Helm Fieldguide is still the most complete guide to hirundines on the market.
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best days with british birds

Best Days with British Birds

Malcolm Ogilvie
Condition: very good – slightly faded spine
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3 Postage
A fascinating anthology of some prominent birders ‘Best Days’ birding. Including Bill Oddie, Ian Lewington, Peter Grant, Keith Vinicombe and Steve Gantlett.
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Birds-of-Ceylon-e1637268797452

A Guide to the Birds of Ceylon

By G.M.Henry
Condition: Very Good with dustcover
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Breeding-Virds-of-Devon-e1637268693799

Breeding Birds of Devon

by H.P Sitters
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Birds-of-Britain-and-Europe-e1637262811787

Birds of Britain & Europe

by Rob Hume
Condition: Excellent with CD
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Birds-of-The-British-Isles-and-their-Eggs-Coward-e1637262724 (1)

Birds Of The British Isles and their Eggs

by T.A Coward
Condition: Very Good with original dustcover (faded spine)
  • Price: £20.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Birds-of-the-West-Indies-James-Bond-e1637262670605

Birds of the West Indies

by James Bond
Condition: Good with dustcover (faded spine)
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Birdwatching-RSR-Fitter-e1637262591479

Collins Guide to Bird Watching

by RSR Fitter 1980
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Collins-BTO-Guide-to-British-Birds-e1637262403178

Collins BTO Guide to British Birds

by BTO
Condition: As new
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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British-Tits-e1607450901161

New Naturalist British Tits (1979 1st edition)

by Christopher Perrins
Condition: Very Good (edges slightly foxed, dustcover spine creased)
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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BWP-Volume-2-e1607458809493

Handbook of the Birds of The Western Palearctic Volume 2, Hawks to Bustards

by Cramp et al
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £20.00 /
  • £5 Postage
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Frontiers-Of-Bird-ID-e1607450587900

Frontiers Of Bird Identification

by J.T.R Sharrock
Condition: Good (slight tears to dustcover)
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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New-Nat-Birds-of-Prey

New Naturalist British Birds Of Prey 1st edition reprint 1976

by Leslie Brown
Condition: Good (dustcover badly damaged)
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Field-Guide-to-Eastern-Birds

Field Guide to Eastern Birds (3rd edition 1947)

by Roger Tory Peterson
Condition: Good with dustcover
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Scarce-Migrant-Birds-in-Britain-and-Ireland-e1610209293600

Poyser Scarce Migrant Birds in Britain and Ireland

J.T.R Sharrock. 2010 Bloomsbury Reprint
Condition: Excellent
  • Price: £20.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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BTO-Guide-17

Guide to identification and ageing of Holarctic Waders

by J Prater et al
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £7.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Crossley-1

The Crossley ID Guide Britain and Ireland

by Richard Crossley and Dominic Couzens
Condition: Good
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Birds-of-Thailand-e1637095524939

A Field Guide to the Birds of Thailand

by Craig Robson
Condition: Very Good – signed by Mike Langman (the illustrator)
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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finding-birds-in-Bulgaria-e1637010919305

Finding Birds in Bulgaria

by Dave Gosney revised edition
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £4.00 /
  • £2 Postage
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Fair-Isles-Garden-Birds-e1637010948620

Fair Isle’s ‘Garden’ Birds

by John Holloway
Condition: Good
  • Price: £4.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Pictorial-Guide-to-the-Birds-of-the-Indian-Subcontinent-e161 (1)

A Pictorial Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent

by S Ali et al 1983
Condition: Good – Faded Dustcover
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Introduced-Birds-of-the-World-e1637010845215

Introduced Birds of the World

by John L Long.1981
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Popular-Handbook-of-British-Birds-PAD-Hollom-e1637010676497- (1)

The Popular Handbook of British Birds

by P.A.D Hollom
Condition: Very Good with Dustcover
  • Price: £4.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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British-Birds-Their-Nests-and-Eggs

British Birds Their Nests and Eggs. 6 Volume Set

by Brumby & Clarke.
Condition: Condition is fair. Inside very good with minimal foxing but spines are poor. Please ask for more detailed information.
  • Price: £120.00 /
  • £10 Postage
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The-Moths-of-the-British-Isles-e1610212550156

Wayside and Woodland Series. The Moths Of The British Isles series one

by Richard South 1939
Condition: Good – (faded spine)
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Butterflies-of-the-British-Isles-e1610212340493

Wayside and Woodland Series. The Butterflies of The British Isles

by Richard South 1941
Condition: Good – (faded spine)
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Field-Guide-to-Eastern-Birds

Field Guide to Eastern Birds

by Roger Tory Peterson. 1947
Condition: Very Good with dustcover
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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The-Status-Of-Seabirds-in-Britain-and-Ireland-e1611607535616 (1)

The Status of Seabirds in Britain and Ireland

By Poyser
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £7.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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The-Birds-Of-Somerset-e1612728449407

The Birds of Somerset

by E.M Palmer and D.K Ballance 1968
Condition: Fair condition with slightly stained dustcover
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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The-Birds-OF-East-and-Central-Africa-e1610209557831

A Field Guide to The Birds of East and Central Africa

by J.G Williams. 1977
Condition: Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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BWP-9-Vols-e1612719547989

Handbook of the Birds Of Europe,the Middle East and North Africa. 9 Volumes

by Cramp & Perrins
Condition: Overall condition very good with some shelf wear and faded spines. Please note vols 2-8 are Oxford University Press with volume 1 RSPB
  • Price: £150.00 /
  • £15 Postage
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The-Birds-Of-Oman-e1637010470527

The Birds of Oman

by Michael Gallagher
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Birds-Of-China-e1610212735827

The Birds of China

by Rodolphe De Schauensee 1992
Condition: Good
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Where-to-Watch-Birds-in-Bulgaria-e1637010097523

Where to Watch Birds in Bulgaria

by Peter Lankov
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £20.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Western-Birds-Peterson-e1637010214892

A Field Guide to Western Birds

by Roger Tory Peterson -1961 2nd edition
Condition: Very Good with dustcover
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Scarce-Migrant-Birds-in-Britain-and-Ireland-e1610209293600

Poyser Scarce Migrant Birds in Britain and Ireland 1974

by J.T.R Sharrock 1974
Condition: Good – some creases to spine
  • Price: £15.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Birds-of-The-Middle-East-Poyser-e1637009962752

Field Guide to the Birds of The Middle East

RF Porter et al. Poyser,
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Where-to-Watch-Birds-in-Shetland-Hugh-Harrop-e1637010011522

Where to Watch Birds In Shetland

Hugh Harrop
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £15.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Birds-of-West-Africa-W-Serle-e1612732029644

A Field Guide to the Birds of West Africa

W Serle et al
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £5.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Birds-Of-East-Africa-J.G-Williams-e1612732158666

A Field Guide to the Birds of East Africa

J.G Williams et al 1984
Condition: Good
  • Price: £4.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Bird-Songs-From-Around-the-World-e1637094496859

Bird Songs From Around The World

by Les Beletsky
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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Flight-ID-of-European-Raptors-e1612731085158

Poyser Flight Identification of European Raptors

by R.F Porter et al. 1976 2nd edition
Condition: Very Good
  • Price: £10.00 /
  • £3 Postage
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