My Bird Books
This is a list of bird books that I own with some comments about each.
A Field Guide to the Birds of Borneo, Sumatra, Java and Bali: The Greater Sunda Islands - A very useful, if slightly bulky, field guide to this region.
A Field Guide to the Birds of Thailand - Craig Robson’s field guide to the birds of Thailand.
Birds Britannica - A very interesting discourse on birds in British culture.
Blokes and Birds - A collection of amusing birdwatching anecdotes.
Collins Bird Guide - Probably the best field guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe.
Guide to the Birds of Thailand - Lekagul and Round’s ground-breaking field guide to the birds of Thailand.
Munias and Mannikins - A wonderful book on the behaviour and ecology of munias and mannikins in the wild and in captivity.
Pocket Guide to Birds of the Indian Subcontinent - An excellent pocket-sized field guide to the birds of this region.
Shorebirds: An Identification Guide to the Waders of the World - An excellent identification guide to the waders of the world.
The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds - A very nice, pocket-sized field guide to Australian birds with distribution maps.
Starlings and Mynas - The Helm guide to this family of birds with excellent illustrations and distribution maps.
Stonechats - Superb Helm guide to the stonechats of the world, including ecology and regional subspecies.
The Life of Birds - The book that goes with the excellent BBC television series of the same name.













