Dartford Waffler

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.

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