Series: WILDGuides

A richly illustrated, state-of-the-art field guide for identifying European passerines in flight—the first of its kind. Opening up new frontiers in birdwatching, Flight Identification of European Passerines and Select Landbirds is the first field guide specifically for identifying European passerines in flight. It features more than 1,850 stunning colour illustrations from acclaimed bird artist Tomasz Cofta, who creates remarkably lifelike...

The Indian Ocean island of Madagascar is one of the world's great natural treasures and ecotourism destinations. Despite being an island, it is home to nearly an entire continent's variety of species, from the famous lemurs to a profusion of bizarre and beautiful birds, reptiles and amphibians. Wildlife of Madagascar is a compact and beautifully illustrated photographic guide, and an...

A new and improved edition of the popular photographic field guide, Britain's Butterflies, is a comprehensive and beautifully designed photographic field guide to the butterflies of Britain and Ireland. Containing hundreds of stunning colour photographs, this extensively revised and updated new edition provides the latest information on every species ever recorded. It covers in detail the identification of all 59...

Home to the Serengeti National Park, Ngorongoro Crater, and Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania offers some of the finest big game watching in the world, from elephants and rhinos to chimpanzees and lions. A Field Guide to the Larger Mammals of Tanzania covers all the larger mammals of Tanzania, including marine mammals and some newly discovered species. Detailed accounts are provided for...

Britain's Habitats is a comprehensive and lavishly illustrated photographic guide, now available in a handy field-guide format. This guide offers a thorough overview of the natural history of wildlife habitats in Britain and Ireland. Completely redesigned and featuring revised and updated text throughout, this new edition of Britain's Habitats guides readers through all the main habitat types. It presents information...

The only comprehensive photographic guide to the ferns, clubmosses, quillworts and horsetails of Britain. This is a comprehensive, lavishly illustrated and user-friendly photographic identification guide to the fifty-seven ferns and seventeen other pteridophytes that occur in Britain. It is the perfect companion for botanists, naturalists, professional ecologists and anyone else with an interest in this fascinating group of non-flowering vascular...

The first guide to urban birding in the UK, from The Urban Birder himself, David Lindo. Urban birding is fast becoming ornithology's new rock 'n' roll. Birds and birding have never been cooler—and urban birding is at the cutting edge. How to Be an Urban Birder is the world's first guide to the art of urban birding—which is so easy...

A stunningly illustrated guide to the wonderful world of hummingbirds With their glorious colours, glittering iridescence, astonishing powers of flight, and many characteristics unique in the world of birds, hummingbirds are extraordinary—true jewels of nature. This beautiful book is a celebration of all aspects of hummingbirds and their world. It features hundreds of the most spectacular photographs of hummingbirds ever...

Containing 146 stunning colour photos, Animals of the Serengeti is a remarkable look at the mammals and reptiles most likely to be encountered in the world-famous Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater. With an eye-catching layout, accessible text, and easy-to-use format, this detailed photographic guide includes 89 species of mammal and reptile. Useful "Top Tips"—shared by local Tanzanian guides that...

South Africa's Kruger National Park is one of the largest and most iconic conservation areas in Africa. Habitats range from wide-open savannah and rugged thornveld to broadleaved mopani woodland. This microhabitat variation gives Kruger a phenomenal diversity of some 520 bird species, half of which are resident. From Africa's most extraordinary eagles, like the scarlet-faced Bateleur, to electric-coloured glossy-starlings and...

Britain's Insects is the go-to photographic guide to all the insect orders of Britain and Ireland. This innovative, up-to-date, carefully designed, and beautifully illustrated field guide focuses on Britain and Ireland's twenty-five insect orders, highlighting popular groups and species identifiable in the field. This guide features superb photographs of live insects and covers key aspects of their identification. It provides...