Birds of Australia
This is the completely revised eighth edition of Australia's best-selling field guide, with close to 600,000 copies sold. In 132 color plates of remarkable beauty and precision, Nicolas Day captures the details of all 780 of Australia's birds. Succinct text by Ken Simpson and other experts gives key points of identification for every species, as well as information about the birds' abundance and patterns of movement. Detailed color distribution maps accompany the species text. This updated edition includes three replacement plates, eleven additional rare species, taxonomic revisions, and additional color as well as black-and-white illustrations. The Vagrant Bird Bulletin contains illustrations and a map for all rare species. A useful breeding summary for every species gives immediate information regarding their annual breeding cycles. All readers, whether beginning or experienced birdwatchers, ornithologists, students, or travelers, will find Birds of Australia.
by Ken Simpson and Nicolas Day
Qualifying Holidays
Each room booked on the following birdwatching holidays will receive a FREE copy of this book;
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NEW! 'Grand Tour' - Queensland, S.E Australia & Tasmania
- 12 Nov - 08 Dec '20
£9995 pp, £1690 single supplement. Deposit £1600
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£4995 pp, £695 single supplement. Deposit £1000
Fabulous birding and a visit to the Great Barrier Reef
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Tasmania and South-eastern Australia
- 21 Nov - 08 Dec '20
£6795 pp, £995 single supplement. Deposit £1500
A naturalists paradise 'Down Under' - a superb highlights tour of Tasmania and SE Australia