2010 is the first year in NHBS’ 25 year history when there hasn’t been a large number of new field guides and avifaunas to pick from over the summer months. Just when we started worrying there wouldn’t be anything to get excited about all summer, along come two stunning books for birders:
Nightjars of the World: Frogmouths, Potoos, Oilbird and Owlet-nightjars by Nigel Cleere.
This long awaited photographic guide covers the world’s 136 species of nightjar, pootoos, frogmouths, oilbirds and owlet-nightjars and features many never-before-published images, the latest taxonomy and distribution information. £44.99 | Hbk
A Birdwatching Guide to South-East Brazil by Juha Honkala and Seppo Niiranen
The site descriptions include information on some 50 excellent birdwatching sites throughout South-East Brazil with accurate directions on how-to-get-there, details of what to see and expect, plus important information on conditions. In addition, the book includes illustrations of 558 species.
The species accounts include all the detail necessary for field identification of the 471 species recorded in the Agulhas Negras area, in the heart of South-East Brazil, plus scientific and common names in English and Portuguese, size, voice descriptions, subspecies, habitat, distribution and status in the area. Each species is illustrated with a high quality, full colour photograph. Range maps show the birds’ distribution in Brazil. A comprehensive species list of South-East Brazil, bibliography and a list of useful addresses and websites completes the volume. Paperback | £28.99
The best of the titles due in July and August:
Bird Observatories of the British Isles
The Golden Eagle (Poyser Monograph)
Field Guide to the Birds of the Middle East
