LONDON AREA


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The Birds of London

The parks, reservoirs, rooftops and gardens of London - here defined as the area within 20 miles of St Paul's Cathedral - have a surprisingly rich avifauna, including a healthy population of one of Britain's rarest breeders, the Black Redstart. The region also has a remarkable list of rarities - in recent years Canary Wharf has proven to be a magnet for vagrants, while one of the very few British records of Tengmalm's Owl hails from Plaistow - an unfortunate bird stoned to death by local urchins in 1877.

Bird-watching in London: A Historical Perspective

Max Nicholson's personal account of bird-watching in inner London in the mid 1920s based on his own observations. Separate chapters cover ducks & gulls flylines over London the birds of Kensington Gardens & Hyde Park (with updated appendix) & bird protection in London. The front cover also includes a colour illustration by Charles Tunnicliffe. c220pp 1995 LNHS

Atlas of Breeding Birds in the London Area

  • Publisher : HarperCollins Distribution Services; First Edition (1 Oct. 1977)
  • Language : English
  • Hardcover : 272 pages
  • ISBN-10 : 0713408766
  • ISBN-13 : 978-0713408768

Alexandra Palace Park

The park hosts common woodland birds including Treecreeper, Ring-necked Parakeet, Stock Dove, Tawny Owl, Green, Great and possible Lesser Spotted woodpecker....

London wetlands Centre

The award winning London Wetland Centre is the first project of its kind in the world - more than 40 hectares of created wetlands in the heart of a capital city......

Brent Reservoir

The Brent reservoir, or 'Welsh Harp' as it is more commonly known, is situated on the borders of the London boroughs of Brent and Barnet.....

Chingford Reservoirs

The lower Lea Valley is dominated by two huge storage reservoirs, namely the King George V and William Girling Reservoirs. They are known together as the Chingford Reservoirs..

Crossness Nature Reserve

Crossness Nature Reserve is in Bexley, South East London. It offers the last remaining areas of grazing marshland within the Greater London area, and the wildlife and habitats associated with it. 

Rainham Marshes

One of very few ancient landscapes remaining in London, these medieval marshes right next to the River Thames were closed to the public for over 100 years and used as a military firing range.....

Walthamstow Wetlands

Walthamstow Reservoirs are owned and managed by Thames Water and consist of ten shallow basins with some wooded islands. The Reservoirs are bordered with grassland, scrub and by Walthamstow Marsh to the south...

East India Dock Basin

Part of the old East India Dock Basin, the site is a tidal brackish dock containing a variety of wetland habitats, with both salt and freshwater flora.....

London's Birds 1949

  • ASIN : B0007IVKWC
  • Publisher : Collins; 1st Edition (1 Jan. 1949)
  • Language : English
  • Hardcover : 
  • 256 pages

Bird Life in the Royal Parks

  • Publisher : Department of the Environment (1 Jan. 1979)
  • Unknown Binding : 12 pages
  • ISBN-10 : 
  • 0860560651

The birds of the London area

  • ASIN : B0000CM4WQ
  • Publisher : Hart-Davis; New Revised Edition (1 Jan. 1964)
  • Language : English
  • Hardcover : 
  • 332 pages

Birds of Brent Reservoir

  • Publisher : Welsh Harp Conservation Group (1 Dec. 2001)
  • Language : English
  • Paperback : 224 pages
  • ISBN-10 : 0954186206
  • ISBN-13 : 
  • 978-0954186203

Birdwatching London: All the Best Places to See Birds in the Capital

From pigeons to parakeets, it s impossible not to notice birds in London. But how many more would you see if you knew where to look? Can you really see a striking black-and-white wader like the Avocet, or a graceful bird of prey like a Marsh Harrier or a shy reedbed-dwelling Bittern . . . within Greater London? Did you know Peregrine Falcons nest at Battersea Power Station, or that 100 species have been logged at Hampstead Heath in one year? Now, this wonderful guide book details the best places all round the capital for watching birds, from woodlands to wetlands, parks to post-industrial backwaters.

The London Bird Atlas

The London area has a fantastic range of bird species, from the rare Black Redstart to the humble Feral Pigeon and the exotic Ring-necked Parakeet. Published jointly with The London Natural History Society, this atlas contains records of 200 species that were observed in the region, covering an area within 20 miles (or approximately 32km) of St Paul's Cathedral. The atlas documents the breeding and wintering distribution of the birds in the area and identifies changes in distribution since the previous two breeding atlases of the London area, in 1968-72 and 1988-94. A full introduction describes the methodology and this is followed by illustrated species accounts, each with up to five maps covering breeding distribution; breeding abundance; breeding change; winter distribution and winter abundance.

The Parakeeting of London

In case you hadn’t noticed, the skies of London have been taken over by flocks of bright-green parakeets. This is a fact. And the amazing thing is nobody knows how they got here. The Parakeeting of London, writer Nick Hunt and photographer Tim Mitchell – self-declared gonzo ornithologists – track the progress of the parakeets from park to cemetery to riverbank, meeting Londoners from all walks of life who share their thoughts, opinions and theories on these incongruous avian invaders. Did Jimi Hendrix release them in 1968? Did they escape from a set during the filming of The African Queen? Are they anything to do with climate change? And, most importantly, are they here to stay? Nick Hunt is the author of two highly regarded travel books. 

Wild Neighbours: Portraits of London’s Magnificent Creatures

AS FEATURED ON BBC LONDON NEWS. Take four seasons, one photographer, eighty species, hundreds of miles on foot in a city of ten million people and through intimate and captivating portraits meet London's wild neighbours. London is not just a city of ten million people, it is also home to an extraordinary diversity of beautiful wildlife. With world population exploding and more and more countryside being lost to urban sprawl or commercial agriculture, the sharing of urban space with nature is more important than ever. To achieve this, we have to preserve and increase the green and blue spaces in our cities and see and love the wildlife that we already have.

Where to Watch Birds in the London Area

This is one of a series of guides on birdwatching in different regions. It contains site accounts, plans, maps, lists of birds in the region, and advice on planning birdwatching trips. The book covers every key site from the Central London parks to the marshes of the Thames, and the wetlands and reservoirs of the Colne and Lee Valleys. It also covers advice about habitat, the birds most likely to be seen, when to visit to see which species of bird, and how to get there, including full public transport information."

Birds in London by William Henry Hudson

This early work by William Henry Hudson was originally published in 1898 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory essay. 'Birds in London' gives a compelling account of bird life in London, beautifully illustrated by Bryan Hook and A. D. McCormick. William Henry Hudson was born in 1841 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He was an author, naturalist, and ornithologist. He spent his youth studying native plants and animals, resulting in the publication of 'Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society'. In the early 1870s, Hudson settled in England and achieved fame with his books on the English countryside, including 'Hampshire Day' (1903), 'Afoot in England' (1909) and 'A Shepherd's Life' (1910), which were considered to have influenced the back-to-nature movement of the 1920s and 1930s


Birds in London

  • Publisher : David & Charles; New edition (26 Oct. 1972)
  • Language : English
  • Paperback : 384 pages
  • ISBN-10 : 0715358227
  • ISBN-13 : 
  • 978-0715358221

The Thames Transformed. London's River And Its Waterfowl

Publisher : Andre Deutsch; 1st edition (4 Nov. 1976)

  • Language : English
  • Hardcover : 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 : 0233968407
  • ISBN-13 : 978-0233968407

London Bird Report 1993

ASIN : B001LA2WJ0

  • Publisher : The London Natural History Society; 1st edition (1 Jan. 1993)
  • Language : English
  • Paperback : 205 pages
  • Dimensions : 21 x 15 x 1 cm

THE BIRDS OF THE LONDON AREA SINCE 1900

  • ASIN : B0014LBDTQ
  • Publisher : COLLINS (1 Jan. 1957)

Birds Of The Green Belt and The Country Around London

  • ASIN : B0008AULRO
  • Publisher : HF & G Whitherby; First Edition (1 Jan. 1936)
  • Language : English
  • Hardcover : 
  • 236 pages

The London Bird Report No. 29 (for 1964) 

  • ASIN : B0000CMV6A
  • Publisher : London Natural History Society (1 Nov. 1965)
  • Language : English
  • Paperback : 96 pages

The breeding birds of the London area

  • Publisher : London Natural History Society (1 Jan. 2002)
  • Paperback : 294 pages
  • ISBN-10 : 0901009121
  • ISBN-13 : 978-0901009128

New Naturalist Monograph No. 14 THE BIRDS OF THE LONDON AREA

  • ASIN : B00109UAD2
  • Publisher : 
  • Collins; First Edition (1 Jan. 1957)

The Bird-Life Of London

  • ASIN : B00086Z8L2
  • Publisher : William Heinemann; First Edition (1 Jan. 1909)
  • Language : English
  • Hardcover : 
  • 334 pages

Within An Hour of London Town Among Wild Birds and Their Haunts 

  • ASIN : B000WLMOR4
  • Publisher : William Blackwood and Sons (1 Jan. 1894)
  • Language : 
  • English

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE


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Birds of Buckinghamshire

This book is the first comprehensive account of the birds of Buckinghamshire. It covers every species that has been recorded in the county to the end of 1991. Dot maps of breeding distribution are shown for most of the breeding species, and are the result of a six year survey of the county's breeding birds. Graphs of seasonal and annual occurrence are shown for many of the rarer species. Wildfowl counts are also displayed graphically. Reasons for changing populations are discussed using the results of the latest research, and give a picture of the altering conditions within the county. Introductory chapters include the history of birdwatching in Buckinghamshire from the Domesday Book to the present day, and a comprehensive account of the habitats within the county.

Birds around Milton Keynes

  • Publisher : Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, North Bucks Members Group; 2nd. Edition (31 Dec. 1997)
  • Language : English
  • Paperback : 70 pages
  • ISBN-10 : 095322810X
  • ISBN-13 : 978-0953228102
  • Dimensions : 21 x 14.7 x 0.5 cm

Where to Watch Birds in Buckinghamshire

One of a series of in-depth guides to birdwatching in different regions. Each book contains site accounts, plans, maps, lists of birds in the region and advice on planning birdwatching trips. This is a book on birds in Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Herefordshire and Oxfordshire counties, rich areas for birdwatching, each with a wide variety of sites. Three local experts have drawn together the best of these sites to offer a comprehensive and unique guide to birdwatching in this region. This edition has been thoroughly revised with new maps, sites and totally re-written site accounts.

Calvert Jubilee

Birdwatching at Calvert Jubilee Buckinghamshire. Free birdwatching guide

Once an old clay extraction pit for the brick industry, Calvert Jubilee has become a haven for large numbers of over-wintering wildfowl and waders as well as breeding birds including nightingale....

College Lake Wildlife Centre

Birdwatching at College Lake Reserve Buckinghamshire. Free birdwatching guide

College Lake Wildlife Centre was a 200 acre disused chalk quarry. It is now a unique nature reserve managed by the Buckinghamshire, Berkshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.....

Church Wood RSPB Reserve

Birdwatching at Church Wood RSPB Reserve Buckinghamshire. Free birdwatching guide

This small reserve forms part of the extensive Chiltern woodlands and is a mixture of beech, ash, oak and hazel coppice. Woodpeckers, nuthatches and blackcaps....

Willen Lakes

Birdwatching at Willen Lakes Milton Keynes. Free birdwatching guide

Situated half a mile from Junction 14 M1 Milton Keynes, Willen lake is split in two by the A509 Parkway and is encircled by footpaths......

SURREY


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Birds of Surrey

This is a book in which the author looks beyond the perception that Surrey is an overcrowded county with little space for birdlife. He reveals an attractive county of compact and contrasting landscapes governed by abrupt variations in the underlying geology.
There is a corresponding and impressive diversity of birdlife, across a biological recording area that stretches from South London and the Thames to the Weald. The inclusion of Spelthorne in modern Surrey provides additional reservoir groups with their associated waterfowl.

Birds around Surrey

Publisher : Derek Belsey (30 Sept. 2002)

  • Language : English
  • Paperback : 96 pages
  • ISBN-10 : 0953073432
  • ISBN-13 : 978-0953073436

Where to Watch Birds in Kent, Surrey and Sussex

The south-eastern corner of England is a densely populated region but one which holds many rich bird habitats. For example, on the south coast of East Sussex and Kent there are undisturbed shingle beaches supporting nationally important tern colonies, and inland there are Surrey heaths, important for many nationally scarce species like Dartford Warbler and Woodlark. In north Kent there is a network of important sites along the Swale estuary which are of great importance for passage and wintering waders and wildfowl. These counties also often attract large numbers of passage migrants, including vagrant rarities from the continent. 

Birds of the Hampshire/Surrey Border

  • Publisher : Imprint unknown; First Edition (1 Aug. 1984)
  • Language : English
  • Paperback : 148 pages
  • ISBN-10 : 0950968501
  • ISBN-13 : 978-0950968506.

The Birds of Croydon and Its Countryside

  • ASIN : B002HIEW3E
  • Publisher : 
  • North Downs Press (1 Jan. 1985)

Surrey Bird Atlas 2007-2012

The Atlas describes in 400 A4 pages the distribution and population density of 250 species found in Surrey during surveys carried out by volunteers between 2007 and 2012. It shows how these species have fared in the county since the last surveys were carried out between 1988 and 1997.

BERKSHIRE


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The Birds of Berkshire: Atlas and Avifauna

The Birds of Berkshire is a complete and up-to-date account of the county's birds, covering all 330 species recorded in the county. It includes maps derived from the results of the second Berkshire bird atlas survey, undertaken by over 400 volunteers between 2007 and 2011, showing the distribution and abundance of breeding species and winter visitors. Changes since the first survey between 1987 and 1989 and other changes in status are discussed in the context of national trends and changes in habitat, land management and climate

Birds of Berkshire

Provides a comprehensive summary of every species that has occurred in the county since records began. It also contains the results of a breeding bird survey undertaken by over 200 fieldworkers over a period of three years. Each bird is illustrated by one of a group of 34 leading bird artists & each account is accompanied by a distribution map & status details. Black & white line drawings.

The birds of Berkshire: annual report 2012

  • Publisher : Berkshire Ornithological Club; 1st edition (1 Jan. 2015)
  • ISBN-10 : 0955349761
  • ISBN-13 : 978-0955349768

The Birds of Berkshire and Oxfordshire

  • ASIN : B0007J9D3O
  • Publisher : Longmans (1 Jan. 1966)
  • Language : English
  • Hardcover : 212 pages

The Birds of Berkshire. Annual Report 2009 

  • ASIN : B07VYH2112
  • Publisher : Berkshire Ornithological Club; 1st edition (1 Jan. 2014)

The Birds of Berkshire. Annual Reports 2006

  • Publisher : Berkshire Ornithological Group;
  • ISBN-10 : 0955349737
  • ISBN-13 : 978-0955349737

An annotated list of the birds of Berkshire

  • ASIN : B0000CIW08
  • Publisher : Oxford Ornithological Society (1 Jan. 1952)
  • Paperback : 42 pages

The Birds of Berkshire: Annual Report for the year 2005

  • Publisher : Berkshire Ornithological Club; 1st edition (31 Aug. 2009)
  • Language : English
  • Paperback : 153 pages
  • ISBN-10 : 0955349729
  • ISBN-13 : 978-0955349720

The Birds of Berkshire: Annual Report for the year 2004

  • Publisher : Berkshire Ornithological Club; 1st edition (31 Aug. 2008)
  • Language : English
  • Paperback : 134 pages
  • ISBN-10 : 0955349710
  • ISBN-13 : 978-0955349713

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