Field guides and Birds of the Western Palearctic

	*Field guides and handbooks for wildlife of the British Isles* *Field Guides from the famous Collins series* *Pocket Guides (small enough for rucksack)* *Handbooks* *CD-ROM*

	Butterflies - Tolman, Lewington
	Spiders - Michael J Roberts
	The Collins Bird Guide hardbackpaperback Very complete field guide. New edition, worth getting even if you have edition one. by Lars Svensson (Author), Peter J. Grant (Author), Killian Mullarney (Illustrator), Dan Zetterstrom (Illustrator), David Christie (Translator)
	Trees - Owen Johnson
	The Nests and Nestlings of the Birds of Britain and Europe Note:-It is an offence for unauthorised persons to take the eggs of any bird or to disturb the nests of rarer species.
	The Wildflowers of Britain and Northern Europe (various authors)
	The Alpine Flowers of Britain and Europe
	Scottish Wildflowers A country specific guide to weed out non relevant species.
	The Insects of Britain and Northern Europe note that only a representative selection are possible in a book of this size
	The Mammals of Britain and Europe When you do get that fleeting glimpse it pays to have researched the subject first.
	The Reptiles and Amphibians of Britain and Europe - Arnold, Ovendon

	Wild Scotland James McCarthy. Geology, plants, animals, birds, insects and marine world. Conservation and "where to see" guide.Illustrated with line drawings, photographs and maps.
	Pocket Guides
	Mitchel Beazley Pocket Guide to Wild Flowers These guides are small enough to carry in the rucksack, approx 6ozs each.
	Mitchel Beazley Pocket Birdwatcher's Guide
	Was it a whale? The marine mammals of the Hebrides Handy pocket guide to identifying cetaceans, invaluable on the Scottish Islands.
	Handbooks
	The Birds of the Western Palearctic Concise Edition in 2 volumes (not illustrated here) The Handbook of the Birds Of Europe, The Middle East, and North Africa Vol 1 to 9, The Birds of the Western Palearctic Exhaustive and authoritative guide to the birds of our region in its nine volumes. This impressive work requires a strong book shelf but has everything you could want to know about our birds. A remarkable piece of work.An edition to treasure and pass on to your children. Edited by Stanley Cramp. Main contributors: DJ Brooks E Dunn R Gillmour J Hall-Craggs PAD Hollom EM Nicholson MA Ogilvie CS Roselaar PJ Sellar KEL Simmons KH Voous DIM Wallace MG Wilson Field characters - habitat - mortality - population (with maps)- movements - food - social pattern and behavior - breeding - voice (with voice sonograms) - plumage - moults - measurements - weight - structure - geographical variation. Colour plates of birds and eggs. Black and white illustrations of display postures etc. "this almost incomparable work of reference" New Scientist "monumental and utterly indispensable" British Birds "each volume gets a little more breathtaking" World Birdwatch "no serious rival" Nature "It will clearly be the standard english reference for many years" Ibis *All nine volumes complete:-* *Individual volumes:-* 1 Ostrich to Ducks 2 Hawks to Bustard 3 Waders to Gulls 4 Terns to Woodpeckers 5 Tyrant Flycatchers to Thrush 6 Warblers 7 Flycatchers to Shrikes 8 Crows to Finches 9 Buntings to New World Warblers vol 7, 8 and 9 together
	The Complete Birds of the Western Palearctic: CD ROM only
	*Concise Birds of the Western Palearctic plus* CD ROM**
	A Naturalist’s Shetland – J Laughton Johnston – Poyser Geology, history, ecology, resident and migrant species, migration, fish and whales, seabirds, the Fair Isle, local naturalists, oil, sustainability. Places to visit, reserves, species lists and populations. Illustrated with photos, drawings, maps and tables.