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Shorebirds & Waders

(Oystercatchers, Jacanas, Stilts, Avoocets, Coursers, Plovers, Pratincoles, Curlews, Thick-knees, Sandpipers, Yellowlegs, Greenshanks, Phalaropes, Snipe, Woodcock, Seedsnipe)

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Birds of the Tideline

Shorebirds of the Northern Hemisphere

by  Richards, Alan

1988, 224pp, ISBN: Unknown

(1942)  Rating:  I've not yet seen this book

 

 

 

 

Guide to the Identification and Ageing of Holarctic Waders by Prater, A.J., John H. Marchant, Juhoni Vuorinen

North Atlantic Shorebirds: A Photographic Guide to the Waders of Western Europe and Eastern North America by Chandler, Richard J. -- 033345880X

Photographic Guide to the Shorebirds of the World by Rosair, David and David Cottridge -- 0816033099

 

    
 

Plovers, Sandpipers, and Snipes of the World

by  Johnsgard, Paul A.

1981, 493pp, ISBN: 0803225539

(1648)  Rating:  1  2  3  x  x

 

 

 

 

     

Shorebirds

An Identification Guide

by  Hayman, Peter, John Marchant, Tony Prater

1986, 412pp, ISBN: 0395602378

(1188)  Rating:  1  2  3  4  5

 

 

 

 

      

Shorebirds of North America, Europe, and Asia

A Guide to Field Identification

by  Message, Stephen and Don Taylor

2005, 224pp, ISBN: 0691126720

(773)  Rating:  1  2  3  4  x

 

 

 

 

Shorebirds of the Northern Hemisphere by Chandler, Richard J. -- 9781408107904

 

      

Wading Birds of the World

by  Soothill, Eric and Richard Soothill

1982, 334pp, ISBN: 0713709138

(387)  Rating:  1  2  3  x  x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
  
Atlas of Wader Populations in Africa and Western Eurasia, An

by  Delany, Simon, Tim Dodman, David Stroud and Derek Scott

2009, 524pp, ISBN: 9789058820471

(2775)  Rating:  I've not yet seen this book

 

 

 

 

 

Aves Limicolas en Espana, Las

by  Barbosa, Andres

1997, 237pp, ISBN: 8480141922

(2890)  Rating:  I've not yet seen this book

 

 

 

 

 

  

Field Guide to the Waders of Britain and Europe with North Africa and the Middle East, A

by  Colston, Peter and Philip Burton

1988, 224pp, ISBN: 0340399368

(615)  Rating:  1  2  3  x  x

 

 

 

 

 

Geographical Variation in Waders

by  Engelmoer, Meinte and Cees S. Roselaar

1998, 331pp, ISBN: 0792350200

(134)  Rating:  I've not yet seen this book

 

 

 

 

 

 

Handbook of the Birds of Europe the Middle East and North Africa: Volume III - Waders to

by  Cramp, Stanley, Editor

1983, 913pp, ISBN: Unknown

(320)  Rating:  I've not yet seen this book

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

Shorebirds of Ireland

by  Wilson, Jim and Mark Carmody

2009, 200pp, ISBN: 9781848890176

softcover; a general introduction to various bird species found at the shore and not just "shorebirds"; covers sandpipers & plovers, gulls, terns, herons, waterfowl, and some passerines; shows 40+ species with 200 good color photos; 1-2 pages of text on each of 28 birds address primarily feeding, migration, abundance, behavior, habitat preference, historical notes, and other natural history material; first 1/3 of the book gives general overview to biology, migration, population, and related topics of "shorebirds" in general; restricted range map given for the 28 highlighted species

(2763)  Rating:  1  2  3  x  x

 

 

Snipes in Lithuania

Gallinago Gallinago, Gallinago media, Lymnocryptes minimus

by  Svazas,Saulius

2001, 78pp, ISBN: Unknown

(34)  Rating:  I've not yet seen this book

 

 

 

 

Snipes of the Eastern Baltic Region and Belarus

by  Svazas, S., E. Mongin, G. Grishanov, A. Kuresoo and W. Meissner

2002, 95pp, ISBN: 9986759242

(129)  Rating:  I've not yet seen this book

 

 

 

 

 

   

Waders

by  Hale, W.G.

1981, 320pp, ISBN: 0002197278

(1192)  Rating:  1  2  3  x  x

 
 
 
 
 
  
     

Canadian Water Birds, Game Birds, Birds of Prey

A Pocket Field Guide

by  Taverner, Percy Algernon

1939, 291pp, ISBN: Unknown

(1757)  Rating:  1  2  3  x  x

 

 

 

 

 

  

Dichotomous Key to the Shorebirds of North America

by  Mellon, Richard

1981, 24pp, ISBN: Unknown

(1162)  Rating:  1  2  3  x  x

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

Eskimo Curlew: A Vanishing Species?

by  Gollop, J.B., T.W. Barry, and E.H. Iverson

1986, 160pp, ISBN: Unknown

(1165)  Rating:  1  2  3  4  x

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Guia de los Chorlos y Playero de las Region Neotropical

by  Canevari, Pablo, Gonzalo Castro, Michel Sallaberry, and Luis German Naranjo

2001, 141pp, ISBN: 9583321184

(844)  Rating:  1  2  3  x  x

 

 

 

 

 

   

Last of the Curlews

by  Bodsworth, Fred

1955, 128pp, ISBN: Unknown

(424)  Rating:  1  2  3  x  x

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Life Histories of North American Shore Birds: Part One

by  Bent, Arthur Cleveland

1962, 420pp, ISBN: 0486209334

(1083)  Rating:  1  2  3  x  x

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

Life Histories of North American Shore Birds: Part Two

by  Bent, Arthur Cleveland

1962, 412pp, ISBN: 0486209342

(1084)  Rating:  1  2  3  x  x

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

North American Shore Birds

A History of the Snipes, Sandpipers, Plovers and Their Allies

by  Elliot, Daniel Giraud

1895, 269pp, ISBN: Unknown

hardcover, 74 species, each illustrated in a b&w line plate; 2-3 pages give an overview of the birds' natural histories with another 1-2 paragraphs dedicated to descriptions of the bird

(1973)  Rating:  1  2  3  x  x

 

 

    

Shorebird Guide, The

by  O'Brien, Michael, Richard Crossley, and Kevin Karlson,

2006, 496pp, ISBN: 0618432949

(848)  Rating:  1  2  3  4  5

 

 

 

 

 

 

    

Shorebirds of North America

The Photographic Guide

by  Paulson, Dennis

2005, 361pp, ISBN: 0691121079

(660)  Rating:  1  2  3  4  5

 

 

 

 

 

    

Shorebirds of North America

by  Richards, Alan

1991, 144pp, ISBN: 0831769629

spiral bound softcover, 62 species each shown with one good color photo, plumages vary between breeding and non-breeding, half page of text addresses identification, voice, habitat, food, range, and movements; global range map for each bird

(2182)  Rating:  1  2  3  x  x

 

 

    

Shorebirds of North America, The

by  Stout, Gardner D., Peter Matthiessen, Robert V. Clem, and Ralph S. Palmer

1968, 270pp, ISBN: Unknown

(509)  Rating:  1  2  3  4  x

 

 

 

 

   

Wading and Shorebirds

by  Everett, Roger S.

1988, 94pp, ISBN: 0887401325

softcover; 113 average to good color photos of 37 species routinely found on the eastern shores of the US; includes herons, egrets, bitterns, ibis, sandpipers, godwits, snipe, plovers, and skimmer; each bird has 2-5 photos with a few lines of text to offer notes on the bird's description, status, or just personal commentaries by the author

(2733)  Rating:  1  2  3  x  x

 
 
  
Common New Zealand Shorebirds

by  Medway, David G.

2000, 155pp, ISBN: 079000738X

(2162)  Rating:  I've not yet seen this book

 

 

 

 

 
    

Field Guide to the Waders

With references to records from New Guinea and New Zealand

by  Condon, H.T. and A.R. McGill

1974, 48pp, ISBN: Unknown

(298)  Rating:  1  2  3  x  x

  

 

 

 

New Zealand Wetland Birds and Their World

by  New Holland Publishers

2009, 144pp, ISBN: 9781869661977

(2777)  Rating:  I've not yet seen this book

 

 

 

 

 

     

Shorebirds in Australia

by  Lane, Brett and Jeff Davies

1987, 187pp, ISBN: 0170068242

hardcover; 16 nice color and 3 b&w illustrated plates show 45 breeding and regular species; 26 vagrant species briefly discussed at the back; 24 b&w photographs of habitat and some species; 1-2 pages per bird provide text covering general description, flight, voice, habits, similar species, conservation, and feeding; introductory chapters discuss migration, ecology, behavior, and distribution; one large Australian distribution map and one Asian range map for each bird

(404)  Rating:  1  2  3  4  x

Shorebirds of Australia by Geering, Andrew, Lindsay Agnew and Sandra Harding -- 9780643092266

 

     
 

Shorebirds of Australia, The

by  Pringle, John Douglas

1987, 692pp, ISBN: 0207153485

(368)  Rating:  1  2  3  4  x

 

 

 

 

Shorebirds of New Zealand

A Photographic Showcase

by  Chudleigh, Brian

2001, 72pp, ISBN: Unknown

(2986)  Rating:  I've not yet seen this book

 
 
 
 
  
  
Field Guide to the Waterbirds of Asia, A by Bhushan, Fry, Hibi, Mundkur, Prawiradilaga, Sonobe, and Usui -- 4770017405
 
Gulls, Shorebirds, and Alcids of Kandalaksha Bay

by  Bianki, V. V.

1977, 250pp, ISBN: 0706515706

(2487)  Rating:  I've not yet seen this book

 

 

 

 

 

Handbook for Shorebirds in Japan, A -- 4829921854

Shorebirds of Kerala: Including Gulls and Terns by  Sashikumar, C., Muhamed Jafer Palot, Sathyan Meppayur and C. Radhakrishnan -- 8181710479

 

     

Waders of Southern Africa

by  Hockey, Phil A. R., Clare Douie and Andrew Barlow

1995, 288pp, ISBN: 9780947430450

hardcover within a boxed slipcover; good. Large color plates illustrated the 48 expected waders/shorebirds; each plate shows 2-4 illustrations of the male/female and adult plumages plus eggs of the local breeding species; 3 full pages on each bird gives extended accounts of distribution, migration, molt, habitat, behavior, breeding, and conservation; additional notes are provided for identification and body measurements; a global range map is given for each bird; another 25 rarer species are addressed in the back with material on typical range, sightings, and identification; smaller illustrations of the bird or of the bird's wing/tail are given for each of the rarities

(3109)  Rating:  1  2  3  4  x

 

 

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