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This page lists books about birds, birdwatching and the natural world in Jersey, Guernsey and the other Channel Islands.

The books are listed by publication date with the most recent at the top.

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Art for the Love of Sark: A Contemporary Portrait of a Changing Island

Renate Zoller

2012

"Art for the Love of Sark is published to highlight the beauty and fragility of Sark's unique ecosystem and way of life. This book is a selection of the finest quality reproductions of original artwork produced by award winning artists who visited Sark in 2011. Included is a complimentary DVD (region ALL) about the Island and the artists by international wildlife film maker Hans Rademakers, and a voucher for a complimentary set of six notecards featuring a selection of the artists' work."

Artists include: Carry Akroyd, Kim Atkinson, Denis Clavreul, Jaap Deelder, Piet Eggen, Vadim Gorbatov, Rosanne Guille, Andrew Haslen, Anna Kirk-Smith, Harriet Mead, Bruce Pearson, John Threlfall, Matthew Underwood, Michael Warren, Wolfgang Weber, Darren Woodhead, Tim Wootton, Jonathan Yule

Birds of the Bailiwick: Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm

Duncan Spencer

Jill Vaudin Publishing

2011

Guernsey Bird Guide and Map: Where To Watch Birds In The Bailiwick Of Guernsey

Vic & Jill Froome

201?

"A new version of the popular map & guide to the best birdwatching sites in Guernsey."

Walking on Jersey: 24 Routes And The Jersey Coastal Walk

Paddy Dillon

Cicerone Presss

2nd edition

2011

"A walking guide to the island of Jersey in the Channel Islands describes 24 walks, parts of many of which can be combined to make up the Jersey Coastal Walk and part of the Channel Islands Way. Famous for sunshine, history and a wonderful coastline, Jersey is an intriguing destination for travellers. Outwardly British but with French overtones, the island has a long tourist season and is often busy with visitors. The walks in this guide use good paths and tracks as well as quiet country roads. Occasionally, more rugged paths are used to explore the excellent cliff coastline. Jersey has plenty of interesting historical sites and attractions to visit including castles, churches and museums."

Walking on Guernsey: With Routes on Alderney, Sark and Herm

Paddy Dillon

Cicerone Presss

2nd edition

2011

"This walking guide to the islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm in the Channel Islands, describes 24 walks, parts of many of which can be combined to make up the Guernsey Coastal Walk. Famous for sunshine, history and a wonderful coastline, Guernsey is an intriguing destination for travellers. Outwardly British but with French overtones, the island has a long tourist season and is often busy with visitors. The walks in this guide use good paths and tracks as well as quiet country roads. Occasionally, more rugged paths are used to explore the excellent cliff coastline. Guernsey has plenty of interesting historical sites and attractions to visit including castles, churches and museums."

Guernsey's Countryside, An Introduction To The History Of The Rural Landscape

Richard Hocart

2010

"This book traces the development of our rural landscape from prehistory to the present day. It covers many themes such as fiefs, settlement patterns, roads, houses, fields (particularly the enclosure of open fields), banks and trees, mills and churches and will include local peculiarities such as rabbit warrens, fief courts, stone well heads and abreuvoirs."

The Birds of Alderney

Jeremy G Sanders

2007

"This is the first book ever published on the birds of the British Channel Island of Alderney. It covers more than 130 years of recording, from published and unpublished sources, including records from over 100 amateur observers. Less than four miles by one and a half miles in size, the small island of Alderney is an important stopover for migrating birds. It also has important seabird populations. The book is divided into several sections. A general description of Alderney introduces the reader to the island and its birds. A section on ornithology in Alderney describes some of the personalities who have contributed to our knowledge of Alderney's birds over the years. The main section is the systematic List, which gives the status of every species of bird recorded on Alderney, as far as is known. Sketches of Alderney's birds show some of the more common birds in their natural settings."

Channel Island Birds

Peter Double

2004

"A survey of every aspect of the Natural history of the Channel Islands arranged under six habitat headings, together with a guide to seeing wildlife, all superbly illustrated with 240 colour photographs. "I can think of no better introduction to the wildlife of the Channel Islands than this enchanting book."

Wildlife of the Channel Islands

Sue Daly

2004

"A survey of every aspect of the Natural history of the Channel Islands arranged under six habitat headings, together with a guide to seeing wildlife, all superbly illustrated with 240 colour photographs. "I can think of no better introduction to the wildlife of the Channel Islands than this enchanting book."

The Birdwatchers' Jersey

Mike Stentiford

Revised edition

1999

A guide to birdwatching sites plus a checklist of birds.

An Annotated Checklist of the Birds of Jersey

J.M. Allan, H.G. Young

1997

Important Sites for Birds in the Channel Islands: Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark & Herm

Paul Veron

1997

"A landmark for the conservation of birds in the Bailiwick. This book sets out the most important sites for birds in the Channel Islands. Not surprisingly seabirds and waders feature highly and this book will be useful to a wide range of people including birdwatchers, conservation organisations and developers."

Guernsey Country Diary

Nigel Jee

HobNob Press

1997

"Nigel Jee, known to readers of the Guernsey Evening Press for his regular Country Column, brings a lifelong fascination with all aspects of the natural world to bear on his observations and cogitations."

Wild Island: Jersey Nature Diary

Peter Double and Nick Parlett

1996

The Distribution of Breeding Seabirds in the Bailiwick of Guernsey 1986-1990

Mike G. Hill

1991

"The author conducted his own very detailed survey of the breeding seabirds in Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm during the years 1986-1990, and compared the figures from a similar count in 1969."

The Nature of Jersey

James A. Wells

1989

A book of photographs.

A List of the Birds of Guernsey

A.J. Bisson

1989

40 page systematic, annotated list.

The Birdwatchers' Jersey

Mike Stentiford

1987

A guide to birdwatching sites plus a checklist of birds.

Birds in Jersey: A Systematic List

Société Jersiaise

1981

46 page systematic, annotated list.

A List of the Birds of Guernsey

A.J. Bisson

Birds Of Sark

F.R.G. Rountree

1974

Birds in Jersey: A Systematic List

Société Jersiaise

46 page systematic, annotated list.

The Birds Of Guernsey: And The Neighboring Islands Alderney, Sark, Jethou, Herm

Cecil Smith

1879

From the preface:

"Though perhaps not possessing the interest to the ornithologist which Lundy Island (the only breeding-place of the Gannet in the South-West of England) or the Scilly Islands possess, or being able to produce the long Hst of birds which the indefatigable Mr. Gaetke has been able to do for his little island, Heligoland, the avifauna of Guernsey and the neighbouring islands is by no means devoid of interest ; and as little has hitherto been published about the Birds of Guernsey and the neighbouring islands, except in a few occasional papers published by Miss C. B. Carey, Mr. Harvie Browne, myself, and a few others, in the pages of the 'Zoologist,' I make no excuse for publishing this list of the birds, which, as an occasional visitor to the Channel Islands for now some thirty years, have in some way been brought to my notice as occurring in these Islands either as residents, migrants, or occasional visitants."