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The books are arranged by publication date with the most recent at the top of the page.

Bedfordshire
Berkshire
Bristol (Avon)
Buckinghamshire
Cambridgeshire
Cheshire
Cornwall
Cumbria
Derbyshire
Devon
Dorset
Durham
Essex
Gloucestershire
Hampshire
Herefordshire
Hertfordshire
Isle of Wight
Isles of Scilly
Kent
Lancashire
Leicestershire
Lincolnshire
London
Manchester
Merseyside
Norfolk
Northamptonshire
Northumberland
Nottinghamshire
Oxfordshire
Rutland
Shropshire
Somerset
Staffordshire
Suffolk
Surrey
Sussex
Warwickshire
West Midlands
Wiltshire
Worcestershire
Yorkshire

Birds of Hertfordshire

K.W. Smith, C.W. Dee, J.D. Fearnside, M. Ilett

2015

"Our brilliant new book, Birds of Hertfordshire, describes all the species of birds ever recorded in the County, from our common garden birds though to the rarest. It is a full county avifauna and atlas including comprehensive information on where and when to see the birds and how their numbers and distribution have changed over the years. Published for Herts Bird Club by Hertfordshire Natural History Society in February 2015. Written by local experts with all the photographs taken in Hertfordshire, the book is A4 format, hardback and in full colour throughout."

The Birds of Rye Meads

Rye Meads Ringing Group

"This book is a goldmine of information showing how the birdlife of Rye Meads has changed over the past 40 years, using data collected and analysed by the Group. It includes full species accounts, presenting the results from a variety of data collection techniques, including Common Bird Census style surveys, ringing data, specific studies and winter wildfowl counts, and will be of interest to the casual birdwatcher and the keen ornithologist alike."

Red Kites in the Chilterns

Ian Carter & Gerry Whitlow

2004

A 40 page study of the Red Kite and it's reintroduction in the Chilterns. The 40 page second edition includes additional text and photographs not available in the first edition.

Where to Watch Birds: Thames Valley & The Chilterns

Brian Clews and Paul Trodd

2002

"A guide to birdwatching in the Thames Valley and all the counties crossed by the Chilterns (Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire). This region includes some of England's best inland reservoirs and other wetland sites, as well as extensive areas of ancient woodland, and traditionally-managed farmland. The volume contains site accounts, plans, maps, lists of birds in the region and advice on planning birdwatching trips."

Where to Watch Birds: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire & Oxfordshire

Brian Clews, Andrew Heryet, Paul Trodd

1997

"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, Herfordshire 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."

Birds at Tring Reservoirs

R.A. Young, J.D. Fearnside, D.H. Russell

1996

"This book describes the past and present status of all the species to have occurred at Tring Reservoirs. As well as the comprehensive systematic list, there are chapters on the history of the reservoirs, the habitats to be found there and a calendar and guide to help visitors. The book is illustrated throughout by Jan Wilczur and also features many photographs and charts relating to the birds of this famous site."

The Breeding Birds of Hertfordshire 1988-1992

Editor: K.W. Smith, C.D. Dee, J.D. Fearnside, E.W. Fletcher and R.N. Smith

1993

"This book describes the distributions of breeding birds in the county and compares them with similar data collected 20 years earlier. It is the result of over 7600 hours of fieldwork by 250 local birdwatchers and it reveals the extent of the changes that have occurred in our breeding birds, often un-noticed by even the most ardent birdwatcher. Each species is featured on a double-page spread with two maps, giving the distributions in 1967-73 and 1988-92, accompanied by text describing the species and the reasons for any changes and a specially commissioned line drawing by a local artist. In addition a further 25 rare, extinct or colonising species are featured. The important bird habitats in the county and the changes that have occurred over the last 20 years are described. For the first time the changing patterns of agricultural land-use are described and related to changes in bird distributions."

Where to Watch Birds: Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire & Oxfordshire

Brian Clews, Andrew Heryet, Paul Trodd

1988

The Birds Of Hertfordshire

Revd Tom Gladwin and Bryan Sage

1986 (reprint 1989)

"This book is a review of the status and distribution of all species recorded in the present administrative county since Bryan Sage's earlier work, "A History of the Birds of Hertfordshire", published in 1959. Each of 297 species are described in brief essays, giving details of all authenticated records for the county. The material is gleaned mostly from published and unpublished reports covering the 25-year period 1958-1982. The book also contains 112 breeding bird atlas maps from the work by Mean and Smith."

The Birds of Whippendell Woods

John Magee and Raymond Penrose

The Hertfordshire Breeding Bird Atlas

Chris Mead and Ken Smith

1982

"This first atlas of breeding birds in Hertfordshire is based on fieldwork carried out in 1967-1973 alongside the BTO national survey. 128 pages with species accounts, line drawings and distribution maps."

A History Of The Birds Of Hertfordshire

Bryan L. Sage

1959

"Detailed account of the status and distribution of every species recorded in Hertfordshire."

The Birds of the Letchworth Region

A.R. Jenkins

1958

The Birds of Buckinghamshire and the Tring Reservoirs

Ernst Hartert and Francis C. R. Jourdain

1920

The Birds of North Hertfordshire

Arthur H.Foster