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This page lists bird related books published Whittet that are not part of the British Natural History Series.

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

Whittet British Natural History Series

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Owls

Chris Mead

Illustrations: Guy Troughton

Whittet

2011

"The book reveals all sorts of curious and unexpected facts about the owls found in Britain, and also some oddities about those species found elsewhere. The book gives readers helpful advice on how to observe and count their local owls and how to assist in protecting them. It even has a section on the design and construction of nest-boxes and where best to position them..... This amazingly informative book has now been redesigned and republished as the first volume in The British Natural History Collection. Sadly Chris Mead died in 2003 so the original text has been brought right up to date by his former colleague and friend Mike Toms. A feature of the book is the beautiful and accurate line drawings and cartoons by renowned wildlife artist Guy Troughton. This special edition also features an eight-page gallery of stunning colour images by bird photographer Mark Hancox."

Barn Owls in Britain

Jeff Martin

2008

"The first survey, in 1932, concluded there were 12,000 breeding pairs in England and Wales, and that a decline had taken place due to diminution of the food supply, a 'cleaner' environment and the use of poisons. By 1987 modern farming techniques, including lack of hedgerows, loss of barns, increase of arable farming, had brought about a dramatic decrease, and the 2nd barn owl survey concluded there were only 4,148 breeding pairs in England, Wales and Scotland. The barn owl is now protected under Part 1, schedule 1 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981; schemes of releasing them into the countryside to build up numbers were misguided and mostly failed; measures to try to help them now include the erection of nest boxes. Jeff Martin propounds theories as to why the decline has happened, and attempts to peer into the future to see how changes in population, agriculture and the coastal footprint will affect barn owls. To understand the reasons why the barn owl is finding modern life difficult, you must be familiar with its nesting habits and preferred diet; these subjects are fully discussed by the author, as well as other aspects of its life: courtship, mating, breeding, rearing young, hunting, movements."

The State of the Nation's Birds

Chris Mead

2000

Ducks

David Tomlinson

Whittet Books

1996

"An account of the natural history of the world of ducks which covers such topics as plumage, duck noises, extinct ducks, vegetarians and fish-eaters, eggs, ducklings, longevity, migrants, domestic ducks, captive wildfowl and ducks in art."

Penguins

John A. Love

1994

Parrots

David Alderton

1992

"Provides advice on keeping parrots in the home or garden, health care and breeding and a fully illustrated species guide to budgerigars, cockatiels, lorikeets, lovebirds, macaws and other members of the parrot family."

A Voice for the Mute Swan

Gail Glaser

1989

This book details the hazards that swans face and describes case histories of swans the author has cared for in her capacity as a veterinary nurse. Provides suggestions as to how everyone can help the local swan population, especially in winter.

Bird In My Hand

Loraine Hodgkinson

Whittet Books

1987

" The author found a tiny and half dead baby sparrow in her garden; with extraordinary effort, she took on the role of mother sparrow, and nursed him back to health. This is how she did it. Chris Mead has added a section on the natural life of the sparrow in the wild."