Further Reading
Stonechats: a Guide to Genus Saxicola by Ewan Urquhart
The genus Saxicola contains about 13 species, depending on taxonomy. They are a distinctive and popular group of birds. This volume offers a comprehensive treatment of the birds. It is primarily an identification guide, using colour plates and photographs to illustrate the various forms and plumages, but the text also covers the biology, habitat and range of each species. DNA data is presented, and there are distribution maps for each species.
Pipits and Wagtails of Europe, Asia and North America by Per Alström and Krister Mild
This guide covers the 26 species of northern hemisphere pipits and wagtails in detail. It deals with identification both in the field and in the hand, and includes colour plates, distribution maps and sonograms.
Advanced Bird ID Guide by Nils van Duivendijk
This innovative guide accurately describes every key detail of every plumage of all of the 900 species that have ever occured in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East. The detailed texts list the key characters for all plumages.
Collins Bird Guide by Lars Svensson, Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterström
With expanded text and additional colour illustrations, the third edition of the hugely successful Collins Bird Guide is a must for every birdwatcher. The combination of definitive text, up-todate distribution maps and superb illustrations, all in a single volume, makes this book the ultimate field guide, essential on every bookshelf and birdwatching trip.
Reed and Bush Warblers by Peter Kennerley and David Pearson, and illustrated by Brian Small
This comprehensive identification guide covers the identification of all the related genera of the Locustellidae (including Acrocephalus and Locustella) with real authority. Illustrated with hundreds of images of these challenging birds.
Shrikes and Bushshrikes by Tony Harris and Kim Franklin (Christopher Helm)
Covering the identification, biology and relationships of all shrikes, the detailed species accounts form the bulk of the book, including plumage, geographical variation, moult, distribution, and foraging and breeding behaviour.