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Numerous books are available which focus on Australian birds and birding, but selecting the most appropriate to identify birds or plan a birding trip can be a confusing and costly exercise.

I supply the most important and appropriate field guides, site guides and bird song CDs (including BOCA and Nature Sound) to enable you to acquaint yourself with Australia and its birds and to gain optimum satisfaction from your birding experience.

 

National field guides
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Regional field & site guides
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Birding Australia Australian Edition 2011 Lloyd Nielsen

188 pp, B&W, maps, 210 x 146 mm (5.75 x 8.25 inches). This comprehensive directory for birders lists good birding areas, key species, best time to visit, suggested itineraries, Australian Island Territories, regional maps, birding tours and guides (including pelagic), local contacts, birding clubs, accommodation, climate, travel, driving in the outback, relevant websites, plus essential health and safety tips. Spiral-bound, indexes, user-friendly.

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Birding Australia International Edition 2011 Lloyd Nielsen

160 pp, B&W, maps, 210 x 146 mm (5.75 x 8.25 inches). This comprehensive directory is designed for birders visiting Australia for the first time. Good birding areas (the majority within reach of main population centres and the chance of seeing the special birds of the area), key species, best time to visit, suggested itineraries, regional maps, birding tours and guides (including pelagic), local contacts, birding clubs, accommodation, climate, travel, driving in the outback, relevant websites, plus essential health and safety tips. Spiral-bound, indexes, user-friendly.

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NATIONAL FIELD GUIDES

Michael Morcombe’s Field Guide to Australian Birds and the Michael Morcombe eGuide to the Birds of Australia are not stocked.

Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Ken Simpson & Nicholas Day (8th Edition 2010)

  

380 pages. 132 colour plates. 225 x 155 mm (9 x 6 inches). Plates are excellent, illustrations and jizz accurate. Considering the current unfortunate trend to overload Australian field guides with vagrants and resident species from far-flung political territories, I would recommend this guide ahead of the rest.

 

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The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia Graham Pizzey & Frank Knight (8th Edition 2007)

 

580 pages, 250 colour plates. 240 x 155 mm (9 x 6 inches). Contains more information than the other guides, including the helpful Similar Species and notes on subspecies. Plates are excellent, illustrations and jizz accurate. One drawback is its largish size and weight (1165 gms/40 ounces) which may bother some people in the field. Another drawback is the 45 or so accidental species which have been added to the main body of the book. Still a good guide for serious birding.


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The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds Peter, Pat & Raoul Slater (2nd Edition 2009)


360 pages, 200 colour plates. 214 x 115 mm (8.5 x 4.5 inches). Unlike the first edition, this edition, seemingly designed to cater to a rather small but enthusiastic group of twitchers, now includes (in the main body of the book) many species from Australia’s political territories situated well outside the Australian zoogeographical region. Fine for anyone wanting a lightweight guide which fits into a coat pocket, providing they don’t mind wading through many species which do not occur on the Australian mainland.

 

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NATIONAL SITE GUIDE

The Complete Guide to Finding the Birds of Australia Richard & Sarah Thomas, Alan McBride, David Andrew (2nd Edition 2011)

Due for release in March 2011.

456 pp, colour photographs, maps. 215 x 148 mm (8.5 x 6 inches) The first edition appeared in 1994. The original authors Richard & Sarah Thomas have collaborated with Alan McBride and David Andrew to present this revised edition. Birding sites for all of Australia’s endemic birds and regular migrants such as seabirds and waders, Australian Island Territories, logistics, Bird Finder Guide including supplementary information on where to find rarities.

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REGIONAL FIELD & SITE GUIDES
Books marked OUT OF PRINT are described because they are currently the best in their particular category and may be available in libraries, birding clubs or shops trading in second-hand books.

A small number of guides to finding birds have been written for specific regional areas, e.g. Sydney (NSW), The Wet Tropics (Qld) and The Top End (NT), but otherwise many areas are not covered.

Birding Australia Site Guide The South East describes many prime birding sites in NSW, ACT, Victoria, Tasmania and SA

Queensland (Qld) The Wet Tropics (north-east) is well covered by Birds of Queensland's Wet Tropics & Great Barrier Reef (Nielsen - field & site guide OUT OF PRINT) and Where to Find Birds in North East Queensland (Wieneke - site guide only).

New South Wales (NSW) Birding Australia Site Guide The South East includes a species list for each site, facilities, visitor information, access, maps, plus seabird and wader hotspots. Peter Roberts’ Sydney Birds and Where to Find Them (2009) is a comprehensive site guide detailing the best birding sites and their species in the greater Sydney region. Birdwatching in Royal & Heathcote National Parks (Steve Anyon-Smith) is available from Royal National Park Visitor Centre.

Australian Capital Territory (ACT) Birding Australia Site Guide The South East includes a species list for each site, facilities, visitor information, access, maps, plus seabird and wader hotspots. Field Guide to the Birds of the ACT is mostly a field guide but also contains directions to a few good birding sites. 

Victoria (Vic) Birding Australia Site Guide The South East includes a species list for each site, facilities, visitor information, access, maps, plus seabird and wader hotspots. Where to see Birds in Victoria (2009) is a comprehensive site guide detailing the best birding sites and their species.

Tasmania (Tas) Birding Australia Site Guide The South East includes a species list for each site, facilities, visitor information, access, maps, plus seabird and wader hotspots. Field Guide to Tasmanian Birds (Dave Watts) is a photographic guide covering the most notable birds, with notes on where to see each species.

South Australia (SA) Birding Australia Site Guide The South East includes a species list for each site, facilities, visitor information, access, maps, plus seabird and wader hotspots. South Australia website includes information about sites ~ see Birding Links page.

Western Australia (WA) Birds of the Greater South West (Simon Nevill) is a very useful field and site guide; also explains habitat types and the birds found in them. Birding Sites Around Perth (Van Delft) covers much of the Perth area. Field Guide to the Birds of Western Australia (Storr & Johnstone) does not list sites. Most of its information is covered by the national guides. Frank O'Connor's website includes information about sites - see Birding Links page. The Birds of Broome (Peter Collins), published by Broome Bird Observatory, is out of print.

Christmas Island Christmas & Cocos Keeling Islands Birding Guide is an essential companion when visiting these islands in the Indian Ocean, some 2650 km north-west of Perth (WA).

Northern Territory (NT) The best covered of all states and territories, with three guides: Birds of The Top End (Goodfellow) field and site guide includes Kakadu NP; Finding Birds in Australia’s Northern Territory (Donato et al) (OUT OF PRINT) site guide covering both The Top End and southern areas about Alice Springs (the only guide with a comprehensive coverage of central Australia); Finding Birds in Darwin, Kakadu and The Top End Northern Territory Australia (McCrie & Watson) site guide 2nd edition 2009.

 

Birding Australia Site Guide The South East Lloyd Nielsen (2007)

160 pp. B&W. 145 x 210 mm (5.75 x 8.25 inches) My book describes 220 of the top birding sites in New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia. Bird list for each site, facilities, access. Seabird and wader hotspots. Maps, indexed. Spiral bound. User friendly.

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OUT OF PRINT
Birds of Queensland's Wet Tropics and Great Barrier Reef Lloyd Nielsen
"It is not often that we ornithologists are presented with a guide with a completely new approach, but Lloyd Nielsen has achieved this and done it well. Lloyd has done the world of ornithology a great service and this may well set the standard for other district guides." WINGSPAN (Birds Australia magazine) Vol. 8 No. 4.

331 pp. 155 x 225 mm (6 x 9 inches) Field guide plus where to find the birds. Key guide  identification system. Section on how to separate similar species. Two World Heritage areas. All birds from Townsville to Cooktown and Great Barrier Reef illustrated in colour.  Details 86 of the most popular birding sites in north-east Qld. Maps, distribution maps, places to stay.


Checklist - Birds of Queensland's Wet Tropics  Lloyd Nielsen

16pp, 105 x 178 mm. (4 x 7 inches) Provision for 10 localities/excursions, index. Fits into a shirt pocket. 

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Birds of Lamington National Park and Environs Lloyd Nielsen

144 pp, 145 x 210 mm (5.75 x 8.25 inches) B&W. Field and site guide. Subtropical World Heritage site in south-eastern Qld. Status, habits, rare and vagrant species, key format, maps, where to find the birds.

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Christmas and Cocos Keeling Islands Birding Guide Several contributors.
30 pp, 145 x 210 mm (5.75 x 8.25 inches) Introduction; where to find the birds; description of birds, key species including voice, status, distribution and breeding; maps; checklist. In colour.

Christmas Island lies in the Indian Ocean off the coast of WA.  

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Where to Find Birds in North-east Queensland Jo Wieneke

132 pp, B&W, 145 x 210 mm (5.75 x 8.25 inches) Covers the area from Cairns and the Daintree River, and south to Bowen. 

Over 90 localities described. Notes on status, range, habits.

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Sydney Birds and Where to Find Them Peter Roberts (2009)

208 pp, colour, regional maps, 145 x 210 mm (5.75 x 8.25 inches)  
Comprehensive regional site guide describing the best birding sites in the greater Sydney area, from Wollongong in the south, north to Tuggerah on the Central Coast and west to the Blue Mountains. Key species and the best places to see them, access and amenities. 

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Where to See Birds in Victoria  Birds Australia (Vic) Tim Dolby (principal editor) (2009)

192 pp. colour, district maps, 145 x 210 mm (5.75 x 8.25 inches)
No fewer than 40 prime Victorian birding destinations and their key species are described in this comprehensive regional site guide which also includes accommodation and facilities. 

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Field Guide to the Birds of the ACT McComus Taylor, Nicholas Day

90 pp, 32 colour plates, 108 x 210 mm (4.25 x 8.25 inches) All birds in the Australian Capital Territory (about Canberra). Identification, habits, voice, breeding, similar species. Details 7 of the best birding localities plus 23 worth a try. 

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Field Guide to Tasmanian Birds Dave Watts

192 pp, 150 x 210 mm (6 x 8.25 inches) Photographic Field Guide. Excellent photographs. Describes 179 of 210 species of this island state. Identification, habits, voice, habitat, breeding, distribution, where to find the birds.

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Birds of the Greater South West Western Australia Simon Nevill

304 pp, 120 x 225 mm (4.75 x 8.75 inches) Professional Photographic Site Guide. Illustrated with photographs. Covers all species found in the south-west corner of Western Australia with description, similar species, status, nest, where to find. Notes on 200 species including the south-western endemics. Professional, coloured maps.

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Birding Sites around Perth Ron Van Delft

155 pp, 150 x 210 mm (6 x 8.25 inches) Photographic Site Guide. Illustrated throughout with photographs. Professional, coloured maps. Describes 46 birding sites within a 60 km radius of Perth. Notes on 200 species including the south-western endemics. Feature species, bird lists, suggested bird tours. 

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Birds of Australia's Top End Denise Goodfellow

160 pp. 28 colour plates, 170 x 240 mm (6.75 x 9.5 inches) Field guide covering birds of the northern third (Top End) of the NT. Notes on similar species, call, flight, range, habitat, where to find each species, birdwatching hints and much more. Interesting and distinctive style. Distribution maps.

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 Finding Birds in Darwin, Kakadu and the Top End, Northern Territory Australia Niven McCrie & James Watson (2nd edition revised 2009)

160 pp, 150 x 210 mm (6 x 8.25 inches) B&W. Line-drawn maps. All the well-known birding sites of the top half of the Northern Territory (Top End) plus sites not mentioned in other guides. Includes annotated list.

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TAXONOMY

Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds Les Christidis & Walter E Boles (2008)

272 pp, 255 x 175 mm (10 x 7 inches) This long awaited checklist is an expanded update of the official checklist of birds of Australia and its territories by the same authors. Up-to-date classification of Australian birds lists all species recorded from the Australian mainland, Tasmania, island territories and surrounding waters. All vagrant species accepted by Birds Australia Records Appraisal Committee are included plus established introduced species. Brief explanations for the many recent taxonomic changes and for those incorporated into the book. Absolutely essential for birders who take their birding seriously.

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SHOREBIRDS

Shorebirds of Australia Andrew Geering, Lindsay Agnew, Sandra Harding (2007)

242 pp. 170 x 250 mm (6.63 x 9.75 inches) The latest information about the evolution, ecology and behaviour of all species of shorebirds (waders) in Australia. Colour photographs, distribution maps, habitat.

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BIRDS OF PREY

OUT OF PRINT
The Birds of Prey of Australia
- A Field Guide - Stephen Debus

152 pp, colour plates including 27 from Handbook of Australian, New Zealand and Antarctic Birds (HANZAB).135 x 215 mm (5.25 x 8.5 inches) Many B&W illustrations. B&W drawings of underwing pattern, silhouettes of various flight postures and patterns. Describes each of Australia's 24 species of birds of prey with detailed notes on adult, immature, juvenile, chick, similar species, identification, food, hunting, behaviour, breeding, threats, conservation. Debus is the acknowledged authority on the subject. 

DAINTREE

Daintree - Jewel of Tropical North Queensland Written, edited, illustrated and published by Lloyd Nielsen

72 pp. 160 x 230 mm (6.25 x 9 inches) Order this book direct from the author. I will personally sign your copy if you wish. My book focuses on the famous World-heritage Daintree rainforest in far north Queensland which has survived virtually intact for about 120 million years. Topics include its primitive flowering plants found nowhere else on Earth; the rainforest and its animals; the first human occupants the Kuku Yalanji aborigines; the early explorers. Matchbox Bean, Mountain Mist Frog, Metallic Starling, mangroves, crocodiles ~ all these and more are described in an informative, yet easy-to-read style. Essential reading for every visitor to the Daintree, armchair travellers, and anyone with an interest in Australia’s natural heritage.

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NEW ZEALAND

The Hand Guide to the Birds of New Zealand Barrie Heather & Hugh Robertson

168 pp, 74 colour plates 210 x 155 mm (8.5 x 6.25 inches) . Ideal to use in the field. Every bird species in New Zealand illustrated, including rare and recently extinct birds. This abridged version is the same size as the Field Guide but only a third of its thickness. Has all the illustrations and maps.

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MAMMALS

A Field Guide to the Mammals of Australia Peter Menkhorst & Frank Knight (2nd Edition 2009)

All species illustrated, distribution maps. Details on behaviour, habitat, food, status. Frank also illustrated Graham Pizzey & Frank Knight's The Field Guide to the Birds of Australia.

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DVDs

Rainforest Birds of Australia's Wet Tropics

124 minutes. PAL or NTSC. Double-disc set. 100 species of The Wet Tropics region of north-eastern Queensland and their calls. No intrusive music or other distractions. Filmed by Jack Leighton. SPECIES RECORDED

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Albert Lyrebird Prince of the Rainforest

20 minutes. PAL or NTSC. 4:3. First footage of the elusive Albert's Lyrebird. Filmed by naturalist Glen Threlfo in the subtropical rainforest of Lamington NP (Qld). Dance and display, song and mimicry, and the female at her nest. Also Regent Bowerbird at his bower. With narration.

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Bowerbird ~ Playboy of the Australian Rainforest

45 minutes. PAL or NTSC. Filmed in Lamington NP (Qld) by Glen Threlfo and Neil Bromhall. Now a major BBC documentary. Satin Bowerbird at his bower, Regent Bowerbird, Noisy Pitta at nest. Numerous other birds and mammals. With narration.

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Rainforest ~ The Amazing World Within

45 minutes. PAL or NTSC. Filmed in Lamington NP (Qld) by Glen Threlfo. Similar in content to Bowerbird ~ Playboy of the Australian Rainforest, but with more focus on the rainforest, its plants, insects. Many birds, including Rufous Scrub-bird. With narration.

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BIRD SONG CDs

A Field Guide to Australian Birdsong published by BOCA (Bird Observation & Conservation Australia). A systematic list of songs and calls of all species of Australian birds. Each bird's common name is announced before its call is heard.

Disc 1 Ostrich to Brown Booby

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Disc 2 Darter to Red Knot

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Disc 3 Red-necked Stint to Cockatiel

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Disc 4 Rainbow Lorikeet to Grass Owl

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Disc 5 Tawny Frogmouth to Kalkadoon Grasswren

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Disc 6 Spotted Pardalote to Banded Whiteface

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Disc 7 Red Wattlebird to Gibberbird

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Disc 8 Jacky Winter to Grey Shrike-thrush

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Disc 9 Yellow-breasted Boatbill to Fawn-breasted Bowerbird

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Disc 10 Singing Bushlark to Common Myna

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Birdsongs of Papua New Guinea

CD by Scott Connop. Recorded in one of the few places in the world still deserving of a reputation for exotic and obscure birdlife. Ninety nine species, including eleven Birds of Paradise, two satinbirds (formerly Birds of Paradise) plus numerous kingfishers, fantails, and Australasian robins. Some of the skulkers heard are Lesser Melampitta, Painted Quail-thrush, Red-bellied Pitta, Papuan Scrubwren. Follows the taxonomic order as compiled by Phil Gregory in a bird checklist for New Guinea using The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. SPECIES RECORDED

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David Stewart Nature Sound Calls are unannounced. Indexed list of calls with brief notes is included.

Australian Bird Calls Tropical North-east

83 bird calls. All the important species of Cape York Peninsula, Queensland’s Wet Tropics and areas farther south. White-browed Robin, Golden-shouldered Parrot, White-streaked Honeyeater and the Wet Tropics endemics, plus Eungella Honeyeater of the Mackay region in central Qld.
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Australian Bird Calls Subtropical East 

83 bird calls recorded from central-eastern Australia: Sydney area, Dorrigo National Park (NSW), Lamington National Park (Qld). Includes the two endemics ~ Albert’s Lyrebird and Rockwarbler. SPECIES RECORDED

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Mallee South-eastern Australia

78 bird calls. Malleefowl, Regent Parrot, Mallee Whipbird, and the endemics ~ Mallee Emu-wren, Black-eared Miner, Red-lored Whistler. SPECIES RECORDED

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Australian Bird Calls Tasmania

80 bird calls from this island State. Orange-bellied Parrot. All the endemics, e.g. Forty-spotted Pardalote, Dusky Robin, Scrubtit, Green Rosella, Strong-billed Honeyeater, Yellow Wattlebird. SPECIES RECORDED

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Australian Bird Calls South-western Australia (includes Perth)

79 bird calls. Includes endemics, e.g. Noisy Scrub-bird, Western Bristlebird, Red-winged Fairy-wren, Western Wattlebird, Carnaby’s (Short-billed) Black-Cockatoo, Baudin’s (Long-billed) Black-Cockatoo. SPECIES RECORDED

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Broome Region

82 bird calls. Broome (WA) is the acknowledged wader capital of Australia. Dusky Gerygone, Mangrove Golden Whistler, White-breasted Whistler, Broad-billed Flycatcher, Mangrove Grey Fantail. SPECIES RECORDED

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Australian Bird Calls Favourites

57 bird calls recorded in habitats Australia-wide. Satin Bowerbird, Superb Lyrebird, Eastern Whipbird, Bush Stone-curlew, Orange-footed Scrubfowl, Grey-crowned Babbler. SPECIES RECORDED

 

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CD- ROM

A Garden on the Wing Lloyd Nielsen & Garry Sankowsky

Would you like to attract birds and butterflies to your Australian garden? This CD-Rom shows you how. Flowering and fruiting plants for birds; selecting suitable land; changing an existing garden; making artificial nesting sites and feeders for birds, plus much more. Bonus butterflies and birds screensavers. For Microsoft Windows only. MORE INFORMATION

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