224pp; illustrated throughout in colour. Blue cloth-covered boards, silver titles on spine. Internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Dust jacket front and spine slightly sun faded, price unclipped. 4to. Includes 75 species of shorebird with a complete account of each bird's characteristics and behaviour, over 200 full colour photographs showing summer and winter plumage, distribution maps giving at-a-glance reference on breeding and wintering areas, silhouette illustrations showing flight profiles along with other tips for easy identification, detailed information covering everything from migrations, movements and numbers to breeding biology nests and eggs.
