The following list is an indication of the items in stock in the Birds Australia WA Bookshop. Note that the prices may change without notice and the current price should always be confirmed before placing an order. Prices include GST. Postage and packing extra.  |  Audio  |  Video  |

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Books

Graham Pizzey and Frank Knight Field Guide to the Birds of Australia

Revised 7th edition. Edited by Peter Menkhorst. Very comprehensive field guide. 250 colour plates, more than 2500 individual species illustrations and 750 location maps. 16 x 24 cm. Published 2005. 575pp.

$38.00

Field Guide to Birds of Australia (7th Edition)

A birder-friendly publication. Revised 7th edition incorporating 132 superb full colour plates and 900 illustrations. 16 x 22 cm. Published 2004. 382pp.

Ken Simpson and Nicholas Day

$29.00

The Slater Field Guide to Australian Birds

More than 750 species described and illustrated in 157 painted plates. Revised edition. Colour illustrations and black and white distribution maps. One of the few pocket-sized field guide on the market. 12 x 22 cm. Revised 2003 and reprinted 2004. 341pp.

Peter Slater

$27.00

Michael Morcombe Field Guide to Australian Birds

Excellent for beginner birders, features ease of navigation through colour tabbed indexing of 26 bird groups. 275,000 words, 3400 illustrations and graduated colour distribution maps. Covers 850 species with sections on eggs and nests.

Each species' textual information is in-line with the illustration on the facing page. Coverage of Australia's outlying islands. 17 x 26 cm. Published 2000. 448pp.

$38.00

Michael Morcombe Field Guide to Australian Birds: Complete Compact Edition, 2005

A handy pocket-sized version of the larger field guide which still contains around 3000 illustrations. 11 x 23 cm.

$30.00

Flight of the Emu: A Hundred Years of Australian Ornithology

Centenary history of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (now Birds Australia). 300 black and white illustrations, 30 colour plates. Hard Cover. Published 2001. 19 x 29 cm.hard cover. 464pp.

Libby Robin

$25.00

How to attract birds to West Australian Gardens by Brian Wilson
This is an RAOU publication. Includes plans for making nesting boxes and bird baths. Published 1994. A5 size. 16pp.

$1.00

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Birding Sites around Perth (2nd Edition)

Ron Van Delft
University of WA Press

Published 1988 with revision 1997. Describes 46 birding sites within 60 km of central Perth. Includes a list of birds regularly seen and information on endemic species. A5 size. 155pp.

$10.00

Checklist of birds of WA

Cards produced by Birds Australia showing all the WA birds in taxonomic order and in a check-list format. Revised 2000. 9 x 15 cm when folded. Printed on card.

20c or 6 for $1.00

Birds of the Greater South West Western Australia

A handy guide to the birds of south western Australia with colour photographs and distribution maps.

Simon Nevill Publications, 2008

$30.00

A Voyage to Antarctica
Stuart Miller

Collection of colour photographs of wildlife in Antarctica. Produced 2002. 22 x 31 cm. 63pp.

$15.00

Birds of the Perth District
Stranger

From Yanchep in the north to Garden Island in the south and inland to the Wheatbelt. 2003 edition. A4 size. 69pp.

$20.00

Birds of Rottnest Island
Saunders and Rebeira

Second edition revised 1993.A record of birds on Rottnest Island with notes on each species, including plumage, body size, status and habitats. Eight colour plates and maps. 15 x 21 cm. 118pp.

$13.50

Western Australian Bird Notes
This is a quarterly magazine produced by Birds Australia WA. Contains recent sightings, activity report, surveys and forthcoming events. A4 size. Usually 28pp or 32pp.

$3.50 per issue

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Beach Patroller's guide to stormcast seabirds
Rowe and Plant. Drawings by Frank Bailey.

Black and white format. A5 size. 24pp.

$7.00

North Lake Birds
Wynton Maddeford

An annotated list of birds. No illustrations. Black and white format. First edition 2003. A5 size. 86pp.

$11.00

A Diary of Birds, Hairy Caterpillars, Wildlife, Flora, Travels and Other Yarns
Wynton Maddeford

A chronological account of bird sightings. Several colour illustrations. A5 size. 321pp.

$27.50

Guide to the Wildlife of Perth Region
Simon Nevill

A large range of information. Contains 700 colour illustrations of birds, bats, mammals, frogs, reptiles, wild flowers, invertebrates and fungi. Information contained is of general interest and this book would make an ideal gift. First edition 2005. A5 size. 300pp.

$29.00

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Audio

Bird Call Tapes and CDs
John Hutchinson


This is a comprehensive range of recorded bird calls, available on cassette tape or CD. Contact the office regarding the availability of specific titles.

Typical titles are:

Bird Call Series 1
Bird Call Series 2
Bird Call Series 5
Camp Fire Chorus

Prices on application

Bird Call tapes and CDs
David Stewart

David has produced over ten different tapes and CDs. Contact the office for specific titles available. Typical CD titles are:

Australian Bird Calls - South Western. 79 species complete with description and behaviour notes. 74 minutes duration.

Bird Calls of the Broome Region. Voice identification and bird location. 69 minutes duration.

$25.00 each

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Video

Wilderness Regained
Stewart

A record of birds, marine creatures and reptiles of the past and present on the Houtmann Abrolhos Islands. VHS tape format. 50 minutes duration.

$25.00

Bird Song
John Hutchinson

Display 29 species, in flight, perched and with a variety of calls. DVD format.

$19.00

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