Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Contents 3
3. Introduction 4
4. The parts of a bird 5
5. How to use this book 6
6. The species accounts 8
7. The types of bird 10
8. Wildfowl (swans, geese, ducks) 16
9. Waterbirds (cormorants, divers, grebes and pelicans) 76
10. Seabirds (Gannet, Fulmar, shearwaters, petrels) 93
11. Auks (puffins, guillemots, Razorbill, murrelets) 106
12. Gulls and terns 120
13. Skuas 174
14. Waders (plovers, sandpipers, curlews, godwits, snipe and related species) 183
15. Crakes and rails (includes Moorhen, coots, gallinules) 246
16. Large waterside birds (herons, bitterns, egrets, Spoonbill, cranes, storks, ibis) 255
17. ‘Gamebirds’ (partridges, grouse, pheasants and Quail) 271
18. Bustards 280
19. Pigeons and doves 282
20. Sandgrouse 284
21. Owls and nightjars 291
22. Birds of prey (eagles, kites, Osprey, buzzards, harriers, hawks, falcons and related species) 302
23. Kingfishers, cuckoos, Hoopoe, bee-eaters, Roller and parrots 336
24. Woodpeckers 343
25. Aerial feeders (swifts, swallows, martins) 348
26. Larks, pipits and wagtails 357
27. Dipper, Wren, accentors, oriole, starlings and waxwings 378
28. Thrushes, chats and wheatears 388
29. Flycatchers 417
30. Warblers, cisticola and crests 422
31. Shrikes 458
32. Tits, nuthatches and ‘creepers’ 465
33. Corvids (crows, Jay, Magpie, Nutcracker) 478
34. Sparrows and finches 488
35. Buntings 510
36. Vagrant landbirds from North America 524
37. Birds of uncertain origin and escapes/introductions 538
38. British & Irish Lists, status and legislation 540
39. Acknowledgements and photo credits 557
40. Identification and beyond 566
41. Index 568
42. Britain’s Birds: a guide to the species accounts 577
43. About the authors 578