Chandler, D. RSPB Spotlight: Kingfishers.
1st. Ed. Pub. 2017. 2017 pp.128 profusely illus. with colour photos. 8vo. New softback.
Recommended. A vibrant introduction to the life and behaviour of the Kingfisher.
£9.99 [ref: 54415]

Chandler, Richard. Shorebirds of the Northern Hemisphere.
1st. Ed. Rep. Corr. Pub. Helm. 2013 pp.448 with colour photos. 8vo. New softback. RRP. £60.00.
With details on 135 species including those of the Cape Verde archipelago and most of the Caribbean islands. In addition to the species accounts, there are chapters on plumages and moults, and on behaviour.
£45.00 [ref: 54427]

Chatters, C. Heathland. British Wildlife Collection No. 9.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2021 pp.432 with colour photos. and illus. 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £40.00.
Detailed account of British heathlands, the ancient landscapes that support a complex of inter-related species and an immense diversity of habitats. They also possess a unique human history defined by the struggle between pastoralism and the competing demands of those who seek exclusive use of the land.
£36.00 [ref: 60028]

Chatters, Clive. Saltmarsh. British Wildlife Collection No. 5.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2017 pp.384 with colour photos. and illus. 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £40.00.
In this, the fifth volume of the British Wildlife Collection, Clive Chatters celebrates the natural history and diversity of Saltmarshes; from the highly distinctive marshes in the Scottish Highlands to the urban remnants of the Thames estuary, now engulfed within the capital.
£36.00 [ref: 53534]

Chatters, Clive. The Nature of the New Forest. Celebrating the wildlife of a working common.
1st. Ed. Pub. Pisces. 2024 pp.viii, 312 with colour photographs throughout. 4to. New hardback.
The author, Clive Chatters, has spent the last 40 years living and working in the Forest as a naturalist and conservationist. In celebrating the riches of its wildlife, he tells the story of the people who have helped us understand its nature and have stood up against those who would do it harm.
£38.50 [ref: 71335]

Cheers, G. Botanica: The Illustrated A-Z of over 10,000 Garden Plants and how to Cultivate Them.
Pub. H. F. Ullmann. 2013 pp.1020 with colour photographs throughout. Large 4to. New hardback. Out-of-print. Highly recommended. Latest edition.
More than 10,000 genera and species from A for Abelia to Z for Zygopetalum – are clearly presented. Richly illustrated with colour detail and large-format images, this botanical alphabet offers a wealth of information about starting, caring for, reproducing and propagating plants as well as their appearance and special qualities.
£40.00 [ref: 62419]

Chester, N. RSPB Spotlight: Otters.
1st. Ed. Pub. Bloomsbury. 2014 pp.128 profusely illus. with colour photos. 8vo. A new softback.
Recommended. A vibrant introduction to the life and behaviour of Otters.
£12.99 [ref: 54413]

Clark, L.J. Wild Flowers of the Pacific Northwest.
3rd. Ed. Pub. Harbour. 1998 pp.xi, 604 with 550 colour photographs. 4to. A new hdbk. with new dw. Latest edition. RRP. £49.99.
This is the comprehensively revised third edition. Highly recommended, it considers 782 species and sub-species.
£40.00 [ref: 51615]

Clayton, Dudley. Charles Parish - Plant Hunter and Botanical Artist in Burma.
1st. Ed. Pub. The Ray Society. 2017 pp.xii, 278 with 148 reproductions from Parish’s two-volume ‘Drawings of Orchidacea’. 4to. New hardback in new dw. RRP £85.00.
As chaplain to the Honourable East India Company forces in Burma (Myanmar), Charles Parish (1822–1897) arrived in Tenasserim province in 1852. During the following 25 years, he studied the flora of the region, collected botanical specimens, particularly orchids, and discovered and recorded new species.
£50.00 [ref: 62162]

Cleere, Nigel. Nightjars of the World. Potoos, Frogmouths, Oilbird and Owlet-nightjars.
Pub. WildGuides. 2010 pp.464 with 580 superb colour photographs. 4to. A new hdbk. in new dw.
One hundred and thirty five species of nightjars are covered, following the latest taxonomic thinking.
£34.95 [ref: 49330]