Colston, P. and Burton, P. A Field Guide to the Waders of Britain and Europe. With North Africa and the Middle East.
Pub. Hodder & Stoughton. 1988 pp.224 with 23 colour plates, small illus. and distribution maps. A fine copy in illus. boards.
£15.00 [ref: 41844]

Conder, Peter. The Wheatear.
1st. Ed. Pub. Helm. 1989 pp.xvi, 312 with b/w. illus. Royal 8vo. Ownership inscription to ffep. A nr. fine hdbk. in nr. fine dw.
An authoritative study of the Common, or Northern Wheatear, complemented by John Busby's excellent illustrations.
£30.00 [ref: 52057]

Conner, R.N. et al. The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker. Surviving in a Fire-Maintained Ecosystem.
1st. Ed. Pub. Uni. of Texas. 2001 pp.xix, 363 with colour, b/w., photos., figs., tables. 8vo. Bookplate. Fine hardback. Out-of-print.
A comprehensive overview of current knowledge of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker and the ecology of the rapidly declining pine forests of the southeastern United States it requires for survival.
£48.00 [ref: 56227]

Cornwallis, R.K. & Smith, A.E. The Bird in the Hand. A Field Guide for Ringers and Bird Observatory Workers.
3rd. Rev. Ed. Pub. British Trust for Ornithology. 1964 pp.40 with b/w. illus. 8vo. Softback. VG.
Includes sections on Handling, Ringing, Identification and Examination of birds
£20.00 [ref: 54270]

Corti, U.A, Les Oiseaux Nicheurs D’Europe. Passereaux.
Pub. Artis. 1959 pp.128 with 59 colour plates. Some creasing to contents. Overall a vg. copy in sl. grubby dw. All text in French.
£40.00 [ref: 39415]

Cottrell Houle, Marcy. Wings for my Flight. The Peregrine Falcons of Chimney Rock.
1st. Ed. 1st. Printing Addison Wesley. 1991 pp.187. 8vo. Fine hardback in nr. fine dw.
Forty years ago, the Peregrine Falcon was on the U.S. endangered species list and many doubted that it would survive. Marcy Houle was a young wildlife biologist observing one of the last remaining pairs – located at a site in southwest Colorado slated for development as a major tourist site. ‘Wings for My Flight’ chronicles her work at Chimney Rock along with the recovery of the species.
£5.00 [ref: 54025]

Couzens, Dominic. The Secret Lives of Garden Birds.
Rep. Pub. Helm. 2005 pp. 160 with colour photographs and lovely colour illustrations. Previous owner’s signature on front paste-down o/w. a fine hdbk. copy.
£8.00 [ref: 48638]

Coxon, Philip. A Curlew in the Foreground. An RSPB warden’s summer on North Uist.
1st. Ed. Pub. David & Charles. 1988 pp.226 with colour, b/w. photos. and illus. Royal 8vo. A fine hdbk. in vg. dw.
£10.00 [ref: 52080]

Cramp, S. et al. The Seabirds of Britain and Ireland.
Pub. Collins. 1974 pp. 287 with col. illus., line drawings, maps & figs. Tight, clean copy in slightly worn dw.
£3.00 [ref: 17112]

Crowley, K. & Link, M. Love of Loons.
1st. Ed. Pub. Voyageur Press. 1987 pp.96 with colour photos. 4to. A nr. fine softback.
A very good introduction to the natural history of loons.
£15.00 [ref: 53736]