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| Albatrosses, Petrels and Shearwaters of the World (Helm Field Guides) | 
| Authors: Derek Onley, Paul Scofield
Publisher: Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd
Category: Book
List Price: $39.49
Buy New: $33.01
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 4793621
Media: Paperback
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7
ISBN: 0713643323
EAN: 9780713643329
ASIN: 0713643323
Publication Date: April 2, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand New. Delivery is usually 5 - 8 working days from order, International is by Royal Mail Airmail
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 Must have book for pelagic birders December 15, 2007
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought this book as a replacement for my older Peter Harrison's book on Seabirds. That book is good, but is somewhat outdated and too large for the field.
This book is much smaller, as it only covers the procellariform birds, and much more field friendly. As such, it makes a good pelagic field guide rather than just a desk reference.
The plates are nice and show several views and plumages of each species.
The maps are good, the text concise and readable with good references and comparisons with similar species.
For the inexperienced pelagic birder, there is a good discussion of approaches to pelagic birding and challenges that this specialized type of birding presents. For the experienced seabirder, there are tables of measurement data for certain problematic groups (Little Shearwaters, Prions, etc.) and a good discussion of plumage variation in the "Wandering" Albatrosses.
I think this book will provide a good introduction to the challenges of pelagic species identification as well as being an indispensable book for the pelagic birder. And all this comes at a reasonable price.
A significant contribution September 27, 2007
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
A very useful and well illustrated book. A must for the expert and amateur alike. Easy to use and well laid out, it is essential reading for those of us who go to sea with our eyes open to the nature around us
 Good book, but you may or may not need it June 7, 2007
11 out of 18 found this review helpful
The illustrations are very nice, but with one drawback. All species are shown in-flight, but only one or two are shown on the water. Granted, the majority of sightings of these birds will be on the wing, but it still seems like an oversight and missed opportunity.
If you go on many pelagic trips and are constantly looking for new species, then this book is definitely for you.
But for those who only occasionally go out to sea and also have a good general field guide, you can skip this one. For instance, the Sibley Guide should be sufficient for most North American birders, on most trips. But if the region's general field guide does not adequately cover this group of birds, then this one would be a great aide on any boat trip.
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