| Neil Gartshore (Editor) | Calluna Books | 2024 | Paperback | 328 pages, b/w photos, b/w illustrations, two-tone maps | ISBN: 9781068719806
The Publisher’s View:
More than just a birder’s diary, the Birdwatcher’s Yearbook contains bird news, dates of birding events, up-to-date checklists of bird species, along with checklists for butterflies and dragonflies, monthly pages to make notes on birds seen, and a guide to more than 350 nature reserves, including all the bird hotspots. The yearbook also includes tide tables, times of sunrise and sunset, and useful contacts for UK birding organisations.Primarily for British birders The Birdwatcher’s Yearbook has been published each year since 1981. The Birdwatcher’s Yearbook has passed to Neil Gartshore who is publishing it under the Calluna Books imprint.
Since it was first published in 1981, The Birdwatcher’s Yearbook has been a one-stop shop for up-to-date and verified information for birdwatchers of every skill level and depth of interest.
– The latest Checklists for British birds, dragonflies and butterflies
– Fully updated guide to around 380 UK bird/nature reserves
– Birding events diary for 2025
– Tide table information right through to April 2026 to help you get the best from your coastal birding trips
– Directories of wildlife lecturers/photographers, BTO speakers, art galleries,artists and trade outlets of interest to birdwatchers
Plus all the features that have made The Birdwatcher’s Yearbook an indispensable companion for so many years, including comprehensive directories of county, national and international birding groups; a birding diary with monthly bird note pages; and a quick reference section.
Fatbirder View:
I’m a great believer in recycling… here is what I said in 2022: Nothing more to say – other than my usual two thumbs up for this essential birding companion!
One caveat… its high time a publishing house picked this up… the big boys are happy to profit from our obsession… but that needs feeding with facts. I’ve reviewed this publication under three hard working publishers who have been willing to walk the walk on our behalf. Husband & wife teams, single fellas et al we owe them a debt and each year they do the hard work for us. I doubt they ever make enough to cover physical costs let alone the hundreds of hours of research. It’s time for a wealthy publishing house to do the heavy lifting instead of producing coffee-table books too heavy to lift!
Fatbirder