Birds of the Middle East

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A comprehensive second edition to the Birds of the Middle East This is a completely revised second edition of the bestselling field guide to the birds of the Middle East, covering Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, the Arabian peninsula and Socotra. For the first time, the text and maps appear opposite the plates, and as a consequence there are fewer species per plate than before. The text and maps have been fully revised and many new artworks have been painted by the three illustrators. There are more than 100 new species in this new edition, which features more than 820 species in total. This is an essential field guide for anyone visiting the Middle East.

Richard Porter has been involved with birds in the Middle East since 1966 and is an adviser on bird conservation for BirdLife International. He is the author or co-author of several books on the Middle East and the groundbreaking Flight Identification of European Raptors. Simon Aspinall has lived in the UAE since 1993, pursuing his professional interests in conservation and ecology throughout the Middle East and Caucasus. He has published extensively on natural history, especially within Arabia and with an emphasis on birds; traveling widely in that quest he has probably seen more species in the region than any other modern-day birder. John Gale, Mike Langman and Brian Small are world-renowned bird illustrators with many books to their credit.

'this book is essential to anyone visiting the region and contains a mine of contemporary information; we should feel privileged to have such an excellent field guide to aid any perplexing identification issues.' * Birdwatch (November 2010) * 'Middle East aficionados will warmly welcome this revised second edition of an outstanding guide to the region's birds' * Bulletin of the British Ornothologists Union (2010) * 'Richard Porter and Simon Aspinall have extensively reworked the 1996 birders bible, with the result being an almost entirely new book to delight bird enthusiasts in the Middle East.' * Centre for Middle Eastern Plants (5th October 2010) * An indispensible guide. * Birding Briefs * 'This updated, authoritative field guide, in whichever format, is an essential companion for birdwatchers visiting the region, and for the growing band of enthusiasts aspiring to conserve the wonderful birds of the Middle East.' * Rob Sheldon, Chairman of OSME * 'Water, binoculars, GPS, notebook, Porter & Aspinall field guide - all you need for a day in the Arabian desert. Now as an ebook, there is even less to carry.' * Mike Jennings, author of the Atlas of the Breeding Birds of Arabia. * 'Birds of the Middle East is a vital conservation tool for our region. Without a sound knowledge of bird identification we cannot do surveys or monitoring to identify important sites, such as IBAs' * Sharif Jbour, BirdLife International, Middle East * 'When the first edition of Birds of the Middle East was published 20 years ago ornithologists in the region soon wanted an Arabic edition. Then there was a call for Arabic country guides and Birds of Iraq was the first! We are so happy now we have the great updated second edition of Birds of the Middle East - as book, eBook and App' * Mudhafar Salim, ornithologist, Iraq *