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The Jewel Hunter - JUST PUBLISHED!

The Jewel Hunter was one of the best-selling titles at the 2010 British Birdwatching Fair. It is the story of a man who set fire to a carefully constructed career ladder and travelled all over Asia and beyond in pursuit of the world's most beautiful birds, the pittas. Since he's a 'Type A' personality he naturally had to see all of them, and do it against the clock. Insightful, compelling and funny, this is a must-read book for all world birders and travellers... Click here to find out more.

Britain's Butterflies - JUST PUBLISHED!

A completely revised and updated edition of Britain's Butterflies is now available, and was one ot the most popular books at the 2010 British Birdwatching Fair. With 32 more pages than the first edition and hundreds of new images, this is the essential field guide for all butterfly-watchers. Click here to find out more.

Nightjars of the World - NOW AVAILABLE!

Our eagerly-awaited new title Nightjars of the World has now been published and is available for dispatch. The response to the book so far has been fantastic - with one reader commenting "this will be the bird book of the year!" Order your copy now and don't miss out... Click here for a preview...

Britain's Dragonflies - NOW AVAILABLE!

The fully revised and updated second edition of Britain's Dragonflies has just been published. With 40 more pages than the first edition and hundreds of new images, the book has already received widespread acclaim, with sales in the first few weeks greatly exceeding our expectations. Click here to find out more...

A comment from one of our readers: "Congratulations - this is a fantastic book ... It is by far the best field guide I have ever seen to the dragonflies of Britain and Ireland ... and will most definitely be a winner!"

WILDGuides and The World's Rarest Birds

WILDGuides is delighted to announce the launch of a new initiative that aims to highlight the plight of the most threatened species on Earth and to raise funds to support their conservation. The first publication will be a beautifully illustrated book, The World's Rarest Birds, featuring hundreds of images submitted to a new international photo competition. Visit TheWorldsRarest.com to find out more...

The World's Rarest Birds will be the successor to the highly acclaimed Rare Birds Yearbook, the 2008 and 2009 editions of which are now available via the WILDGuides on-line shop at a special discounted price of just £14.95 - £4 of which goes to BirdLife International.