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    Series series Poyser Monographs
    Dr J.T.R. Sharrock is uniquely placed to write about the rare birds of Britain and Ireland.He is a member of all three bodies which adjudicate on such records - honorary secretary of the British Ornithologists' Union's Records Committee and a member of both the British Birds Rarities Committee and the Irish Records Panel. He is already the author of a companion book which deals with a selection of ... Read more

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  • The Magpies: The Ecology and Behaviour of Black-Billed and Yellow-Billed Magpies

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  • Sharpy's Story

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  • Birdsong

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  • Enjoying Ornithology

    A Celebration of 50 Years of the British Trust for Ornithology 1933-1983

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    Series series Poyser Monographs
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