Table of Contents

Introduction 7 Seaducks 13 Eider 14 Common Scoter 20 Red-breasted Merganser 25 Other seaducks 28 Divers and grebes 35 Red-throated Diver 36 Black-throated Diver 40 Great Crested Grebe 42 Slavonian Grebe 46 Other divers and grebes 48 Tubenoses 53 Fulmar 54 Manx Shearwater 60 European Storm-petrel 66 Leach’s Storm-petrel 71 Other tubenoses 75 Gannets, cormorants and relatives 83 Gannet 84 Cormorant 90 Shag 96 Other related species 102 Phalaropes 105 Grey Phalarope 106 Skuas 109 Arctic Skua 110 Great Skua 116 Other skuas 123 Gulls 127 Kittiwake 128 Mediterranean Gull 134 Black-headed Gull 136 Common Gull 140 Lesser Black-backed Gull 144 Herring Gull 150 Yellow-legged Gull 156 Great Black-backed Gull 158 Other gulls 164 Terns 173 Little Tern 174 Sandwich Tern 180 Roseate Tern 186 Common Tern 190 Arctic Tern 196 Other terns 202 Auks 207 Guillemot 208 Razorbill 214 Black Guillemot 220 Puffin 226 Other auks 232 Recommended reading 235 Bibliography 235 Acknowledgements 238 Photographic credits 238 Index 239

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A lavish celebration of seabirds with outstanding depth of coverage and stunning photography, illustrating all aspects of seabird life and behaviour

About the Author

Marianne Taylor is a freelance writer, illustrator, photographer and editor. Marianne grew up in the seaside town of Hastings in Sussex, and from an early age she could be found watching and scribbling notes about the behaviour of the Herring Gulls nesting outside her sister’s bedroom window. A passion for all wildlife, but especially birds and most especially seabirds, has been a driving force in her life ever since. Marianne worked in publishing for seven years before taking the plunge as a freelancer in 2007. Since then she has written 19 books for adults and children on a range of natural history subjects. Renowned cameraman David Tipling has worked as a freelance wildlife photographer since 1992. David travels extensively photographing some of the world's most iconic wildlife and one of his specialities is the birds of our seas and oceans. His many awards include the prestigious Nature Photographer of the Year. David's work has featured in countless magazines and newspapers and he has been author or commissioned photographer for more than forty books on birds and wildlife photography.

Reviews

a superb new book...packed with fascinating information on how the birds around our coast are faring.
*Scotland Outdoors*

This wonderful book is an inspiring, new resource for sea-birdwatchers of all abilities and interest and deserves a place in the home of every birder.
*Surf Birds*

Marianne Taylor does an excellent job of providing evocative and informative descriptions of every species...the text is greatly enhanced by superb photographs.
*BBC Wildlife*

brilliant...excellent for any birder's Christmas stocking.
*Bird Watching*