About the book
• A5-sized (hardcover)
• Over 270 pages of original & detailed text
• Over 200 photographs – majority previously unpublished
• Over 180 stunning & accurate illustrations by John Gale
• Large format colour range maps based on latest geolocator results & observational studies
• Includes 2 DVDs
About the DVDs
• Two DVDs with over 120 minutes of footage
• At-sea footage of all species
• In-hand & at-colony footage of some species
• Follows contents of book allowing cross-referencing
• Enables users to apply knowledge learnt from book
• Excellent preparation for a seawatch or a pelagic trip
• PAL format (multiregional) plays on computers worldwide (Canada & USA plays on most modern DVD players)
Main contents of book:
Topography
About this guide
Species covered
Overview
Identification & ageing
Species accounts:
Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross
Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross
Shy Albatross
Gray-headed Albatross
Black-browed Albatross
Tristan Albatross
Southern Giant Petrel
Northern Giant Petrel
Atlantic Fulmar
Pacific Fulmar
Cape Petrel
Confusion pairs:
Some novice ID slip-ups
Black-browed & Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatrosses
Atlantic & Indian Yellow-nosed Albatrosses
Black-browed & Gray-headed Albatrosses – young immatures
Atlantic Yellow-nosed & Gray-headed Albatrosses – adults
Tristan & the other Great Albatrosses
Northern & dark-morph Southern Giant Petrels
Atlantic & Pacific Fulmars
Appendices:
Appendix 1 ID topics in previous two guides
Appendix 2 Vagrancy potential for Pacific Fulmar
Appendix 3 Aberrant Atlantic Fulmars
Timelines for DVDs
ID jogger
Available July 2016
