Fabulous reads – Soar to new birdwatching heights with book

Pocket Guide Birds of Namibia, Ian Sinclair and Joris Komen, Penguin Random House, ISBN: 9781775845225

THIS compact, easy-to-use guide features more than 350 of the most conspicuous and commonly seen birds in Namibia.

It offers a concise identification text, full-colour photographs of all species covered, up-to-date distribution maps and an informative introduction featuring the ‘specials’ of the key birding destinations in Namibia.

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This nifty pocket guide is an ideal introduction and travelling companion for birders visiting or living in the region. Ian Sinclair is recognised as one of Africa’s foremost field birders and has led many expeditions to find and research the feathered beings. He is the most published author on the birds of Africa and its adjacent islands, having written more than 20 bird books.

Co-author, Joris Komen, is a former curator of birds at the National Museum of Namibia, has undertaken extensive research on the diverse species of the southwestern arid zone of Africa. He travels widely in search of Africa’s endemic birds, as well as working on rural access to the internet and renewable energy.

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