What We Are Reading Today: Europe’s Birds: An Identification Guide

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Updated 30 December 2021
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What We Are Reading Today: Europe’s Birds: An Identification Guide

Authors: Andy Swash, Robe Hume, Hugh Harrop and Robert Still

Covering more than 900 species, and illustrated with 4,700 photographs, europe’s birds is the most comprehensive, authoritative and ambitious single-volume photographic guide to europe’s birds ever produced.

easy-to-use, practi-cal and accessible, this guide provides the information necessary for birdwatchers of all abilities to name any bird they see.

detailed descriptions cover the birds in all their plumages—male, female, breeding, non-breeding, adult and immatures, as well as distinctive subspecies.

The clear text covers all aspects of identification, including moult and vocalizations, and provides details on range, status and habitat.

an unrivalled selection of photographs, chosen to be as informative as possible, makes this a beautiful book to enjoy, as well as an up-to-date and essential source of identification knowledge.


What We Are Reading Today: ‘Climate Dynamics’

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Updated 21 February 2026
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What We Are Reading Today: ‘Climate Dynamics’

  • This second edition includes updated and expanded information on hydrology, the cryosphere, observed contemporary climate change, and climate prediction

Author: KERRY H. COOK 

“Climate Dynamics” provides an essential foundation in the physical understanding of Earth’s climate system. Assuming no previous introduction to the climate system, the book is designed for all science, math, and engineering students at the advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate levels. 
This second edition includes updated and expanded information on hydrology, the cryosphere, observed contemporary climate change, and climate prediction. In addition, the illustrations are expanded and now in full color.