BIRDS NEW TO BRITAIN AND IRELAND: ORIGINAL ACCOUNTS FROM THE MONTHLY JOURNAL BRITISH BIRDS UPDATED BY J.T.R SHARROCK AND P.J. GRANT. Edited by J.T.R. Sharrock.

1982 1st edition. 8vo (160 x 240mm). Pp263 + 16pp b/w plates. B/w photographs and illustrations, tables and maps. Dark green boards, spine titled in gilt.

"Illustrated by Norman Arlott, Bryan Bland, Keith Brockie, Brian Cave, Anthea Copleston, A.R. Dean, Robert Gillmor, P.J. Grant, Alan Harris, Ray Hawley, R.A. Hume, Alan Kitson, Killian Mullarney, Paul Sterry, A.M. Taylor, Laurel A. Tucker, D.I.M. Wallace and Ian Willis." "The 83 species featured in this book, in date sequence of discovery, had not been recorded in Britain or Ireland before 1946. The original accounts of the sightings published in issues of 'British Birds' between 1947 and 1982 are now reprinted and supplemented with comment by Dr Sharrock on subsequent occurences and current status. In addition, Peter Grant provides identification notes drawing attention to points not covered in the original accounts. There is also a world distribution map for each species and a line illustration to head each of the accounts. At the end of the book a section of plates reproduces 82 'first sighting' photographs covering 32 of the species in the book."