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Birds of Hampshire
 Birds Of Hampshire
John Clark and John Eyre
Published 1993 by the Hampshire Ornithological Society
A comprehensive guide to the (1992) status of the 348 species recorded in the county featuring –
96 distribution maps including the results of the Tetrad Atlas Breeding Bird Survey carried out in 1986 –91.
Over 150 histograms and tables analyzing the weekly, monthly and annual patterns of occurrence of scarce visitors during 1951 – 92.
Concise analysis of wildfowl and wader counts.
16 pages of colour photographs and 50 line drawings of Hampshire birds and their habitats.
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Hampshire Bird Report (2000)
 Hampshire Bird Report (2000)
Hampshire Ornithological Society
Published annually, the most up to date status of all the counties birds. FREE with membership of the Hampshire Ornithological Society (£9 annual fee) or sold elsewhere from around £6.
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Kingfisher
 Kingfisher
The newsletter of the Hampshire Ornithological Society, packed with local articles and reports.
Published quarterly and FREE with membership of the Hampshire Ornithological Society.
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The Charm of Birds
 The Charm of Birds by Viscount Grey of Fallodon
First published 1927
Written by Edward Grey, a keen ornithologist and the Foreign Secretary from 1905 to 1916 who famously said “the lamps are going out all over Europe; we shall not see them lit again in our lifetime”.
Grey was a frequent visitor to his cottage refuge on the banks of the Itchen at Avington where he indulged in his two passions – birds and fly-fishing.
He records many of his observations in this book, which will still be recognised and appreciated by the reader despite the many years that have since passed. A favourite book.
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The Cottage Book
 The Cottage Book
Sir Edward Grey
Reprinted 1999
Privately printed in 1909 for a small group of his friends. Only about twenty copies were produced and it had remained virtually unknown until the publication of this book. Illustrated with postcards from the time, etchings and specially commissioned watercolours of the flora and fauna described in the book.
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Hampshire Days
 Hampshire Days
W.H. Hudson
1903 (photo 1983 paperback copy)
A personal celebration of the wildlife of Hampshire with some references to the Itchen.
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Itchen Memories
 Itchen Memories
G.E.M. Skues
1951 (photo 1999 edition)
This book is chiefly of interest to the angler but captures the life of an Itchen fisherman between 1883 to 1938 at Abbots Barton near Winchester.
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Portraits of Rivers
 Portraits of Rivers
Edited by Eileen Molony
Has an interesting section on the Itchen written by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald.
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