These are the books that have been used as a reference to the development of the website and CDs.  To get your own copies, click on the books you are interested in and follow the link through to Wild Sound.

A Field Guide to Birds of The Gambia and Senegal by Clive Barlow, Tim Wacher and Tony Disley. Comprehensive field guide to the area listing over 660 species. 48 colour plates depicting 570 species. Almost all the birds recorded in the Gambia and Southern Senegal are illustrated.  Species accounts cover identification, habitats, voice, status, distribution and breeding. ISBN 1-873403-32-1

Birds of Western Africa by Nik Borrow and Ron Demey. Comprehensive coverage of all 1285 species found in the region. 25 separate countries and territories covered from Mauritania the North to  Congo-Brazzaville in the South and to Chad and Central African Republic in the East and includes the Cape Verde and Gulf of Guinea Islands. Over 3,000 colour illustrations and over 1,100 species colour distribution maps.  ISBN 0-7136-3959-8

Field Guide to The Birds of East Africa by Terry Stevenson and John Fanshawe. Comprehensive coverage of 1388 species in the region covering Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. The 287 plates showing 3400 images are set opposite a concise descriptive identification with status, range, habits and voice and a range map for each species. ISBN 0-85661-079-8

Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Dale Zimmerman, Donald Turner and David Pearson. Covers 1,114 species found within the region, with 124 colour plates and numerous line drawings. The comprehensive text gives full details on description, vocalization, habits and status plus distribution maps for 1,058 species. ISBN 0-7136-3968-7 hardback

Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Dale Zimmerman, Donald Turner and David Pearson. As above but in soft back covering over 1,100 species with 124 colour plates and over 8000 distribution maps. ISBN 0-7136-5079-6

Newman's Birds of Southern Africa by Kenneth Newman. Comprehensive field guide covering all the species recorded South of the Zambezi River to the Southern Seas of the Antarctic. Countries include South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho and Mozambique This guide illustrates in colour with the description of each bird on the opposite page. ISBN 1-86812-757-5

Birds of Eastern Africa by Ber van Perlo. This is an illustrated checklist with 1487 species in colour with informative notes on the opposite page. Each species has a map at the end of the guide. ISBN 0-00-219937-8

Where to watch Birds in Africa by Nigel Wheatley. Covers over 200 sites in detail and many more in passing from Morocco to Madagascar with over 100 maps and 51 line drawings. Answers the questions of where to see the birds, what is the best time to go, which country supports the best cross-section of species and most endemics and how long to spend. ISBN 0-7136-4013-8

Birds of The Indian Ocean Islands by Sinclair and Langrand. Illustrated field guide with more than 350 birds of the region with text and maps on the opposite page. The Islands covered are Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion, Rodrigues, Seychelles and the Comoros. ISBN 1-86872-035-7

Birds of the Seychelles by Adrian Skerrett, Ian Bullock and Tony Disley. Comprehensive guide to all the species recorded to date with 242 species illustrated in colour, including the 26 endemics. The 53 plates allow identification and ageing of the species and there are extended accounts of the 66 breeding species. ISBN 0-7136-3973-3

The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles by Bernard Skinner and David Wilson. A comprehensive guide with 43 colour plates, illustrating over 1,600 specimens showing species, races and better known forms of the larger moths found in Great Britain and Ireland. The full text covers similar species, variation, imago and larva of all the species. ISBN 0-670-87978-9

Caterpillars of the British Isles by Jim Porter. This is a companion volume to The Colour Identification Guide to Moths of the British Isles showing the caterpillars on 49 colour plates. The text covers larva, food plants and habits. ISBN 0-670-87509-0

Guide to the Identification of British Pyralid Moths by Barry Goater. This guide describes 208 pyralid moths with 8 coloured plates. ISBN 0-946589-08-9

Enjoying Moths by Roy Leverton. This is an information book on finding moths during the day and at night with the responsible use of light traps. How to breed them in captivity and how to attract them to the garden as well as hints on photographic techniques. ISBN 0-85661-124-7

A Complete checklist of the Birds of the World by Richard Howard and Alick Moore.