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    Your most anticipated futures books

    Excited at the publication in May (currently) of Grasshoppers of Britain & Western Europe. A much needed guide to Orthoptera in English for across the channel. There are good English guides to Italy & to Greece but otherwise a big void.
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    Your most anticipated futures books

    Bit late with that-it was posted below a couple of days ago!;)
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    Your most anticipated futures books

    Yes, I have this, so wondered the need/desire for this new book?
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    Your most anticipated futures books

    Shame they couldn't have included reptiles as well to make it more comprehensive, though these islands have already been well covered in previous texts. Not sure if there have been many splits since the last of these.
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    Your most anticipated futures books

    Royal Tern has been split by the IOC into American Royal Tern + the African form now West African Crested Tern..
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    Your most anticipated futures books

    Some such as the Subalpine Warbler complex are treated as sub-species & Royal Tern has recently been split. Perhaps fewer than I thought, but so many scientific names have changed from ducks to a couple of the gulls, warblers & probably quite a few others. Appreciate many will no doubt change...
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    Your most anticipated futures books

    That's good to hear that a Europe book is planned, John. Sadly the superb Collins Bird Guide is now so out of date with so many splits since the last edition not to mention so many changes to scientific names. Would love to see an updated Collins but have not heard of any plans to do so.
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    Your most anticipated futures books

    I'm with you on this! As a general naturalist I have a casual interest in this group + have several bee books but the price of this certainly deters me from purchasing this. Other than the institutes mentioned in the post by Swissboy only hardened hymenopterists are likely to purchase this so...
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    Your most anticipated futures books

    Not one I'll be seeking out neither, though I'm sure some superb images in there. Though it won't be ready until late next year I look forward to the Wild Guides ladybird guide with Lewington's masterful illustrations. It will be good to have the smaller species without established English...
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