Rare Birds Yearbook 2008

The Yearbook focuses on 189 critically endangered bird species, illustrated by more than 400 colour photographs and paintings, with suggestions about what can be done to save them.

You can view sample pages here:

www.rarebirdsyearbook.com

The winners of the photo competition for Rare Birds Yearbook 2009 have been announced and include some stunning images of the world’s rarest birds - the winning photograph was by Andy and Gill Swash for their beautiful image of a pair of Lear’s Macaws in flight, taken in north-east Brazil. Read more about the photography and see the photographs at:

www.birdlife.org/news/news/2008/09/rbyb_comp.html