2021 Birders' Choice Awards - Book of the Year This exhaustive title provides a wealth of detail and information on the world's 434 seabird species. Lavishly illustrated with more than 3,800 colour figures, the comprehensive and definitive text covers status and conservation, geographic range, movements and migration, breeding biology and feeding habits, plus identification and latest taxonomic treatments. One reader described it as: 'Just the very best all-encompassing seabird guide ever.' — Birdwatch Magazine, February 2022

This volume is a masterful revision of the original classic, and likely to remain the primary seabird reference for many years to come. From professional ornithologists to seasoned sea-watchers, it should be required reading. — BirdLife International, February 2022

The BT/BTO Best Bird Book of the Year 2021 Finalist A much anticipated follow-on to the groundbreaking 1983 original, this title remains the only single-volume field guide to cover all of the world's seabirds. A must have in the library of any pelagic birder. — British Birds and British Trust for Ornithology, February 2022

Best Bird Book of 2021 A MUST have for all pelagic birders! This book will be the standard seabirds reference for years to come! — The BirdBooker Report, December 2021

Peter Harrison has been amongst a few privileged scientific explorers who has lived a life like some sort of an ornithological Indiana Jones. This book blends the elements of field identification, science and the thrill of exploration. Deep down, this book is also about what makes us human and what makes seabirders tick. — Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne, December 2022

In Seabirds: The New Identification Guide, Peter Harrison, along with Martin Perrow and Hans Larsson, have produced a unique updated volume housing the seabirds of the world in one. Certainly, this is a guide worth having in your collection; and if you’re not a seabirder yet . . . well, you will be! — American Birding Association, September 2023

Does Seabirds do as Harrison hopes and fulfill its obligations of being the new go-to guide for its subject? In short, it certainly does! I would happily label this one of the most exciting and informative bird books that I have picked up in some time. No doubt it will be revered as a modern classic within birding circles worldwide. — The Bird Guides, September 2021

Peter Harrison has seen more seabirds than anyone alive, and in addition to being a keen observer is a gifted artist. Back in 1983, Harrison’s Seabirds stimulated enormous interest in pelagic sea-birding. It was the “bible” that we all carried offshore. The new book is a quantum leap forward, reflecting the knowledge gained over the past decades, due in large part to Harrison’s influence. I encourage all serious birders to get this book. It is truly a masterpiece of science and art. — Pepper Trail, August 2021

“We’ve received our copy of the Conservation Edition. It is exquisite! The larger size really helps one appreciate the full beauty and detail of the artwork. It encourages you to slow down and just ‘explore.’ Like poring over maps with lots of blank spaces, wandering through the Conservation Edition transports you to other places and times, and inspires half-formed dreams and plans. The book is a catalyst for restlessness and wanderlust.” — Gordon and Cathy Petersen, May 2022

I am very impressed by this latest Seabirds — a very significant contribution for those of us passionate about seabirds. An enormous undertaking so well done. It will be another landmark book. — Peter Fullagar, June 2021