RSPB Seabirds

Marianne Taylor is a freelance writer, illustrator, photographer and editor. Marianne grew up in the seaside town of Hastings in Sussex, and from an early age she could be found watching and scribbling notes about the behaviour of the Herring Gulls nesting outside her sister's bedroom window. A passion for all wildlife, but especially birds and most especially seabirds, has been a driving force in her life ever since. Marianne worked in publishing for seven years before taking the plunge as a freelancer in 2007. Since then she has written 19 books for adults and children on a range of natural history subjects. Renowned cameraman David Tipling has worked as a freelance wildlife photographer since 1992. David travels extensively photographing some of the world's most iconic wildlife and one of his specialities is the birds of our seas and oceans. His many awards include the prestigious Nature Photographer of the Year. David's work has featured in countless magazines and newspapers and he has been author or commissioned photographer for more than forty books on birds and wildlife photography.

a superb new book...packed with fascinating information on how the birds around our coast are faring.

• IntroductionSeaducks Eider Common Scoter Red-breasted Merganser Other seaducks Divers and grebesRed-throated Diver Black-throated Diver Great Crested Grebe Slavonian Grebe Other divers and grebes Tubenoses Fulmar Manx Shearwater European Storm-petrel Leach's Storm-petrel Other tubenoses Gannets, cormorants and relatives Gannet Cormorant Shag Other related species Phalaropes Grey Phalarope Skuas Arctic SkuaGreat Skua Other skuasGulls KittiwakeMediterranean GullBlack-headed GullCommon Gull Lesser Black-backed Gull Herring Gull Yellow-legged Gull Great Black-backed GullOther gulls Terns Little TernSandwich TernRoseate Tern Common Tern Arctic Tern Other terns AuksGuillemotRazorbill Black GuillemotPuffin Other auks Recommended readingBibliographyAcknowledgementsPhotographic creditsIndex