Christopher Helm’s name has adorned some of the most cherished and authoritative bird books to have appeared anywhere in the world in the last 30 years. Starting with Seabirds in 1983, a revolution in ornithology publishing as never before had there been a bird identification guide to match it, the Helm stable has grown into a series of groundbreaking identification guides to the birds of the world. The instant success of Seabirds, followed three years later by Shorebirds, ensured the Helm Identification Guides became a hallmark of quality for birders worldwide.
As well as the justly famous Helm Identification Guides, the Helm imprint has expanded to include guides to identifying some of the most easily confused bird species, as well as the Helm Field Guides, Helm Photographic Guides, and Where to Watch Birds - a growing series of UK county avifaunas.
