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This groundbreaking book provides the reader with a unique and practical guide to collecting and using acoustic survey data to identify terrestrial mammals. Covering 42 species that can be found in Britain and Ireland, the text includes guidance on survey methods, analysis of sound recordings and details of appropriate software. As well as containing specific spectrogram examples for each species, the book allows the reader access to a downloadable sound library containing more than 250 recordings.

Neil Middleton is a licensed bat worker and trainer and is the owner of BatAbility Courses & Tuition, an organisation that delivers ecology-related skills development to customers throughout the UK and beyond. He has studied bats for over 25 years, with a particular focus on their acoustic behaviour (echolocation and social calls) and is the author of Social Calls of the Bats of Britain and Ireland, Is That a Bat? and The Effective Ecologist.

Stuart Newson is a Senior Research Ecologist at the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), where he is involved in survey design and data analysis from national citizen-science surveys. Stuart’s work on bioacoustics has included creating tools to identify European bats, bush crickets and small mammal species from their ‘calls’. This resulted in the BTO Acoustic Pipeline, which integrates online tools for coordinating fieldworkers, processing recordings, and returning feedback to encourage large-scale participation in acoustic surveys.

Neil and Stuart recently took some time out of their busy schedules to answer our questions about their most recent book. In this Q&A we also discuss the challenges involved in acoustic monitoring of mammals, the author’s hopes for the future of this area of study, and much more.

This month, browse our new and forthcoming books, including the recently published Seabirds Count and The Life of Birds and the eagerly anticipated second edition of the Field Guide to the Micro-moths of Great Britain and Ireland.

European Boletes, Volume 1

This is the first of a two-part set on European boletes. The first part will present all species, forms and varieties of the genera: Baorangia, Boletus, Butyriboletus, Caloboletus, Cupreoboletus, Cyanoboletus, Exsudoporus, Hemileccinum, Imperator, Lanmaoa, Leccinellum, Leccinum, Neoboletus, Rubroboletus, Suillellus, and Tylopilus. Included are keys to all European species as well as information about their ecology, morphology and protection.

The Reptiles of the Limpopo Province and Kruger National Park

Packed with photographs and first-hand information, this essential guide includes details of all 210 species of reptile to be found in South Africa’s Limpopo Province and Kruger National Park. Along with a detailed overview of the region’s biogeography, habitats and centres of endemism, the book contains field notes and citations for each species, and is also the first African reptile field guide to include indigenous language common names in four languages.

Including:

Great Fen Project to reclaim thousands of acres for nature | Surge in jellyfish numbers in UK waters | Loss and damage fund agreed in run-up to COP28

Once resident in the UK, the Eurasian Hoopoe is the most widespread of its genus and is much admired for its striking appearance and entertaining character. Containing a huge amount of astonishing and fascinating facts about these magnificent birds, from how they sing to what they eat, from their worldwide status to current conservation challenges, this book is packed with everything you need to know about this species. It is a captivating read for beginner, intermediate or expert alike, and for anyone who has an interest in birds and the natural world.

Neville Davies is an author, wildlife columnist, book reviewer, leader of nature walks and courses, and private bird guide specialising in the birdlife of Mallorca. His previous book, Birds of Mallorca, provides readers with an essential guide to the best birding sites and 340 bird species that can be found on the Balearic island of Mallorca.

The Eurasian Hoopoe, which is due for publication at the end of this November, provides an in-depth look at one of the species that has fascinated Neville since childhood. We recently chatted with him about the inspiration behind the book, his hopes for the future of this incredible species, and his plans for further writing.