Seabirds Harrison (1 Viewer)

[regor]

Lynx now have a price for this on their website

Seabirds - Lynx Nature Books

A lavishly illustrated, comprehensive guide to the world’s 434 species of seabirds, including recently rediscovered and rarely seen species.

www.lynxeds.com

 

[Andy Adcock]

Cheers Roger,
duly, ordered.

 

[John Cantelo]

Has anyone in the UK got their copy of Harrison's 'Seabirds' yet? I've seen some references elsewhere to people having the book but none of them seem to be in the UK. Last thing I heard it was being sent out in June so I was hoping to have a copy by now ......

 

[Essex Tern]

Had an email today to say my order is now fully processed, so hopefully mine is on it’s way. Had a feelling I read someone (maybe Andy?) had already received his.

 

[Andy Adcock]

Had an email today to say my order is now fully processed, so hopefully mine is on it’s way. Had a feelling I read someone (maybe Andy?) had already received his.

Yes, had mine about a fortnight, others have too.

Latest Lynx releases

Not a Lynx title but I've also received an email to say that 'Ecology and Natural History', the latest New Naturalist title, is on it's way. Publication Date: 14/09/2021 ISBN: 978-0-00-829365-9

www.birdforum.net

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[Rob Hunt]

Still waiting for mine.

 

[John Cantelo]

Yes, had mine about a fortnight, others have too.

Latest Lynx releases

Not a Lynx title but I've also received an email to say that 'Ecology and Natural History', the latest New Naturalist title, is on it's way. Publication Date: 14/09/2021 ISBN: 978-0-00-829365-9

www.birdforum.net

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What? A fortnight? I'm definitely sulking now! I'm surprised nobody's reviewed it here yet (unless I've missed it)

 

[Stitch]

Had my completed order email from Lynx a week ago, but no mention of the book being shipped so far. I ordered Seabirds at the same time as All the Birds of the World and when I received my completed order for that book I got a shipping email the following day. So a little surprised I’ve not had anything yet.

 

[Andy Adcock]

What? A fortnight? I'm definitely sulking now! I'm surprised nobody's reviewed it here yet (unless I've missed it)

I received this e-mail on the 21st and it arrived on the 23rd.

'Dear Andy,

Greetings from Lynx Edicions and thank you for your order of Seabirds: The New Identification Guide. We are happy to inform you that we have just received the book from the printers, and we have started packaging and shipping the backorders. Please note that due to the large number of orders, it may take a week to fulfil them all. You will receive a notification via email when your order has shipped.


Thank you for your patience.

Best wishes,

Lynx Edicions'

 

[Essex Tern]

I received this e-mail on the 21st and it arrived on the 23rd.

'Dear Andy,

Greetings from Lynx Edicions and thank you for your order of Seabirds: The New Identification Guide. We are happy to inform you that we have just received the book from the printers, and we have started packaging and shipping the backorders. Please note that due to the large number of orders, it may take a week to fulfil them all. You will receive a notification via email when your order has shipped.


Thank you for your patience.

Best wishes,

Lynx Edicions'

I got that same email on the same day as you 🤷🏼‍♂️

 

[John Cantelo]

I think I saw somewhere that, due to the high demand for the book, it might take two weeks to ship all the pre-orders out which means I should get it before the end of the week ......

 

[MJB]

I think I saw somewhere that, due to the high demand for the book, it might take two weeks to ship all the pre-orders out which means I should get it before the end of the week ......

It's definitely worth the wait, John! One useful aspect for me is the extensive reference list which contained some I had overlooked and others that I hadn't known at all. One tiny niggle to be aware of is that the reference list places names like 'de Knijff' under 'D' and not 'K': I've always employed the latter convention, because with, for example German references, a large number would end up under 'V' for von...!
MJB

 

[Essex Tern]

Just got shipping notification - estimated 14 July for mine

 

[Melanie]

Are they no extinct birds in this book like the Great Auk?

 

[John Cantelo]

Just got shipping notification - estimated 14 July for mine

Since I've still not got any notification I must sadly conclude my copy won't arrive this week or even next. Has there ever been a longer & slower roll-out for a new book?

 

[MJB]

Are they no extinct birds in this book like the Great Auk?

There are no species accounts, but some (?) are mentioned in passing in the texts.
MJB

 

[Melanie]

There are no species accounts, but some (?) are mentioned in passing in the texts.
MJB

Thanks for the information. I've got my dispatch notice yesterday and I think I will got my copy next week.

 

[Essex Tern]

Mine just arrived ahead of estimated delivery schedule, hopefully other’s copies will follow shortly.

 

[Melanie]

Mine arived yesterday.

 

[Essex Tern]

Large format limited edition of 1,000 due in the autumn Books — Peter Harrison Seabirds

…also artists proofs available in the art section of his site, but quite pricey.