Sample Pages from Algarve Wildlife - the natural year - Clive Viney and Ray Tipper
(ISBN: 978-0-9560544-1-8)

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• A superbly illustrated, authoritative wildlife diary
• 164 pages and more than 200 large colour photographs
• Written and illustrated by local experts drawing on decades of meticulous observation
• Fortnightly guidance on what to see and where
• A wealth of wildlife and wildflower information
• Packed with fascinating facts for Algarve visitors and residents alike
• Written in simple language, accessible to all readers, without losing the degree of scientific information that will suit botanists, birdwatchers and other nature-lovers

Clive Viney is the author of The Birds of Hong Kong and South China, which is available in English and Chinese and is the standard regional guide. First published in 1977 it is now in its eighth edition. Clive, a keen naturalist, spent most of his working life in Hong Kong where, as a trustee of World Wide Fund for Nature Hong Kong, he was editor-in-chief of their magazine About Life. Clive has written many articles and provided natural history input to Lonely Planet guides. Closely associated with the Algarve since 1988 and as a member of the Sociedade Portuguesa para o Estudo das Aves he has participated in most of their major surveying projects. He gives occasional lectures on the birdlife of the Algarve, introducing visitors and residents to the profusion of wildlife in the region.

Ray Tipper began his birding on the North Kent Marshes at the age of eleven. He left Britain in 1973 spending most of the next 22 years in Hong Kong. As a trustee of WWF he was intimately involved with its renowned Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve. It was in Hong Kong that Ray turned to bird photography, which quickly became his major interest. He gained associateship of the Royal Photographic Society in 1990, and his photographs appear in journals and books throughout the world. Ray leads specialist birdwatching tours all over the world and since 1997 has led some 60 tours in Europe, North and Central America, Asia and Madagascar. He spends much of his time in the Algarve, where his intimate knowledge of its birds has been recognised by his appointment as a member of the Portuguese Rarities Committee.