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Our Favorite Bird Books (and one pair of Binoculars) of 2022

10,000 Birds

Here are ten titles (it could have been more) selected for their uniqueness, excellence in writing and research, and giftability. Lees and Gilroy delineate vagrancy status and trends for every bird family worldwide, highlighting examples, synthesizing research, and framing it all with their own thoughts and conclusions.

Sri Lanka 217
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Birding Nonggang, Guangxi, China – part 1

10,000 Birds

This species seems to frequently join mixed-species flocks – in research in Thailand, the species was found in 20% of the mixed-species flocks. On the morning of day 4 at Nonggang, I had a sore throat but a covid test was negative, so birding continued … On the plus side, it looks rather funny when wet.

China 147