The BB/BTO Best Bird Book of the Year 2012

摘要

It is in the nature of an annual competition that no two years are ever quite the same. In deciding which are the best bird books, our six judges must form views and reach conclusions that are based on the books qualifying for consideration in the year in question which, by decree, are different every time. There are, however, predictable genres into which many of the books will fall. Most years, for example, will bring forth a crop of new field guides, site guides and monographs for species and genera, or revisions of or spin-offs from previous ones, for which the expected standards are well established. Nonetheless, there are always booksthat stand out, attracting the judges' admiration because they in some way push boundaries and break new ground in established genres, or are more or less unique. The 2012 competition was no exception in these respects. We are pleased now to announce the winner and other top titles.