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Field Guide to Tasmanian Birds | Dave Watts | 2025 Updated Edition
Added: Oct 7, 2018

Field Guide to Tasmanian Birds (Updated Edition)
By Dave Watts

Long considered the essential pocket companion for local birdwatchers and visitors alike, Dave Watts’ definitive field guide is finally back in stock after months of being unavailable. This 192-page softcover provides a comprehensive, easy-to-use directory covering all major bird species found across Tasmania's diverse wilderness.


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A Life with the Birds of Tasmania – Els Wakefield (2026) [New Release Heavy Hardback Edition]
Added: Jun 6, 2026

A comprehensive modern compendium and personal memoir documenting the extraordinarily diverse birdlife of Lutruwita / Tasmania. Compiled by Els Wakefield, one of the state's most experienced lifelong birders, this heavy large-format volume acts as both a detailed reference work and a visual celebration of the island's avian fauna.


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Thylacines Out of Season
Added: Mar 30, 2026
An art book of Tasmanian tigers in strange times and places - allegorical dreams of a lost species captured in paintings by Lindsay Arnold.

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Books both current and out-of-print relating to Tasmanian nature that can be bought from in The Book Cellar / Just Tassie Books in Campbell Town, Tasmania.

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The Twelve Birds of Bruny Island Colouring Book
Photographs of the birds of Tasmania's Bruny Island, accompanied by a corresponding black and white drawing to colour in.

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Thylacine - the history, ecology and loss of the Tasmanian Tiger

A comprehensive exploration of the thylacine, the Tasmanain Tiger, which until the mid-20th century was the world’s largest carnivorous marsupial; its disappearance has left many questions and contradictions.


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Thylacine – The Tragedy of the Tasmanian Tiger | Eric Guiler | 1985 [USED – HCDJ]

Written by Dr Eric Guiler, who spent decades researching the thylacine and led the last official search expeditions for surviving animals in Tasmania. This book traces the thylacine from fossil evidence and Aboriginal rock art through to the bounty hunting era, the last captive animals at Hobart Zoo, and the searches conducted after the species was declared extinct.


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Thylacines Out of Season
An art book of Tasmanian tigers in strange times and places - allegorical dreams of a lost species captured in paintings by Lindsay Arnold.

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Tiger Tales – Stories of the Tasmanian Tiger | Col Bailey | 2001 [USED – SC – Out of Print]

A collection of thylacine encounter stories compiled by Col Bailey. Bailey spent decades investigating thylacine sightings and reports across Tasmania, and was one of the best-known figures in the ongoing search for evidence that the species may have survived beyond its official extinction. Tiger Tales brings together accounts and stories collected from people who believe they have encountered a thylacine, alongside Bailey's own field experience and perspective.


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Treasures of Beachcombing - Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and more

Details and accounts of beachcombing in Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia and more.


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TreeFlip - life-size guide to the trees of Tasmania

A fold-out laminated field guide to the trees of Tasmania — printed life-size so you can compare leaves directly in the field. Covers the common native trees you're likely to encounter on Tasmanian bush tracks, including eucalypts, sassafras, myrtle beech, celery-top pine, King Billy pine, leatherwood and others.


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Walks in Nature Tasmania | Andrew Bain & Anna Carlile | 2nd Edition 2022 [NEW – SC]

Fifty walking trails from across Tasmania, ranging in length and difficulty and colour-coded by season — useful for planning walks at different times of year and knowing which trails are best suited to summer versus winter conditions.


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Watcher of the Skies - Alfred Barrett Biggs

The story of Alfred Barrett Biggs, pioneer in astronomy, seismology and telecommunications.


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Whales and Seals of Tasmania
A vintage booklet from the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery in Hobart, introducing the whales and seals of Tasmania.

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