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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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What Could Possibly Go Wrong? – Death and Disappearance in Tasmania's Wild Places | Peter Helleman | 2025 | Signed by Author [NEW – SC]

Peter Helleman's account of deaths and disappearances in Tasmania's national parks, reserves and wild places —  covering incidents from across the island's wilderness areas, indexed and thoroughly researched. The book documents what can go wrong when people venture into Tasmania's bush and mountains: walkers lost on the Overland Track, incidents in the Southwest, disappearances never resolved, and the search and rescue operations that followed.


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Where to See Wildlife in Tasmania | Dave Watts & Cathie Plowman | 2008 [SC]

A guide to 29 specific locations across Tasmania where you have a good chance of seeing native wildlife in the field — written by wildlife photographer Dave Watts and Cathie Plowman and published in 2008. Each location entry covers what you're likely to see there, the best time of day and year to visit, and practical notes on access


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White Pointer South – A Compendium of White Shark Encounters, Captures and Attacks in Tasmanian Waters | Chris Black | 2010 [HC]

A detailed record of white shark interactions in Tasmanian waters from the establishment of the British colony in Van Diemen's Land through to the early 21st century — covering captures, sightings, encounters and attacks documented over nearly two centuries.


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Wild About Tasmania
From the breezy treetops to the ocean deep, let’s get wild about Tasmania’s furry, feathery and scaly animals. A children's book about Tasmanian nature for 3 to 9 year olds.

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Wilderness - Celebrating Australia's Protected Places - used
A limited edition photographic book - Wilderness, Celebrating Australia’s Protected Places - is filled with breathtaking photographs of Australia's majestic, saved landscapes.

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Wombat Poos Are Square | Sophie Gillies | [NEW – HC]

A picture book for children from about 5 years old, looking at the poos of Australian animals — which ones are square, which ones sparkle, which animals poo hundreds of times a day, and what role poo plays in the Australian environment.


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