Nik Borrow is a bird artist,

ornithologist Ornithology is a branch of zoology that concerns the "methodological study and consequent knowledge of birds with all that relates to them." Several aspects of ornithology differ from related disciplines, due partly to the high visibility and th ...

and tour leader. He is co-author and illustrator of the ''Birds of Western Africa'', in the

Helm Identification Guides The ''Helm Identification Guides'' are a series of books that identify groups of birds. The series include two types of guides, those that are: * Taxonomic, dealing with a particular family of birds on a worldwide scale—most early Helm Guides ...

series (first published 2001), featuring over 1300 species and the first guide to cover all 23 West African countries. '' Birdwatch Magazine'' described the revised addition as "essential for anyone visiting western Africa".

Publications

* Nik Borrow, Ron Demey (2004). ''Field guide to the birds of Western Africa''. London:

Christopher Helm Christopher Alexander Roger Helm (born Dundee, 1 February 1937 – 20 January 2007) was a Scottish book publisher, notably of ornithology related titles, including the ''Helm Identification Guides''. Born in Dundee, he was raised in Forfar, w ...

. * Nigel Redman, Terry Stevenson, John Fanshawe, Nik Borrow, Brian E. Small (2009). ''Birds of the Horn of Africa: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Socotra''. London: Christopher Helm. * Nik Borrow, Ron Demey, Erasmus Henaku Owusu, Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu (2010). ''Birds of Ghana''. London: Christopher Helm. * Nik Borrow, Ron Demey (2011). ''Birds of Senegal and the Gambia''. London: Christopher Helm.

References

* Portfolio: Nik Borrow ''

Birding World ''Birding World'' was a monthly birding magazine published in the United Kingdom. It was the magazine of the Bird Information Service, based at Cley next the Sea, Norfolk. With the publication of issue No. 26/12 in January 2014, ''Birding World'' ...

'' Vol. 3 No. 10 pp. 354–356 {{DEFAULTSORT:Borrow, Nik Living people Place of birth missing (living people) British bird artists Alumni of Wimbledon College of Arts 1956 births