Peter Hayman is a British ornithologist and illustrator.

After his education in Taunton school he studied architecture. He worked as an architect for several years in London but in 1969 he became an artist. His main interest was water-colour paintings of British birds. In 1976 the British publisher Mitchell Beazley

Mitchell Beazley

Mitchell Beazley Publishers Limited is a British book publisher which is particularly specialised in atlasas, reference books, natural history books, cook books, garden books, and wine books.-History:...

 released the book "The Birdlife of Britain" which was written by Philip John Kennedy Burton and illustrated by Hayman. In the 1980s he illustrated some books which were published as Helm Identification Guides

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 were this type, as well as many more-recent ones,...

. In 1991 he published "The Complete Guide to the Birdlife of Britain & Europe". This richly illustrated book with 3,500 water colour paintings which was published in collaboration with Rob Hume

Rob Hume

Robert `Rob` Hume is an English ornithologist, author and journalist specialising in avian and natural history subjects. From Spring 1989 , until Summer 2009 Robert `Rob` Hume is an English ornithologist, author and journalist specialising in avian and natural history subjects. From Spring 1989...

 was translated in several languages, and became a popular bird guide in Europe.

as Author

• Shorebirds — an identification guide to the waders of the world (1986) by Hayman, John Marchant & Tony Prater — ISBN 0747014035
• The Heron's Handbook (1987) by Hayman, James Hancock, James Kushlan & Robert Gillmor — ISBN 0060153318
• The Complete Guide to the Birdlife of Britain & Europe (1991), by Hayman & Rob Hume
  Rob Hume
  Robert `Rob` Hume is an English ornithologist, author and journalist specialising in avian and natural history subjects. From Spring 1989 , until Summer 2009 Robert `Rob` Hume is an English ornithologist, author and journalist specialising in avian and natural history subjects. From Spring 1989...
  
   - ISBN 1857327950
• Birds of Prey of Britain & Europe (2006), by Hayman & Rob Hume
  Rob Hume
  Robert `Rob` Hume is an English ornithologist, author and journalist specialising in avian and natural history subjects. From Spring 1989 , until Summer 2009 Robert `Rob` Hume is an English ornithologist, author and journalist specialising in avian and natural history subjects. From Spring 1989...
  
   - ISBN 1845331842

as Illustrator

• The Birdlife of Britain (1976), by Philip John Kennedy Burton — ISBN 0855330872
• The Doomsday Book of Animals (1981), by David Day
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   - ISBN 0-85223-183-0
• The Shell Easy Bird Guide (1997), by Rob Hume
  Rob Hume
  Robert `Rob` Hume is an English ornithologist, author and journalist specialising in avian and natural history subjects. From Spring 1989 , until Summer 2009 Robert `Rob` Hume is an English ornithologist, author and journalist specialising in avian and natural history subjects. From Spring 1989...
  
  - ISBN 0-333-65420-X
• Birds of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives (1999), by Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp, Tim Inskipp — ISBN 0691006873