The sheer amount of detail in this book is outstanding,with every plumage covered it really is a one stop volume to I.D. all the birds of the Britis Isles.Dont be put off by the fact that it is a photographic guide as opposed to paintings,the numbers and quality of the photos are a credit to the authors.What I also like is the lack of extraneous birds that are unlikely to be seen in the region.A great addition to the birding bookcase.
Britain's Birds: An Identification Guide to the Birds of Britain and Ireland
A Paperback edition by Rob Hume and Robert Still in English and English (Jul 26, 2016)
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Britain's Birds will be enjoyed, valued and constantly referred to by all bird watchers?whether beginner, experienced or professional. This is the most comprehensive, up-to-date and practical bird book of modern times, featuring an unrivalled selection of photographs that show all the plumages you are likely to see. Focusing on identification, and containing maps, facts and figures on numbers and distributions, this breakthrough publication was devised by a team of lifelong birdwatchers, all with many years' experience of showing people birds and producing user-friendly field guides.
Comprehensive coverage of every bird recorded in Britain and IrelandThe only photographic guide to show all plumages likely to be encounteredMore than 3,200 superb colour photographs carefully selected to show key identification featuresMany photographs of individual rare birds identified in Britain and IrelandSimple steps to help you find and identify any bird you seePages designed to allow easy and accurate comparisonLatest information on status, population, distribution and conservation designationsDistribution maps featuring summer, winter and resident ranges, plus details of migration routes to and from Britain and Ireland
Britain's Birds Paperback edition by Rob Hume
Product Details
Product Specification
- Author
- Rob Hume
- Author
- Robert Still
- Author
- Andy Swash
- Author
- Hugh Harrop
- Author
- David Tipling
- ISBN-13
- 9780691158891
- Series
- Britain's Wildlife, Wildguides, WildGuides
- Format
- Paperback,
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Publication date
- Jul 26, 2016
- Pages
- 560
- Product dimensions
- 153 x 214 x 38mm
- Weight
- 1,202g
Introduction 4 THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS 6 Wildfowl (swans, geese, ducks) 14 Cormorants, divers and grebes 70 Seabirds (Gannet, Fulmar, shearwaters, petrels) 86 Rare seabirds 98 Gulls and terns 102 Skuas 156 Auks (puffins, guillemots, Razorbill, murrelets) 165 Waders (plovers, sandpipers, curlews, godwits, snipe and related species) 173 Vagrant waders 221 Large waterside birds (herons, bitterns, egrets, ibis, Spoonbill, cranes, storks) 236 Bustards 252 Crakes and rails (includes Moorhen, coots, gallinules) 254 Pheasants, partridges, grouse and related species 263 Pigeons and doves 273 Sandgrouse 274 Owls and nightjars 281 Birds of prey (eagles, kites, Osprey, buzzards, harriers, hawks, falcons and related species) 292 Kingfishers, cuckoos, Hoopoe, bee-eaters, Roller and parrot 326 Woodpeckers 333 Aerial feeders (swifts, swallows, martins) 338 Larks, pipits and wagtails 347 Dipper, Wren, accentors, oriole, starlings and waxwings 366 Thrushes, chats and wheatears 376 Warblers, cisticola and crests 403 Flycatchers 438 Tits, nuthatches and 'creepers' 443 Shrikes 456 Crows (includes Jay, Magpie, Nutcracker) 464 Sparrows and finches 474 Buntings 496 Vagrant landbirds from North America 510 Birds of uncertain origin and escapes/introductions 522 British & Irish Lists, status and legislation 524 Acknowledgements and photo credits 541 Index 552
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Rob Hume, a freelance writer and editor for 35 years and editor of RSPB publications from 1983 to 2009, was Chairman of the British Birds Rarities Committee, and has led wildlife holidays in the UK, Europe and Africa. Robert Still, co-founder and publishing director of WILDGuides, is an ecologist and widely travelled naturalist. Working in computer graphics since their inception, he has developed a high level of expertise in digital imaging and designed many books. Andy Swash has been involved professionally in nature conservation since 1977 and is managing director of WILDGuides. A renowned photographer, he leads photographic tours worldwide, and has devised, co-authored and edited many books. Hugh Harrop founded the ecotourism business Shetland Wildlife and is one of Shetland's top birders and naturalists. His award-winning photographs have been published throughout Europe and North America. David Tipling, one of the world's most widely published wildlife photographers, is author or commissioned photographer for many books and writes regularly for leading wildlife and photographic magazines.