British and Irish Birds: A Pocket Guide
Aug 2019 · Princeton University Press
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A carefully designed and lavishly illustrated photographic guide
This innovative and carefully designed photographic guide provides a concise introduction to the identification of the 246 birds most likely to be seen in Great Britain and Ireland. It is the perfect book for anyone wanting to put a name to the birds in their garden, local area or on visits farther afield. Packed with hundreds of stunning photos showing the birds in their many variations, and written and designed by a team of experienced birdwatchers, this is the ideal companion for anyone interested in learning more about the wild birds around us.
This innovative and carefully designed photographic guide provides a concise introduction to the identification of the 246 birds most likely to be seen in Great Britain and Ireland. It is the perfect book for anyone wanting to put a name to the birds in their garden, local area or on visits farther afield. Packed with hundreds of stunning photos showing the birds in their many variations, and written and designed by a team of experienced birdwatchers, this is the ideal companion for anyone interested in learning more about the wild birds around us.
- Covers the 248 birds most likely to be seen, plus another 30 or so scarce but regular migrants
- Carefully designed to be user-friendly and accessible
- Lavishly illustrated with more than 1,600 stunning colour photographs
- Easy to use and written in plain English
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Hamish Fenton
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January 4, 2025
This is a fantastic book that I regularly use in its paper printed format. But it is difficult to refer to in the ebook format. If you want to find a particular bird you had best look for it in the index then scroll to the relevant page bearing in mind ebook page numbers are not the same as on the book page. Searching (by inputting text) does not work on bold text - so when you search for a particular bird you never get the page for that bird - just where it is mentioned on other pages, like for confusion of calls or looks similar to. I wish I could get a refund on ebooks.
Benjamín Hernández Rodríguez
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May 30, 2022
Good photographs and practical recognition guide. (The images are displayed in colour when read in light reading mode as opposed to dark or sepia mode)
david cooper
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March 30, 2022
terrible it's all in black and white monochrome. how do you expect to identify a bird.
About the author
Rob Hume is a freelance writer, editor and artist, with more than thirty books on birds to his name. Robert Still is publishing director of WILDGuides and a prolific natural history author. Andy Swash is managing director of WILDGuides and a well-known wildlife photographer and author. Hugh Harrop is an award-winning photographer and the owner of the ecotourism business Shetland Wildlife. David Tipling is one of the world's most widely published wildlife photographers and the author or commissioned photographer of many books. The five are also coauthors of the highly acclaimed Britain’s Birds (Princeton WILDGuides).
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