RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds

RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds

Language & Reference, Nature Writing, Non-Fiction
Paperback Published on: 07/07/2022
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Synopsis

A compact, lightweight and informative guide to 310 of the most common birds found in the UK.

RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds is a compact, lightweight and informative field guide, featuring 310 bird species regularly seen in the UK. Species are illustrated in all distinct plumage forms likely to be observed in the wild by renowned bird artist Stephen Message, and a detailed distribution map for the British Isles is also provided.

Concise text covers appearance, behaviour and voice – focusing on key identification points – and also outlines where you will find the species, describes its seasonal movements and includes the latest UK population data. Finally, confusion species are cross-referenced, with their most important and easily noted differences from the subject species described. A comprehensive introduction provides a guide on how and where to find birds, and how to make the most useful and rewarding observations for newcomers to birdwatching.

Uniquely, this guide also provides images and descriptions for not only a selection of rarer visitors, but also for a range of domestic species and certain commonly observed aberrant forms of more familiar birds, all of which are omitted from most field guides but can cause great confusion for beginners when encountered in the wild.

  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • ISBN: 9781472994721
  • Number of pages: 272

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RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds
Disappointing
I bought this to replace an older version (2012) which was falling apart through regular use. Unfortunately this version is not as useful , colour illustra... READ MORE
Charles Reilly