British Birds : A Pocket Guide / Andy Swash, Robert Still, Rob Hume, Hugh Harrop, David Tipling.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hume, Rob, Author.

Still, Robert, Author.

Swash, Andy, Author.

Tipling, David, Author.

Series:

Britain's Wildlife ; 30

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Birds--Great Britain--Identification.

Birds.

Ireland.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Guidebooks.

Field guides.

Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2019]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

A carefully designed and lavishly illustrated photographic guideThis 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 246 birds most likely to be seen, plus another 30 or so scarce but regular migrantsCarefully designed to be user-friendly and accessibleLavishly illustrated with more than 1,000 stunning colour photographsEasy to use and written in plain English

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Foreword

Introduction

How to use this book

Knowing the parts of a bird

Identifying birds

Getting to the right group of birds

Britain's Birds

Rare migrants and regular vagrants

Further reading

Acknowledgements and photographic credits

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 06. Apr 2020)

ISBN:

1-80316-223-6

0-691-19058-5

OCLC:

1108619704