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- Britain's Birds: An Identification Guide to the Birds of Britain and Ireland
- Book
- 2016
- Published by: Princeton University Press
- Series: Britain's Wildlife
summary
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 Ireland
- The only photographic guide to show all plumages likely to be encountered
- More than 3,200 superb colour photographs carefully selected to show key identification features
- Many photographs of individual rare birds identified in Britain and Ireland
- Simple steps to help you find and identify any bird you see
- Pages designed to allow easy and accurate comparison
- Latest information on status, population, distribution and conservation designations
- Distribution maps featuring summer, winter and resident ranges, plus details of migration routes to and from Britain and Ireland
Table of Contents
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- Title Page, Copyright
- pp. 1-2
- Introduction
- pp. 4-5
- The Species Accounts
- pp. 6-13
- Wildfowl (swans, geese, ducks)
- pp. 14-69
- Cormorants, divers and grebes
- pp. 70-85
- Rare seabirds
- pp. 98-101
- Gulls and terns
- pp. 102-155
- Vagrant waders
- pp. 221-235
- Pigeons and doves
- p. 273
- Sandgrouse
- pp. 274-280
- Owls and nightjars
- pp. 281-291
- Woodpeckers
- pp. 333-337
- Aerial feeders (swifts, swallows, martins)
- pp. 338-346
- Larks, pipits and wagtails
- pp. 347-365
- Thrushes, chats and wheatears
- pp. 376-402
- Warblers, cisticola and crests
- pp. 403-437
- Flycatchers
- pp. 438-442
- Tits, nuthatches and ‘creepers’
- pp. 443-455
- Crows (includes Jay, Magpie, Nutcracker)
- pp. 464-473
- Sparrows and finches
- pp. 474-495
- Vagrant landbirds from North America
- pp. 510-521
- Acknowledgements and photo credits
- pp. 541-551
Additional Information
ISBN
9781400880669
Related ISBN(s)
9780691158891
MARC Record
OCLC
952071190
Pages
560
Launched on MUSE
2016-06-25
Language
English
Open Access
No