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Book Cover
E-book
Author Hume, Rob, author

Title British birds : a pocket guide / Rob Hume, Robert Still, Andy Swash, Hugh Harrop & David Tipling
Published Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2019
©2019

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Description 1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (colour), maps (colour)
Series WildGuides
WildGuides.
Contents How to use this book -- Knowing the parts of a bird -- Identifying birds -- GETTING TO THE RIGHT GROUP OF BIRDS -- Birds on water -- Standing birds -- Perched birds -- Small landbirds -- Birds in flight -- Bird habitats -- BRITAIN'S BIRDS -- Wildfowl -- Swans -- Geese & Shelduck -- Ducks -- Waterbirds -- Cormorants -- Divers -- Grebes -- Seabirds -- Auks -- Petrels -- Shearwaters -- Gannet -- Gulls, Skuas & Terns -- Gulls -- Skuas -- Terns -- Waders -- Oystercatcher -- Turnstone -- Avocet -- Plovers -- Snipe & Woodcock -- Stone-curlew -- Small sandpipers -- 'Shanks' -- Godwits -- Curlews -- Phalaropes -- Large waterside birdsBittern -- Heron & Egrets -- Spoonbill -- Crane -- Rails & Crakes -- 'Gamebirds' -- Quail -- Pheasant & Partridges -- Grouse -- Pigeons & Doves -- Birds of Prey -- Eagles -- Buzzards -- Osprey -- Kites -- Harriers -- Hawks -- Falcons -- Nightbirds -- Owls -- Nightjar -- 'Near-passerines' [Kingfishers, Cuckoos, Parakeets & Woodpeckers] -- Aerial Feeders [Swifts, Swallow & Martins] -- Passerines -- Larks -- Pipits -- Wagtails -- Starling, Waxwing & Dipper -- Dunnock & Wren -- Thrushes & Chats -- Crests & Warblers -- Flycatchers -- Nuthatch & Treecreeper -- Tits -- Crows -- Finches, Buntings & Sparrows -- Finches -- Buntings -- Sparrows -- Rare migrants and regular vagrants
Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; How to use this book; Knowing the parts of a bird; Identifying birds; GETTING TO THE RIGHT GROUP OF BIRDS; Birds on water; Standing birds; Perched birds; Small landbirds; Birds in flight; Bird habitats; BRITAIN'S BIRDS; Wildfowl; Swans; Geese & Shelduck; Ducks; Waterbirds; Cormorants; Divers; Grebes; Seabirds; Auks; Petrels; Shearwaters; Gannet; Gulls, Skuas & Terns; Gulls; Skuas; Terns; Waders; Oystercatcher; Turnstone; Avocet; Plovers; Snipe & Woodcock; Stone-curlew; Small sandpipers; 'Shanks'; Godwits; Curlews; Phalaropes
Large waterside birdsBittern; Heron & Egrets; Spoonbill; Crane; Rails & Crakes; 'Gamebirds'; Quail; Pheasant & Partridges; Grouse; Pigeons & Doves; Birds of Prey; Eagles; Buzzards; Osprey; Kites; Harriers; Hawks; Falcons; Nightbirds; Owls; Nightjar; 'Near-passerines' [Kingfishers, Cuckoos, Parakeets & Woodpeckers]; Aerial Feeders [Swifts, Swallow & Martins]; Passerines; Larks; Pipits; Wagtails; Starling, Waxwing & Dipper; Dunnock & Wren; Thrushes & Chats; Crests & Warblers; Flycatchers; Nuthatch & Treecreeper; Tits; Crows; Finches, Buntings & Sparrows; Finches; Buntings; Sparrows
Rare migrants and regular vagrantsFurther reading; Acknowledgements and photographic credits; Index
Summary "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."
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
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 16, 2019)
Subject Birds -- Great Britain -- Identification
Birds -- Great Britain -- Pictorial works
NATURE -- Birdwatching Guides.
Birds
Great Britain
Genre/Form Field guides
Pictorial works
Form Electronic book
Author Still, Rob, author
Swash, Andy, author
Harrop, Hugh, author
Tipling, David, author
ISBN 9780691190587
0691190585