Description
Book SynopsisThis practical pocket field guide, published in association with the Wildlife Trusts, is packed with information on 250 species of bird from Britain and the near Continent. Each species account contains accurate artworks that show details of variations in plumage for male, female, juvenile birds, and breeding and non-breeding birds. A concise written account outlines further essential information, such as size, description, voice, habitat, distribution and habits appears on the same page.The easy-to-follow layouts and illustrations aid quick and precise identification, and make this book an indispensable reference in the field as well as at home. It is compact enough to fit in the pocket, yet filled with essential information for the nature enthusiast.
Table of ContentsIntroduction Recognising Birds Bird Topography
Birds Wildfowl Grouse Pheasants, Quails & Partridges Divers Grebes Fulmar & Shearwaters Storm-petrels Gannet Cormorants Herons Spoonbills Hawks & Allies Osprey Falcon Rails Oystercatchers Stilts & Avocets Stone-curlews Plovers Waders Skuas Gulls Terns Auks Pigeons Parrots Cuckoos Barn Owls Typical Owls Nightjars Swifts Kingfishers Hoopoe Woodpeckers Larks Swallows & Martins Pipits & Wagtails Waxwings Dippers Wrens Accentors Thrushes Kinglets Warblers & Allies Flycatchers Chats Bearded Tit Long-tailed Tit Typical Tits Nuthatches Treecreepers Orioles Shrikes Crows Starlings Sparrows Finches Buntings
