Collins Bird Guide

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A concise written account covering size, description, voice, habitat, distribution and habits appears on the same page. With their diversity of form, colour, behaviour and song, birds are an endless source of fascination, but telling apart the different thrushes, finches, wagtails, warblers, tits and terns often stumps novices.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. I would also like to copy an entry between lists and what if I change my device or want to share my list between iPhone and iPad? Using a completely new and innovative identification method, Identifying Birds by Colour will help you to identify over 300 species of bird, simply by the colours that appear in its plumage. Whether observing what is feeding, nesting or bathing in your garden, or further afield, or trying to identify a bird on the wing, this book is perfect for use at home, out in the car or in the field.While a field guide covering European birds is always going to sell with such a high birder density across the continent, its ability to reach beyond this market and present as a top-quality, accessible bird book is full credit to both the authors and the publishers. From the perspective of the British birder, updates to some of the terns, swifts, Old World flycatchers and finches are among the most relevant. Plenty of work has gone into updating the text for many species, although I did notice some examples where entries hadn’t received as much attention as they should have. In addition, each group of birds includes an introduction which covers the major problems involved in identifying or observing them: how to organise a sea watching trip, how to separate birds of prey in flight, which duck hybrids can be confused with which main species. Wer im Besitz der vorherigen Auflage ist, mag überlegen, ob sich die Neuanschaffung wirklich lohnt, denn die genannten Änderungen betreffen vorwiegend Arten, die vor allem außerhalb Mitteleuropas vorkommen oder die ohnehin "nur" als Ausnahmegäste oder extreme Seltenheiten vorkommen.

Die Zeichnungen sind nicht nur mit außerordentlicher Perfektion angefertigt, sondern sie sind auch sehr lebendig. You learn to distinguish 30 key species and from there are taken to similar birds, taught exactly how you can spot the more subtle differences between species and to identify them accurately. Whether you are an armchair addict, or a bird-watching pioneer this guide and 70-minute CD are essential reference.

Explore up-to-date, colour-coded maps highlighting resident and migratory distributions so you know which species of birds to expect when you are out and about. New to the third edition is a rarities section, featuring 24 additional species, and six brand new comparison artwork spreads illustrating difficult to identify species - such as ducks, waders, warblers, raptors and gulls - alongside one another. Different forms for males, females and juveniles are shown where appropriate to help with identification.

The section with vagrants has been expanded to accommodate more images and longer texts for several species. The same applies to another 'contemporary' vagrant, Elegant Tern, which too is elevated to the main accounts and afforded coverage of a range of plumages. Beautifully presented in a deluxe slipcase, this book contains more than 700 colour illustrations help to identify each bird, and distribution maps show where to see them and at what time of year. Its unique layout, comparing the plumages of similar pairs and groups of species, makes it ideal for getting to grips with the more trick-to-identify birds found in Britain and the rest of Europe. It's the perfect pocket guide for beginners but also a handy reference for the more seasoned bird-watcher.The book is unique because for every species entry at least one image shows the bird in question, or the head and bill in the case of large species, depicted life size. Produced in conjunction with the Hawk and Owl Trust, this chart will help you to identify birds of prey in flight in the UK. The user-friendly introduction covers geography, climate, taxonomy and nomenclature, habitats, bird identification, and the best places to watch birds. Concentrating on 200 really special birds of Britain and continental Europe, from Swans to Buntings, "Great Birds of Britain and Europe" is a marvellous celebration of the beauty of birds through the lens of dedicated and highly skilled photographers.