Birding Guides of British Isles
Following the notion of sharing bird field guides from other parts of the world, let me begin with the British Isles. There are many many birders in Great Britain, Ireland and Scotland and some books focus exclusively upon specific areas of these beautiful landscapes. Other guidebooks include birds of Europe.
I enjoyed browsing several bird guides and saw splendid photographs of birds I have never seen. That is one of the fun parts of preparing to write for this blog and looking for books at Amazon. There are so many that allow you to “Look Inside”.
An exceptional and authoritative guide for birds is the Collins Field Guide.
Collins Bird Guide
This is considered to be the ultimate reference for birders in the UK and Europe. The publisher description says the Collins Bird Guide “provides all the information needed to identify any species at any time of the year, covering size, habitat, range, identification and voice.” Maps and identification guides and answers to commonly asked birdwatching questions make this an exceptional bird guide. This is the second edition.
It seems to cost more than your average field guide but it has a lot more to offer in terms of content too. I checked into the publisher site and noticed the pre-publication price is a LOT more reasonable. $17.50- 25.00 and free shipping in the UK. It is sold only by Amazon.co.uk where you can make a pre-publication order today. Note if you go to Amazon.com you will find a used first edition copy being promoted for an outlandish price.
The Collins Bird Guide is due to be released in September, 2009.
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Birding Guides To Identify Birds- Birding Guides
Birding Guides are full of tips to identify birds whether they are in flight or sitting still. One simple thing to remember though is the illustrations are only showing you ONE position or posture of the bird. Remember Birds MOVE. And they look different from different angles.
You may only see PART of the bird. How much of the bird do YOU need to identify it? That depends on your skill and on the bird too. Watch this brief clip on perching birds. I have asked the people in my Birding E Course to look closely at the FEET of these birds. You can take this FREE course too. It is fun.
How many do you recognize? Which ones do you need to look up in your birding guide?
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