Britain's Birds (eBook)

An Identification Guide to the Birds of Great Britain and Ireland Second Edition, fully revised and updated

Rob Hume, Robert Still, Andy Swash, Hugh Harrop, David Tipling (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2020 | 2. Auflage
576 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-20496-3 (ISBN)

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A new, improved and thoroughly updated edition of the bestselling photographic guide-the only one to cover every bird, in every plumage, ever recorded in Britain and IrelandA bestselling guide since it was first published, Britain's Birds has quickly established itself as the go-to photographic identification guide to the birds of Great Britain and Ireland-the most comprehensive, up-to-date, practical and user-friendly book of its kind. Acclaimed by birdwatchers of all kinds, from the beginner to the most experienced, the guide has now been thoroughly revised and updated to make it even better than before. Combining the finest of identification guide content and presentation, this eagerly awaited second edition preserves the best of the first edition while covering twelve newly recorded species and offering a host of improvements that make identification easier.Provides comprehensive coverage of all the birds ever recorded in Britain and IrelandDescribes and illustrates all plumages likely to be encounteredFeatures more than 3,200 stunning photographs carefully selected to show the birds as you really see themOutlines simple steps to help you identify any bird you seePresents simple and accurate comparisons of similar and difficult speciesNew features include:Coverage of 12 new species recorded since the first edition plus revisions to reflect the latest taxonomyCoverage of all subspeciesImproved identification aids, including more than 400 new photos, enhanced photo annotations and many redesigned platesFully revised species accounts, including the latest information on identification features, status, numbers, geographical range and date ranges for all plumages that may be seen during only part of the year

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.7.2020
• Reihe/Serie: Britain's Wildlife
• Reihe/Serie: WILDGuides
• Reihe/Serie: WILDGuides
• Reihe/Serie: WILDGuides of Britain & Europe
• Reihe/Serie: WILDGuides of Britain & Europe
• Zusatzinfo: 3,591 color photos.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: American Robin • Anatidae • AUK • Barn Owl • Barn Swallow • Bearded reedling • Bestseller • birding in Britain • birds of England • Birds of Ireland • birds of Scotland • birds of the United Kingdom • birds of Wales • bitrds of Ireland • Black-eared wheatear • Black kite • Black Swan • Black-tailed godwit • British birding • British bird photos • british birds • Bunting (bird) • Bustard • Cackling goose • canada goose • Carrion crow • Common chaffinch • common loon • common scoter • Common whitethroat • corn bunting • crossbill • Diving duck • Egret • English birds • Feral Pigeon • Field guide • Flight feather • Galliformes • Gannet • Garden warbler • garganey • gift for bird lover • gift for bird watcher • Glaucous • glaucous gull • Goose • Great black-backed gull • Great grey shrike • Great Spotted Woodpecker • great tit • Grebe • Grey heron • Greylag Goose • Grey plover • Grey Wagtail • guillemot • gull • hawfinch • Heron • Herring Gull • hooded Crow • hoopoe • Indian peafowl • Insect wing • Irish birds • Kentish plover • kittiwake • Little auk • Little bunting • Little bustard • Little Owl • Little stint • Marbled duck • nightjar • Ornithology • Oystercatcher • Partridge • photographic guide • photo guide • Pied wheatear • pipit • plumage • Puffin • razorbill • red kite • redpoll • redstart • Rock dove • Sand martin • Scottish birds • Sedge warbler • Shelduck • Silver pheasant • skua • Sociable lapwing • Song Thrush • South African shelduck • Sparrow • Spotted Flycatcher • Stint • Storm petrel • Swan goose • SWIFT • Tawny Owl • Thrush (bird) • Trumpeter Swan • tundra swan • twite • UK birds • wader • wagtail • warbler • Welsh birds • Western jackdaw • wheatear • whinchat • White-tailed Eagle • White wagtail • Willow tit • Wood warbler
• ISBN-10: 0-691-20496-9 / 0691204969
• ISBN-13: 978-0-691-20496-3 / 9780691204963