| ||||||||||||
 Trade In this Item for up to £0.25
Trade in The Birdwatcher's Pocket Guide to Britain and Europe for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £0.25, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Plus, get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
Product Description
Product Description
This is the most compact and concise guide to the 430 species of birds that live in or regularly visit Britain and the rest of Europe. It is the only truly pocket-sized field guide. There are at least six illustrations of each species and Peter Hayman's unique painting style brings the birds to life. The well-researched text in the form of captions and annotation tells you all you need to know to be able to identify correctly different species. Symbols show at a glance in which habitats each bird can be found and at what time of year each is present - both essential factors for correct identification. Differentiating between one species and another could never be made simpler. This guide is the essential companion for taking into the field wherever you go birdwatching in Britain and Europe.
About the Author
Peter Hayman is one of the best-known and most authoritative ornithologists, bird artists and authors in Europe, renowned for his uniquely meticulous approach to bird illustration. His previous books include the best-selling Birdwatcher's Pocket Guide (Mitchell Beazley), Shorebirds of the World (Helm) and The Illustrated Guide to the Birds of South Africa (New Holland/Straak). He lives in Suffolk. Rob Hume has been editor of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds award-winning Birds magazine since 1989. He has written several ornithological books including Discovering Birds, Observer's Birds, Focus on Birdwatching, and Birds by Character. For 10 years he was a member and Chairman of the national British Birds Rarities Committee that scrutinises reports of rare birds in Britain, and in 1973 he discovered a new species for Britain, the American ring-billed gull. Located: Befordshire
Inside This Book
(Learn More)
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the book which sits next to our kitchen sink so that we can look up anything seen in our own back garden. It also accompanies me whenever I am out and about in the country. If it is a small pocket guide you are seeking - then look no further.
Commencing with a few Basics, we then mover quickly on to How the Guide Works followed by a list of species included. Time spent on reading these introductory items is time well spent. All bird types are shown together commencing with the smallest (Firecrest) and working up to the larger birds with all seabirds included right at the end.
An excellent book.
NM
Commencing with a few Basics, we then mover quickly on to How the Guide Works followed by a list of species included. Time spent on reading these introductory items is time well spent. All bird types are shown together commencing with the smallest (Firecrest) and working up to the larger birds with all seabirds included right at the end.
An excellent book.
NM
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
It is exactly what it says and cost. Small pocket guide to use as a beginer on an emergency. Because of its scope and size/quality, needs to be supported by a more comprehensive and book.
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Other reviewers have given this guide an excellent detailed thumbs up, I see no point in repeating at length. It's greatest strength is its size - it IS pocket sized. Any guide to be used outdoors, HAS to be a compromise. Yes, as a serious birder, I have many books, all the usual suspects, Peterson, Collins, Philips etc etc etc! All in their own right great publications, only 'let down' by their dubious portability. If your birding sees you on the move, with 'scope tripod & binos and other paraphernalia, weight is a premium, so this is your book. Yes!
P.S: Their is a paperback version available - lighter still.
P.S: Their is a paperback version available - lighter still.
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Was this review helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Bird watcher's guide to Britain & Europe
An excellent portable book with masses of information showing all the different aspects of each bird. We carry it with us whilst travelling through europe in a motorhome.
Published 10 months ago by G. Blanchford
Excellent little book
This is a lovely book with colourfull pictures and descriptions. My husband has a older version of this book and its excellent so my Dad is going to love the updated version. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Ms. S. L. Hudson
Twitter
Very pleased with this little book not too big to take with you.
I'm a beginner to bird watching and this book seems to fit the bill for me. Read more
I'm a beginner to bird watching and this book seems to fit the bill for me. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mel
A Very fine field guide, BUT...
On the whole I totally agree with the 5 star reviews I have already read so I'm not going to repeat what others have accurately described. Read more
Published 14 months ago by George Kaplan
This is the one you need.
This book has an incredible amount of detail in it, not only in the superb, plentiful and accurate artwork that fills each page, but other details that other books may lack. Read more
Published 15 months ago by B. J. Davies
A Little Disappointed
My husband introducted me to birdwatching many years ago and we have a pocket guide entitled The Michael Beazley Birdwatcher's Pocket Guide also by Peter Hayman. Read more
Published 16 months ago by I. Robertson
Best pocket bird handbook avaliable.
The strength of this excellent publication is in the quality of the illustrations. The artist has just the right knack in highlighting those bits of a birds features that make... Read more
Published 18 months ago by Mr. R. H. Oakley
A Great Pocket Guide
I have used Peter Hayman's Pocket Guide since an edition I bought in 1981. I have just replaced it as the first one has finally broken apart. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Roger Hampson
The Bird Watcher's Pocket Guide.
Marvellous little book, as it says onthe cover it is pocket sized and yet really comprehensive in its coverage of birds.
Published on 29 April 2010 by Mr. J. Parkin
Just an essential
Simple, if you are at any level of interest you will find this an excellent little book. Well organised, well illustrated and concise. Read more
Published on 18 Oct 2009 by Julian Wark
Listmania!
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
