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British Bird Sounds on CD: The Definitive Audio Guide to Birds in Britain [Audiobook] [Audio CD]

Ron Kettle , Richard Ranft
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
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Book Description

4 Sep 2006
This is a guide to all British birds whose sounds are likely to be encountered by the average birdwatcher. A total of 175 species are heard ranging from the familiar tawny owl to the very rare call of the bittern. This is an authorititive guide and an ideal gift for anyone wishing to learn the sounds of the great variety of birds that can be seen and heard throughout the season. A perennial bestseller. Includes an introductory booklet. Track listing CD ONE 1 Black-throated Diver 2 Red-throated Diver 3 Little Grebe 4 Great Crested Grebe 5 Fulmar 6 Manx Shearwater 7 Storm Petrel 8 Gannet 9 Bittern 10 Grey Heron 11 Bewick's Swan 12 Whooper Swan 13 Bean Goose 14 Pink-Footed Goose 15 White-Fronted Goos 16 Greylag Goose 17 Canada Goose 18 Barnacle Goose 19 Brent Goose 20 Shelduck 21 Teal 22 Wigeon 23 Gadwall 24 Mallard 25 Pintail 26 Shoveler 27 Tufted Duck 28 Eider 29 Long-tailed duck 30 Osprey 31 Buzzard 32 Sparrowhawk 33 Kestrel 34 Hobby 35 Peregrine 36 Red Grouse 37 Black Grouse 38 Capercaillie 39 Red-Legged Partridge 40 Grey Partridge 41 Quail 42 Pheasant 43 Water Rail 44 Corncrake 45 Moorhen 46 Coot 47 Oystercatcher 48 Avocet 49 Stone Curlew 50 Little Ringed Plover 51 Ringed Plover 52 Golden Plover 53 Grey Plover 54 Lapwing 55 Dunlin 56 Snipe 57 Woodcock 58 Whimbrel 59 Curlew 60 Spotted Redshank 61 Redshank 62 Greenshank 63 Green Sandpiper 64 Common Sandpiper 65 Turnstone 66 Arctic Skua 67 Black-headed Gull 68 Common Gull 69 Herring Gull 70 Lesser Black-Backed Gull 71 Great Black-Backed Gull 72 Kittiwake 73 Sandwich Tern 74 Common Tern 75 Arctic Tern 76 Little Tern 77 Guillemot 78 Razorbill 79 Black Guillemot 80 Puffin 81 Stock Dove 82 Woodpigeon 83 Collared Dove 84 Turtle Dove 85 Cuckoo 86 Barn Owl 87 Little Owl 88 Tawny Owl 89 Long-Eared Owl 90 Short-Eared Owl 91 Nightjar 92 Swift 93 Kingfisher 94 Green Woodpecker 95 Great Spotted Woodpecker 96 Lesser Spotted Woodpecker CD Two: 1 Woodlark 2 Skylark 3 Swallow 4 Sand Martin 5 House Martin 6 Tree Pipit 7 Meadow Pipit 8 Rock Pipit 9 Yellow Wagtail 10 Grey Wagtail 11 Pied Wagtail 12 Dipper 13 Wren 14 Dunnock 15 Robin 16 Nightingale 17 Black Redstart 18 Redstart 19 Whinchat 20 Stonechat 21 Wheatear 22 Blackbird 23 Mistle Thrust 24 Song Thrush 25 Ring Ouzel 26 Fieldfare 27 Redwing 28 Cetti's Warbler 29 Grasshopper Warbler 30 Sedge Warbler 31 Marsh Warbler 32 Reed Warbler 33 Dartford Warbler 34 Lesser Whitethroat 35 Whitethroat 36 Garden Warbler 37 Blackcap 38 Wood Warbler 39 Chiffchaff 40 Willow Warbler 41 Goldcrest 42 Firecrest 43 Spotted Flycatcher 44 Pied Flycatcher 45 Bearded Tit 46 Long-Tailed Tit 47 Willow Tit 48 Marsh Tit 49 Coal Tit 50 Great Tit 51 Blue Tit 52 Nuthatch 53 Treecreeper 54 Jay 55 Magpie 56 Chough 57 Jackdaw 58 Rook 59 Carrion Crow 60 Raven 61 Starling 62 House Sparrow 63 Tree Sparrow 64 Chaffinch 65 Brambling 66 Goldfinch 67 Greenfinch 68 Siskin 69 Redpoll 70 Linnet 71 Twite 72 Crossbill 73 Bullfinch 74 Hawfinch 75 Snow Bunting 76 Yellowhammer 77 Cirl Bunting 78 Reed Bunting 79 Corn Bunting

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Product details

  • Audio CD: 16 pages
  • Publisher: British Library Publishing Division (4 Sep 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0712305122
  • ISBN-13: 978-0712305129
  • Product Dimensions: 14.4 x 12.6 x 2.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 4,468 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Highly recommended...excellent compilation and editing. --Birdwatching

This new CD from the British Library is going to help me continue to find out more about the fascinating world of British wildlife, and, when out and about, will help me identify the sounds I m listening to, which will let me know what I'm looking for. --Kaye Jemmeson, The Wear Valley Mercury

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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143 of 143 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Does what it says on the tin. 20 April 2009
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This is the definitive CD of bird noises, and covers all 175 species encountered in the UK. The quality of the recordings is very good, as one would expect from a British Library badged product, and as an aid to aural identification this is a useful resource, with each species separated into discrete tracks. Each track is introduced verbally by a gentleman who sounds like he'd really rather have been doing something else than voice tagging bird noises, but his diction is crystal clear and accentless. It's a 2 CD set, with passerines on one CD, and non-passerines on the other.

Not really one for the dinner party or the individual wanting to relax to the sound of birdsong, but peerless as a reference resource. I find I'm now wandering round my local area and managing to pick out individual species much more clearly.
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5.0 out of 5 stars recognising birdsong - a great help 4 April 2010
By Anon
Format:Audio CD
I bought these CDs for my wife, who is a sometime birdwatcher. She loves them. They present different sounds for each birds - eg, the normal song, the alarm call, the sound they make at dusk - and she is able to go to different birds and listen, if she wants, again and again to the same species. I recommend them.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Good value for a bird enthusiast 20 Oct 2009
By Roger
Format:Audio CD
This was bought as a gift for my wife who is very interested in birdlife and needed a recording of bird calls to help her recognise species when she was out in the countryside. The CD is perfect for that purpose and has been a great help to her.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Reasonable buy
The bird songs are very good but the accompanying verbal description of the bird could be better - its too formal and sounds detached.
Published 4 months ago by Lewis Palmer
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent recordings
These recordings were made at a time when audio equipment was good enough to make good recordings, and the countryside was quieter so not much background noise. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ian_NN12
5.0 out of 5 stars FAST
I was estimated to get this on Saturday the 8th which was good. It came the 6th brilliant plus i had ordered it for this person late so im sooooooooo glad it came early. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Bambi
5.0 out of 5 stars Boyds of Britain
I use these for Romeo & Juliet and any literary reference to a bird that American students don't know. Broadens the spectrum, 'ya know
Published 7 months ago by Charles A. Davis
5.0 out of 5 stars British Birdsong
This CD is excellent. The quality of the recordings is very clear, and although not completely comprehensive, it will do for most amateur purposes. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Dk Price
5.0 out of 5 stars Missing booklet - not at all!
Unable to comment on actual CD as its a gift for someone. However when you receive it do not think the booklet is not there. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Aclands
5.0 out of 5 stars British Bird Sounds on CD: The Definitive Audio Guide to Birds
This is a great double CD containing 175 different species of British bird sounds. There's no idle chitchat just the name of each bird and the various sounds it makes. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Linda
5.0 out of 5 stars A must for any enthusiast
What a great investment. I downloaded it on to my iphone 4 from the cd, and it has already given me hours of entertainment. Read more
Published 23 months ago by N. Cornwell
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
A fantastic collection of British birdsong and calls ranging from everything from Storm Petrels to Sparrowhawks. You'll be a birdspotting maestro in no time at all.
Published on 25 May 2011 by Peter B
3.0 out of 5 stars Missing info.
The recordings themselves are great, nice and clear with a brief voice over at the beginning of each track giving the name of the bird. Read more
Published on 5 Oct 2010 by Nikkidev
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