Review
Review
Brilliantly organised guide … beautiful, apparently infallible, so comprehensive and above all easy to use. The Sunday Times
Superbly handy and comprehensive guide. The Observer
Product Description
The best-selling Collins bird identification guide has a brand-new look.
Covering all the birds found from the North Pole to the Sahara Desert, and from the Ural Mountains to the Atlantic islands, the species are arranged in families. The colour illustrations show how the species differ in terms of their age and sex, and also how their appearance varies across the range.
The text for each bird includes the points most helpful for identification: general appearance and behaviour, colour and markings, how it flies or walks, songs and calls, size in centimetres, and habitat.
The maps next to each description show where the bird is found: green for all the year round, yellow for summer distribution and blue for winter. The main migration patterns are also shown.
From the Back Cover
Covering all the birds found from the North Pole to the Sahara Desert, and from the Ural Mountains to the Atlantic islands, the species are arranged in families. The colour illustrations show how the species differ in terms of their age and sex, and also how their appearance varies across the range.
The text for each bird includes the points most helpful for identification: general appearance and behaviour, colour and markings, how it flies or walks, songs and calls, size in centimetres, and habitat.
The maps next to each description show where the bird is found: green for all the year round, yellow for summer distribution and blue for winter. The main migration patterns are also shown.
About the Author
Previously of the Bonn Museum Bird Room, Hermann Heinzel is now a full-time illustrator, designer and birdwatcher in the bird-rich area of southern France where he now lives.
Richard Fitter has produced more than 30 books on all aspects of British, European and world natural history, but is perhaps best known for his pocket and field guides. He has been actively involved in conservation for many years and has spent a life-time devoted to observing wildlife.
John Parslow was conservation director for the RSPB. He has specialised in bird distribution throughout his career and has carried out special surveys for the Nature Conservancy and British Ornithologist’s Union.
