- Hardcover: 232 pages
- Publisher: HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS; Har/Com edition (27 May 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0007339763
- ISBN-13: 978-0007339761
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 16.3 x 4.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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A unique beginner's guide to bird song with 3 CDs of crystal-clear digital recordings and a comprehensive guide to identifying more complex songs and calls.
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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Collins Bird Songs and Calls
Geoff Sample
Collins. 2010.
3 CDs (3 hours 30 mins), plus 232 page softback book.
£30.00
ISBN 978-0-00-733976-1
Described by the publisher as "a unique beginner's guide to bird song" this set of 3 CDs is a new and improved version of a 2 CD production of the same name that first appeared in 1996 (reviewed in BB 90:109).
With Geoff Sample's familiar and friendly voice-over, the first CD takes the listener on a journey from his house to hear the typical birds in a country garden setting. The recordings are mixed together to give the feeling of a seamless journey from one species to another. The same approach is taken for farmland, hedges and scrub, woodland, heathland and riverside. The second CD takes the same approach for pinewood, moorland, boggy wetlands, reedbeds, lakeside, saltmarsh and rocky coast. The third CD takes groups of species in turn, comparing calls and songs, while providing hints to identify them from each other. Again Geoff Sample's commentary provides easy uncomplicated listening.
Although there are new and better recordings in this set, and extra species have been added, some have also been dropped - such as Bewick's Swan, Hobby and Common Tern. While most regular breeding species are included there are no recordings of Mandarin, Pochard, Marsh Harrier, Montagu's Harrier, Osprey and
Roseate Tern. Among the wintering species an obvious absentee is Water Pipit.
Most people who want a set of birds songs and calls will already possess one of the widely available sets of CDs that cover everything. This production does not set out to compete in that market. Instead this is a tutorial on bird sounds helping the listener to develop a better understanding of what they are hearing. The recordings are clear, mixed in stereo to give a very pleasant image particularly on headphones. Geoff Sample's informal and chatty commentary adds value to the recordings without becoming intrusive.
The accompanying book discusses all aspects of the purpose of bird song and our appreciation of it over the ages. A short text is given for each of the main UK species describing their vocalisations and indicating the months in which they are best listened for.
Keith Betton
Geoff Sample
Collins. 2010.
3 CDs (3 hours 30 mins), plus 232 page softback book.
£30.00
ISBN 978-0-00-733976-1
Described by the publisher as "a unique beginner's guide to bird song" this set of 3 CDs is a new and improved version of a 2 CD production of the same name that first appeared in 1996 (reviewed in BB 90:109).
With Geoff Sample's familiar and friendly voice-over, the first CD takes the listener on a journey from his house to hear the typical birds in a country garden setting. The recordings are mixed together to give the feeling of a seamless journey from one species to another. The same approach is taken for farmland, hedges and scrub, woodland, heathland and riverside. The second CD takes the same approach for pinewood, moorland, boggy wetlands, reedbeds, lakeside, saltmarsh and rocky coast. The third CD takes groups of species in turn, comparing calls and songs, while providing hints to identify them from each other. Again Geoff Sample's commentary provides easy uncomplicated listening.
Although there are new and better recordings in this set, and extra species have been added, some have also been dropped - such as Bewick's Swan, Hobby and Common Tern. While most regular breeding species are included there are no recordings of Mandarin, Pochard, Marsh Harrier, Montagu's Harrier, Osprey and
Roseate Tern. Among the wintering species an obvious absentee is Water Pipit.
Most people who want a set of birds songs and calls will already possess one of the widely available sets of CDs that cover everything. This production does not set out to compete in that market. Instead this is a tutorial on bird sounds helping the listener to develop a better understanding of what they are hearing. The recordings are clear, mixed in stereo to give a very pleasant image particularly on headphones. Geoff Sample's informal and chatty commentary adds value to the recordings without becoming intrusive.
The accompanying book discusses all aspects of the purpose of bird song and our appreciation of it over the ages. A short text is given for each of the main UK species describing their vocalisations and indicating the months in which they are best listened for.
Keith Betton
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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Collins Bird Songs and Calls (Book & CD)
What an excellent package this is for novice bird song spotters. 3 audio CDs with bird songs and calls in categories (garden, countryside etc). you get to hear the song then you are told what it is and what time of year to expect it. also a great book that explains everything in detail.
What an excellent package this is for novice bird song spotters. 3 audio CDs with bird songs and calls in categories (garden, countryside etc). you get to hear the song then you are told what it is and what time of year to expect it. also a great book that explains everything in detail.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a great CD and book of birdsongs. I loaded it onto my mp3 player and listen to it while on my journey to work. I have been getting much better at identifying birds now.
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If each track was labelled on the dvd with the name of the bird calling I would have given 5 star s . Read more
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