- Paperback: 376 pages
- Publisher: Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd (31 May 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0713686162
- ISBN-13: 978-0713686166
- Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.6 x 2.4 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 353,054 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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'Brilliant! I have been waiting half my birding life for this book - and here it is, as good as I could hope to expect.' fatbirder.com 'This book is an excellent help... a must for anyone wanting to get to grips with identifying birds at sea.' BTO News (July/August 2007) 'The book acts as a primer for beginners and a tester for the experienced... a real bargain - don't go seawatching without it.' Bird Watching (September 2007) 'Ultimately it is this distilled expert knowledge and the great experience of the very enthusiastic authors which provides the real value of the book and makes it a truly excellent resource.' Scottish Bird News (December 2007)
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Seawatching can present identification difficulties to even the most experienced birdwatcher, and demands a specialised set of skills and strategies to deal with the challenges of bad weather and poor visibility. The rewards can be great; many species of seabird live exclusively at sea outside their breeding seasons, while many others undertake regular coastal migrations. At established 'watchpoints' around European coastlines, patient observation may reveal spectacular numbers of passing seabirds, while today the growing popularity of whale-watching and 'pelagic' boat excursions makes it possible to get closer to many offshore species. This unique field guide is indispensable to all birdwatchers who seawatch, whether from land or at sea, and will greatly enhance their experience.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
FLIGHT IDENTIFICATION OF EUROPEAN EUROPEAN SEABIRDS BY BLOMDAHL ET AL,
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This review is from: Flight Identification of European Seabirds (Helm Identification Guides) (Paperback)
This is the third copy of this excellent book I have bought in the past 18 months: one copy for myself and two as presents for close, highly committed birdwatching friends. The reasons I like it so much is because it is one of the few books on the market that show photographs of seabirds as you would see them in the field on a seawatch off your local headland and it focuses solely on how to identify them in flight, which is how one would normally see them. The descriptions are full and informative and the book can easily be carried around if you wish to take it out in the field with you. Some have criticised the quality of the photographs but I would far rather see birds as you would in the field, often at mid or long range, than having full-blown, full frame 'idealised' illustrations or colour photographs, as is to be found in many field guides. For anyone wanting to learn or brush up on their seabird identification skills, I cannot recommend this book highly enough.
Ted Parker Cleveland
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Flight Identification of European Seabirds,
This review is from: Flight Identification of European Seabirds (Helm Identification Guides) (Paperback)
This is an awesome book for anybody wishing to observe sea birds around Britain.
Each species is well described and quality photographs on each. Well written and easy to understand. A definate book for any Ornithologists collection
11 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Sea-watching doesn't enter a new era with this book,
By Andrachne (Ireland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Flight Identification of European Seabirds (Helm Identification Guides) (Paperback)
The title, Seabird identification of european seabirds, is not what it should be in this kind of book. There is no doubt that authors are experts in the field, but if you want to identify difficult seabirds (gulls and skuas), don't buy this book. Collin's Birds guide by Svensson, Mullarney... is the best and this book offers more clear details. When I got this book I was expecting the real book to identify seabirds in Europe. The pictures in the Seabird identification book are very old, the quality is ridiculous for this new century we are. You can find thousands of superb photos of seabirds in the web, but any of them are used in this book. Instead of that, the authors have used photos from 80'and 90's, and the impression quality is very poor, sometimes the pictures looks like watercolor. I give 2 stars because information is good, but the price you are paying for the book is not worthy. In field guides, pictures are really important, something that authors missed here.
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