- Hardcover: 232 pages
- Publisher: Christopher Helm Publishers Ltd; 1st Edition edition (26 Feb 1987)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0747002010
- ISBN-13: 978-0747002017
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 654,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"this wonderful book is a must for all birdwatchers and any of us who have picked up a feather and wondered to whom it belonged." Permaculture Magazine (2006)
--This text refers to the
Paperback
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A guide to the tracks and other signs of European birds. It describes, using colour illustrations, the many physical signs that can be found in the field, from feathers and skulls to prey remains and pellets. The volume seeks to enable the ornithologist to establish the presence of a species without necessarily encountering the bird itself. This second edition is revised and updated to include more data and ten new plates of artwork, and it covers a number of extra species.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This guide is fantastic! It covers all the major topics of interest which will enable you to uncover any mystery, including large sections on individual feathers, skulls and of course the tracks themselves. There also excellent sections on pellets, behavioural and feeding signs, droppings, and nests and roosts. It is a really well-thought out compilation of scientific, yet completely accessible, information covering all aspects of bird-life. It is obviously written by people with a deep interest in the subject and a lot of experience. Accessible format and good clear illustrations. Excellent.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I ordered this book from amazon simply out of curiousity and had no idea what to expect. As it turned out (and I have had it for a day only) it is astonishing. The book is divided into 9 chapters which help us track birds through their feet tracks, nests, pellets, droppings, feathers and skulls as well as leftovers. The authors painstakingly go through every detail, including the least probable tracks, such as those that could on the very rare occasion be left by a swift walking on land. The drawings and pictures are first rate. The quality of paper is superb. One of the reviews on the back of this book states that it "adds a new dimension ot the birdwatcher's craft". I second that.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a great help in identifying the bits and pieces of birds lying around and the feather identification is very helpful. Shame there wasn't more on feathers as these are most often found. I have found several feathers that I can't place (I think they belong to the ubiquitous pheasant not some rare species). Perhaps a book devoted to all the feathers of all British species should be done. I would pay handsomly for this.
Compared to what is currently available this is a must have.
Compared to what is currently available this is a must have.
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