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Birds Britannica (Hardcover)

by Mark Cocker (Author), Richard Mabey (Author)

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Hardcover: 484 pages
Publisher: Chatto & Windus (1 Sep 2005)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0701169079
ISBN-13: 978-0701169077
Product Dimensions: 28.8 x 22.8 x 4.4 cm

Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)

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Another magnificent achievement and a unique work of huge importance - a handsome, easy-to-read, comprehensive cultural study, species by species, of all the birds in Britain. Companion volume to Flora Britannica. Birds Britannica is neither an identification guide nor a behavioural study (though both these subjects enter its field). It covers cultural links; social history; birds as food; ecology; the lore and language of birds; myths, art, literature and music; anecdotes, birdsong and rare facts; modern developments; migration, the seasons and our sense of place. An attempt to describe the interaction of birds and humans, it captures the essence of why birds matter.

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Published to universal acclaim: "A national monument ...The wider wonders of bird life rise from the pages of Birds Britannica like a distant flock of winter waders' Sunday Times. 'There are not many reference books I could happily read from cover to cover - but this is a welcome exception. The publishers claim that Birds Britannica is "a bird book like no other", and, for once, the hype is justified. Be warned: you may become so immersed in its pages that, before you realise it, the dawn chorus has begun' Evening Standard. 'Brims over with joy' Telegraph. 'British bird life has found its perfect encyclopedist ... The book is a triumph' Guardian

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5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, 5 Sep 2005

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This book is excellent, both text and photography, I began by dipping into it, but soon had to start at the beginning, not to miss anything. Full of fascinating facts, anecdotes, beautifully written and produced.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Birds Britannica, 9 Dec 2005

By	W. Thurgood "Bill Thurgood" (ST.AGNES, CORNWALL United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book deserves all its accolades and more.A rich plum pudding of a book, full of fruitful vignettes.Like all great works,we can only wonder why it has taken so long for British publishing to get around to filling such an obvious gap in our bird literature.Any one with even just the slightest interest in the birds on their garden bird table would savour this book.All of us birdwatchers and birders will have to own this book and enjoy reading every syllable of it.A supreme masterpiece on a par with the best bird books ever written.Indeed,who's to say this is not the best bird book ever written?

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Cut Above Your Average Bird Book, 31 Oct 2007

By	J. Chippindale (England) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

There are literally hundreds of Bird Books on the shelves of Bookshops these days. Why do we need so many? Well we don't really, apart, that is, for the fact that printing techniques, particularly colour ones, have changed so dramatically that photographs virtually leap off the page at you. For example, a Robin looks the same now as it did a hundred years ago, so the bird book I had thirty, or even twenty years ago should depict the Robin in exactly the same way. Well hardly, as I said above printing has changed and the advance of the camera is phenomenal.

What used to be `stock or library photographs,' appearing in the same format in book after book have now been superseded by new and vibrant photographs of close-ups of birds, both nesting on the wing and in places that were inaccessible to any kind of successful camera work, just a few years ago.

This book is both comprehensive and easy to read and of course the text is backed up by wonderful photographs of British birds in all kinds of situations. Although it is a reference book, it is also a book that you can actually read and enjoy. It covers the birds species by species, in such detail that it practically tells you what they have for breakfast. Joking apart it virtually does just that.

Much more than a species identification and certainly not one to take out in the field with you. There are lots of other books that serve that purpose very well. This book is a book to savour (no pun intended). A book for the fireside, when the wind is whistling around the chimney pots.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Engrossing but sad
A wonderful book for dipping into, full of stories and nuggets that the kids are fascinated by. Much of the book focusses on the relationship between man and bird. Read more

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