Written by leading European field ornithologists, this book provides all the information needed to identify any species at any time of the year, with detailed text on size, habitat, range, identification and call.
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Great Book, but be cautious if also thinking to buy the Princeton Guide. Great Book, but be cautious if you choose to supplement this book with the Princeton Field Guide-Birds of Europe Second Edition, as I did. These books are essentially identical, which I did not realize until comparing them later. Buy the cheaper one since they are the same book.
THE field guide to European birds for English speakers This was a replacement copy of my first instance of this book, which I have largely worn out from field trips. If a repeat purchase of the same book isn’t a strong endorsement of its quality and utility, then I have nothing left to offer you. My only criticism would be that it does have a British-centric aspect to it, and it doesn’t include all the various European names of the birds. I have more than a few tales from the field of showing someone the picture of a bird in this book and asking…
This guide is the best guide Iâve seen This guide is the best guide Iâve seen. I could not more highly recommend it. The only change Iâd make in the next version, 1) Add a map indicating the countries in the introduction. Iâd find that very useful and convenient. 2) the front and back inside cover photos are identical. Change one so it represents shorebirds. Other than that fantastic book with incredibly detailed and stunning drawings, detailed descriptions in text and in photo for easy identification and comparisons between…