Eric Dempsey and Michael O’Clery’s award-winning The Complete Guide to Ireland’s Birds has been continuously in print for almost twenty years. Since the publication of the second edition, many new species have been recorded in Ireland while others have now been afforded full species status. The Complete Field Guide to Ireland’s Birds reflects these most recent changes to Ireland’s birdlife. It contains a large number of new plates, maps and an updated text, together with other new features. It fully describes and illustrates almost 370 species, detailing key identification features, voice and diet, habitat and status in Ireland, and the latest distribution maps for each. In addition, over 100 of Ireland’s rarest species are also described. Presented in a new, smaller format, it can be easily fitted into a pocket or a rucksack and is ideal for use in the field.
outstanding field guide for Ireland I took this book to Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Scotland recently. I found it to be an outstanding field guide for identifying birds and for helping to find the various locations for many species. I appreciate having range maps and information as to the time of year that each species can be found on the same page as the bird is identified. The pictures were well done and very representative of most of the birds I found. I was very pleased that I had it with me on my trip!
Excellent Field Guide for Ireland My son loved having this book for our recent 16-day trip to Ireland.
Irish Birds Identified The emerald Isle is not exactly the ornithological haven of the world. No species is endemic to Ireland and any of the several field guides to European birds would do. But this guide is up to date, includes all the rarities that have been found, and maps the distribution of every regularly occurring species. The illustrations are fine. The advantage of using this guide over a more general one is that you don’t have to sort through lots of similar species that do not occur in Ireland. I…