Field Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe

by Paul Sterry

This handy and comprehensive guide is the essential companion to bird-watching for use in the field or at home. The guide features 500 species of birds found in Britain, and also includes Europe's resident birds and regular migrants and key vagrants from North America and Asia. Background information on bird structure and topography, fieldcraft, habitats, bird orders and families is provided and each species entry includes at least one full-colour illustration, beautifully presented by leading bird artists, and a full, yet concise, species description plus other details e.g. habitat, voice, length, wingspan and behavioural characteristics. A glossary of technical terms is included and there is an index of English and Latin names. The guide also includes 10 species comparison spreads, to aid identification of 'harder to spot' species and advice on the best times and places to view the more secretive or rarer birds.

Genres: Nonfiction, Nature, Reference

416 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 1994

About the author

Paul Sterry has written and illustrated more than 50 books. Trained as a zoologist, Paul has been a wildlife photographer for over 20 years and regularly undertakes research expeditions.

Reviews

[DENNIS PICKEN · Rating 4 out of 5]

.my book was already damaged when i got it for nothing and twas a few yrs old - so to tear it apart as i went thro it was fine.startin at the back.i piled as i went the pulld out pages.1.my garden daily visitors crow magpie dove .2.those at the nrby lake swns tifted geese ducks heron.3.those locally that r infreq robin blckbrd sprrw starlings thrush.4.those whose names have heard of durin th yrs beeeaters grouse kingfshrs wdpckrs etc.5.those like prey & gulls that req furthr understndng. 6.those seen on hol ie tits finches pheasants .7.all the global rest of!.8.glossary / notes etc // tk me c. an hour / enjoyable / lovely pics / can refer back to my clippings etc when want to in the future / have retained what would otherws have been rid ... a new book combining all my chosen pages as chapters would be brill !

[Nathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great for info, but a bit of a drag to just read through