RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds by Simon Harrap

RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds by Simon Harrap

A compact, lightweight and informative guide to 215 of the UK's most common birds. Featuring 950 colour illustrations and 215 up-to-date colour distribution maps, this new edition of RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds showcases 215 bird species regularly seen in the UK. Each species is illustrated in all distinct plumage forms likely to be observed in the wild, and includes concise and succinct descriptions, with details on identification, calls and song, habitat, distribution and behaviour. Along with helpful distribution maps, the species accounts also feature confusion species, with their most important and easily noted differences described. Portable and easy-to-use, RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds is the perfect guide for use in the field.

Simon Harrap goes back to basics with all-new text in a colourful guide aimed at new bird-watchers* Good Book Guide *
A sumptuous, classy book, with terrific illustrations of a carefully selected 174 species * BBC Wildlife *
An excellent book to buy as a present for beginner birdwatching friends or to keep in the car. * Scottish Birds *
An excellent beginner's guide. * IBIS - The International Journal of Avian Science *

Simon Harrap is a professional naturalist and birder. He has led birdwatching holidays for almost 20 years and is a regular contributor to birding magazines and journals. He is the author of Tits, Nuthatches and Treecreepers (Christopher Helm), and co-author of Where to Watch Birds in Britain (Christopher Helm) and Orchids of Britain and Ireland (Bloomsbury).

SKU	Unavailable
EAN	9781408174562
Title	RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds
Release date	2012-07-19
Studio	A&C Black
Condition	Unavailable
Note	Unavailable

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Simon Harrap