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"This innovative and carefully designed photographic guide provides a concise introduction to the identification of the 246 birds most likely to be seen in Great Britain and Ireland."

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Hume, Rob (Author), Still, Rob (Author), Swash, Andy (Author), Harrop, Hugh (Author), Tipling, David (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2019.
Series:WildGuides.
Subjects:
Birds > Great Britain > Identification.
Birds > Great Britain > Pictorial works.
Oiseaux > Grande-Bretagne > Identification.
Oiseaux > Grande-Bretagne > Ouvrages illustrés.
NATURE > Birdwatching Guides.
Birds.
Great Britain.
Field guides.
Pictorial works.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • How to use this book
  • Knowing the parts of a bird
  • Identifying birds
  • GETTING TO THE RIGHT GROUP OF BIRDS
  • Birds on water
  • Standing birds
  • Perched birds
  • Small landbirds
  • Birds in flight
  • Bird habitats
  • BRITAIN'S BIRDS
  • Wildfowl
  • Swans
  • Geese & Shelduck
  • Ducks
  • Waterbirds
  • Cormorants
  • Divers
  • Grebes
  • Seabirds
  • Auks
  • Petrels
  • Shearwaters
  • Gannet
  • Gulls, Skuas & Terns
  • Gulls
  • Skuas
  • Terns
  • Waders
  • Oystercatcher
  • Turnstone
  • Avocet
  • Plovers
  • Snipe & Woodcock
  • Stone-curlew
  • Small sandpipers
  • 'Shanks'
  • Godwits
  • Curlews
  • Phalaropes
  • Large waterside birdsBittern
  • Heron & Egrets
  • Spoonbill
  • Crane
  • Rails & Crakes
  • 'Gamebirds'
  • Quail
  • Pheasant & Partridges
  • Grouse
  • Pigeons & Doves
  • Birds of Prey
  • Eagles
  • Buzzards
  • Osprey
  • Kites
  • Harriers
  • Hawks
  • Falcons
  • Nightbirds
  • Owls
  • Nightjar
  • 'Near-passerines' [Kingfishers, Cuckoos, Parakeets & Woodpeckers]
  • Aerial Feeders [Swifts, Swallow & Martins]
  • Passerines
  • Larks
  • Pipits
  • Wagtails
  • Starling, Waxwing & Dipper
  • Dunnock & Wren
  • Thrushes & Chats
  • Crests & Warblers
  • Flycatchers
  • Nuthatch & Treecreeper
  • Tits
  • Crows
  • Finches, Buntings & Sparrows
  • Finches
  • Buntings
  • Sparrows
  • Rare migrants and regular vagrants.
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; How to use this book; Knowing the parts of a bird; Identifying birds; GETTING TO THE RIGHT GROUP OF BIRDS; Birds on water; Standing birds; Perched birds; Small landbirds; Birds in flight; Bird habitats; BRITAIN'S BIRDS; Wildfowl; Swans; Geese & Shelduck; Ducks; Waterbirds; Cormorants; Divers; Grebes; Seabirds; Auks; Petrels; Shearwaters; Gannet; Gulls, Skuas & Terns; Gulls; Skuas; Terns; Waders; Oystercatcher; Turnstone; Avocet; Plovers; Snipe & Woodcock; Stone-curlew; Small sandpipers; 'Shanks'; Godwits; Curlews; Phalaropes
  • Large waterside birdsBittern; Heron & Egrets; Spoonbill; Crane; Rails & Crakes; 'Gamebirds'; Quail; Pheasant & Partridges; Grouse; Pigeons & Doves; Birds of Prey; Eagles; Buzzards; Osprey; Kites; Harriers; Hawks; Falcons; Nightbirds; Owls; Nightjar; 'Near-passerines' [Kingfishers, Cuckoos, Parakeets & Woodpeckers]; Aerial Feeders [Swifts, Swallow & Martins]; Passerines; Larks; Pipits; Wagtails; Starling, Waxwing & Dipper; Dunnock & Wren; Thrushes & Chats; Crests & Warblers; Flycatchers; Nuthatch & Treecreeper; Tits; Crows; Finches, Buntings & Sparrows; Finches; Buntings; Sparrows
  • Rare migrants and regular vagrantsFurther reading; Acknowledgements and photographic credits; Index

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