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RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds

RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds

by David Nurney (Illustrator), David Nurney (Illustrator), Simon Harrap (Author)

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    Paperback 2007

    $3.42
Synopsis

A compact, informative and beautifully illustrated RSPB guide to 174 of the most common birds found in Britain. This new pocket handbook will easily be the best value and highest quality British bird guide available within this price range. The RSPB Pocket Guide to Birds will feature concise descriptions of each bird's main characteristics including plumage, calls and song, confusion species, habitat, distribution and status, and behaviours. The brand new text, from Simon Harrap, is being written to highlight the detailed artworks. This easy-to-use guide features a species per page, including a colour distribution map.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 192
 Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published: 24 Oct 2007
ISBN 10: 071368707X
ISBN 13: 9780713687071
Book Overview: The best value and highest quality British bird guide available within this price range Endorsed and supported by the RSPB Competitively priced at only GBP4.99 Compact and lightweight format Superb colour illustrations throughout and colour distribution maps for each species.

Media Reviews
'Virtually every species gets a page to itself...The illustrations, by Dave Nurney, are truly excellent, lifelike and show all the key identification features. At under a fiver, this really is the best value bird book on the market.' Countryfile (Autumn 2007) 'Well planned, well executed, and commendable cheap, this little book deserves to be a very popular beginners' guide to 174 of Britain's commonest bird species.' IBIS (April 2008) Easily the best guide for the complete beginner...Brilliant The Observer (June 2008)
Author Bio
Simon Harrap is a well-known 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 (Helm), and co-author of Where to Watch Birds in Britain (Helm) and Orchids of Britain and Ireland (A&C Black). He has recently set up a company with his wife to run nature breaks in Norfolk, his home county.