| Collins Bird Guide: The Most Complete Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe | 
 enlarge | Authors: Lars Svensson, Peter J. Grant
Creators: Killian Mullarney, Dan Zetterstrom, David Christie
Publisher: Collins
Category: Book
List Price: £16.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  33 reviews
Sales Rank: 1147
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 412
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.9
ISBN: 0007113323
Dewey Decimal Number: 598
EAN: 9780007113323
ASIN: 0007113323
Publication Date: April 2, 2001
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| Customer Reviews:
 Where are the recipes? May 31, 2007
10 out of 44 found this review helpful
An excellent book which really aids identification. It's let down very slightly by the lack of recipes for these birds. Still, I've a Cretan cookery book which has a recipe for "6 thrushes" and an Indian one for heron, so I'll begin with those!
Clive
Great Guide May 24, 2007
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
As a beginner to the art of bird watching (a new venture as part of a middleaged life reappraisal) I had no idea what book would set me on the way. This guide absolutely hit the spot - very comprehensive illustrations and detailed notes. There's even an attempt to recreate bird call using phonetics - an absolute scream.
Its also portable!
Highly recommended.
The best! January 12, 2007
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
Put purely and simply, this is the best bird identification guide I have ancountered. I have many different ones and they all have their charms but for a truly amazing, comprehensive and detailed list of all the birds of Britain and Europe, this wins hands down. The illustrations are beautiful, and incredibly accurate, with details of all plumages (summer/winter/adult/sub-adult/juvenile), and details of sub-species. General behaviour, physical description, and calls and songs are all detailed superbly. I haven't even had this book for 24 hours yet and already I love it - that says quite alot, I think!
What a book October 9, 2006
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
To me this is the BOOK. Unlike a few I've seen this book is ideal for beginners like myself who although has been interested in bird watching and wild life for years, I decided that this year as I was on Holiday in Norfolk it was perhaps an ideal time to get started. This book I have found is one of the best I have found so far. Now all I need is a good scope to enjoy whats in the book even more.
The best guide I've seen October 3, 2006
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
Since being a child I've been borrowing my dad's weatherbeaten copy of Bertel Bruun's masterpiece, without ever finding an adequate replacement.
This one's finally taken over, crammed with beautiful photos, informative text, and great little touches that make identification easier. There's plenty of extra drawings of species' behaviour to get rid of the unavoidable "stuffed animal" nature of bird plates, and each species has a description of song. There's even an easy to read guide to help you ascertain how common British species are. Yes it's pretty crammed, but all with relevant information, in a book that's deserved to be the new standard for birdwatchers everywhere.
Dad, you can have your book back now.
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