Collins Bird Guide: The Most Complete Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe - Softcover

Svensson, Lars; Grant, Peter J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007113323 ISBN 13: 9780007113323

Publisher: Collins, 2001

Synopsis

The comprehensive and award-winning Collins Bird Guide, published to great acclaim in 1999, has now been reissued in a compact, stylish paperback edition.

Collins have been the leading publishers of bird field guides for over 40 years. The publication of Roger Tory Peterson’s guide in the 1950s, and the guide illustrated by Hermann Heinzel in the 1970s, were landmarks in field guide publishing. Collins New Bird Guide represents yet another landmark for Collins. Written by Lars Svensson, illustrated by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterström, and translated by David Christie, this is the strongest team ever to produce a field guide.

Collins New Bird Guide provides all the information needed to identify any species at any time of the year, with detailed text on size, habitat, range, identification and voice. Accompanying every species entry is a distribution map and illustrations showing the species in all the major plumages (male, female, immature, in flight, at rest, feeding: whatever is important).

In addition each group of birds includes an introduction which covers the major problems involved in identifying or observing them: how to organise a sea watching trip, how to separate birds of prey in flight, which duck hybrids can be confused with which main species. These and many other common birdwatching questions are answered.

The combination of definitive text, up-to-date distribution maps and superb illustrations, all in a single, portable volume, makes this book the ultimate field guide. It will become essential on every bookshelf and birdwatching trip.

About this title

About the Author

Lars Svensson is Europe’s leading field ornithologist.

Killian Mullarney is one of the world’s finest bird illustrator’s. Winner of numerous awards, this is the first guide that he has illustrated.

Dan Zetterström is widely acclaimed for his bird illustrations.

From the Back Cover

Now available in paperback, Collins Bird Guide has proved to be a landmark in field guide publishing. Illustrated by Killian Mullarney and Dan Zetterstrom, with text by Lars Svensson and Peter J. Grant, this is the strongest team ever to produce a field guide. The combination of superb and thoughtfully arranged illustrations, definitive text and up-to-date distribution maps, all in a single volume, is what we have all been waiting for. The 'Collins Bird Guide' has already become established as the most essential reference to European bird identification.

"This book will become the standard guide for many years to come." 'BBC Wildlife'

"As essential as binoculars for those who take birdwatching seriously." 'New Scientist'

"…go on, buy it and enjoy it – it really is a very good book!" 'RSPB Birds Magazine'

"The richest and the most comprehensive of the current guides" 'The Times'

Edition details

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0007113323
• ISBN 13: 9780007113323
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Mullarney Killian, Zetterström Dan
• Number of pages: 400