RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds: Second edition

Harrap, Simon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1408174561 ISBN 13: 9781408174562

Publisher: A&C Black, 2012

This edition of the best-selling field guide from the RSPB is compact, informative and beautifully illustrated, and features 215 of the most common birds found in Britain.

Review:

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).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

'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) --IBIS (April 2008)

'Easily the best guide for the complete beginner...Brilliant', The Observer (June 2008) --The Observer (June 2008)

Book Description:

A compact, lightweight and informative guide to 215 of the most common birds found in Britain. It features concise descriptions of each bird's main characteristics including plumage, calls, confusion species, habitat and includes distribution maps and detailed illustrations.