Book Review # 55 – British Birds
British Birds
A Pocket Guide
Author (s):
Rob Hume, Robert Still, Andy swash, Hugh Harrop and David Tipling.
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Brief Review:
What a delightful pocket guide this is. Let me tell you what you will find in the 272 pages:
1600 color illustrations.
248 maps.
More Info.
259 silhouettes.
This guide clearly has given great importance to help achieve a quick process for identifying the different species of birds. The authors have separated the species in similar groups, based according to size and behavior.
Each of the 248 species listed in the guide is described in a clear and comprehensive way. Part of the identification information includes the following:
- Name, scientific name.
- Size.
- Inflight.
- Voice.
- Comparison spreads and tables.
- Image annotations and labels.
- Status.
- Observation tips.
- Maps.
This pocket guide has a lot to offer to birdwatchers at all levels. I believe that it will be an essential guide to carry when bird watching in Great Britain.
Reviewed by:
H.J. Ruiz – Avian101.Wordpress.com – September 27th, 2019
H.J. Ruiz - Avian101 
Thanks for the review, HJ; the book looks like it would be very useful.
Thank you, Clare. Yes, it would be for identifying birds and learn about them. 🙂
Thanks for this. Princeton UP does these books so well. In a saturated avian market, new approaches are still being found. Bird books of 10 – 15 years ago already look dated (and the pics are notably less good). This looks VG – I’m getting one…
That’s a great idea! Thanks, RH. 🙂