A compact, lightweight and informative guide to 215 of the UK's most common birds.

Featuring 950 colour illustrations and 215 up-to-date colour distribution maps, this new edition of RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds showcases 215 bird species regularly seen in the UK.

Each species is illustrated in all distinct plumage forms likely to be observed in the wild, and includes concise and succinct descriptions, with details on identification, calls and song, habitat, distribution and behaviour. Along with helpful distribution maps, the species accounts also feature confusion species, with their most important and easily noted differences described.

Portable and easy-to-use, RSPB Pocket Guide to British Birds is the perfect guide for use in the field.

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.

About the Author
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).

Reviews
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 *



Book Information
ISBN 9781472962621
Author Simon Harrap
Format Paperback
Page Count 224
Imprint Bloomsbury Wildlife
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weight(grams) 274g