The Big Twitch by Sean Dooley. It may be birding in Australia but its a great read.
Cheers Jason
Paul Hurst said
Thu Oct 18 5:22 PM, 2012
Hi Dennis, thanks for the tip, but I've already got it, thanks. You're right when you say its a really useful book, and I always get it out right after looking at my Collins. I don't know what I would do without it, thought the sheer amount of info sometimes makes it more confusing for some species complexes, with the variations, subspecies, etc. However, it has gained me many a tick on some tricky birds, and I learned most of my bird plumage names from there. Thanks anyway for the info, you're not the first person to recommend me this book, but it strengthens my view that this book is held in high esteem by many birders, (up to now I thought that it was 'just' a good birding book useful for some tricky species!) Cheers, Paul
Dennis atherton said
Thu Oct 18 3:09 AM, 2012
youve probably got a good list from Paul but i have one i really like, after the trusty collins this is the second book i use the most, the Advanced Bird ID Guide, the western palearctic by Nils Van Duivenduk, this is not a guide in the standard form, this is just text, no pictures, its gets straight into the Birds ID in detail and description, Skipping all but what you really want to know and the most important notable distinctive and defineing features and getting straight to the heart of the matter, It does what it says on the tin and really is a great ID guide in my opinion, this book is just cramed with small details and when you get to the trickier speices this is the book i turn too, £10.50 on amazon with free delivery, Bargain for how much info it has, Cheers Den
Paul Heaton said
Mon Oct 8 3:35 PM, 2012
Paul.What can I say, I could list hundreds, it my special subject.. I believe I have all the info you are looking for, contact me via Private message,giving me a number to ring you on, otherwise just end up with a massive list on here.
Happy reading
Paul Hurst said
Sun Oct 7 10:33 PM, 2012
Hi, Can anybody recommend any bird books to me? My bird book library is only limited to 5 books (including Collin's bird guide), and being an avid reader with a small budget, I'm having some trouble choosing any books out of the enormous range offered to me. I'm pretty much interested in anything, from field guides to popular reading, as long as its got birds in it. Thanks Paul
-- Edited by Paul Hurst on Sunday 7th of October 2012 10:46:23 PM
Cheers
Jason
thanks for the tip, but I've already got it, thanks. You're right when you say its a really useful book, and I always get it out right after looking at my Collins. I don't know what I would do without it, thought the sheer amount of info sometimes makes it more confusing for some species complexes, with the variations, subspecies, etc. However, it has gained me many a tick on some tricky birds, and I learned most of my bird plumage names from there.
Thanks anyway for the info, you're not the first person to recommend me this book, but it strengthens my view that this book is held in high esteem by many birders, (up to now I thought that it was 'just' a good birding book useful for some tricky species!)
Cheers, Paul
Happy reading
Can anybody recommend any bird books to me? My bird book library is only limited to 5 books (including Collin's bird guide), and being an avid reader with a small budget, I'm having some trouble choosing any books out of the enormous range offered to me. I'm pretty much interested in anything, from field guides to popular reading, as long as its got birds in it.
Thanks
Paul
-- Edited by Paul Hurst on Sunday 7th of October 2012 10:46:23 PM