Collins British Bird Identifier is a revolution in bird identification. It brings together exceptional new artwork, with a unique, practical and comprehensive guide to the 5 essential features needed to identify every species of British bird.
A new approach to bird identification, detailing five unique features that will definitively identify every species of British bird. The Collins British Bird Identifier is an essential field guide for beginners, experts and photographers. Each species is coded as common, scarce or rare with coloured dots to denote seasonality. Illustrations are arranged so that confusion species are together with only five features needed to clinch ID. The author, Paul Stancliffe, has synthesised his 50 years of note-taking to bring experienced birdwatchers a memory jogger and provides a fresh strategy for those new to birdwatching. Jeff Bakers stunning artwork brings these birds to life, using his own extensive experience in their depiction.
The definitive guide to the 5 features that identify every species of bird Covers every species of bird seen in the UK Easy to use for the beginner, a memory jogger for experts Allows everyone to identify birds quickly A checklist of what you should be looking for Simple code for common or rare species Colour code from when most likely to be seen Works as a stand alone book, or as a companion volume to your field guide
