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Which Bird Book is best for Norway? (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter cgphoto
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David FG
The Big Dipper
cgphoto said:
I don't know of any that deal specifically with Norway and Denmark, but the all-round favourite of British birders must be Collins which covers not only Scandinavia but all of Europe and North Africa. Of its two authors and two illustrators, coincidentally, two are Scandinavian. It should be perfectly OK for your needs, I would suggest: it is readily available.
Blackstart
Saxophonus pinus
hannu
Well-known member
Cheapest price for the new book in Amazon US about 26 dollars
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0691050538/ref=dp_olp_2/104-2460647-2987169?_encoding=UTF8
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0691050538/ref=dp_olp_2/104-2460647-2987169?_encoding=UTF8
Blackstart
Saxophonus pinus
For the paper version, it's cheaper (and lighter), $18.87:hannu said:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0691050546/ref=sr_11_1/104-2148901-9592719?%5Fencoding=UTF8
Adam
Rasmus Boegh
BF member
David FG said:
There are versions of above book in Swedish (title: Fåglarna) and Danish (title: Fugle i felten). Actually, both these versions came before the English - latter just being a translation where abundance-codes for the various species have been changed so they fit GB rather than Sweden/Denmark. Anyway, it is by far the best single guide available and virtually all birders in Denmark use it. As I presume you don't speak Danish or Swedish the English version should be just fine despite its lack of specific comments on abundance of species in Denmark or Norway (regardless of version all European species of birds are covered and the small maps also show distributions for entire Europe). This site has abundance codes for Norway:
http://www.birdingnorway.no/norwaylist/index.htm
I've got a similar list for Denmark, but it's in Danish, so I'll see if I can find a version in English instead.
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StuartReeves
Local rarity
There is a bird list for Denmark, in English, with some status information on the excellent Danish Netfugl site at: http://www.netfugl.dk/dklist.php
Stuart
Stuart
Tero
Retired
If you have a shore birds book of any sort, bring it along. Also
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...8-7/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i7_xgl/203-6876553-5655153
looked interesting. If I were going to those areas, I would get some more specialist books like that. But I am land locked. |=@|
http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos...8-7/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i7_xgl/203-6876553-5655153
looked interesting. If I were going to those areas, I would get some more specialist books like that. But I am land locked. |=@|
Rasmus Boegh
BF member
Tero said:
While specialist guides might be recommended (e.g. Klaus Malling Olsen's & Hans Larsson's Gulls of Europe, Asia and North America) they really wouldn't be needed in the vast majority of cases. The guide by Svenson et al recommended in earlier posts has sufficient info & illustrations for the most. Indeed, I know many people, myself included, consider it the single best guide ever written - even when compared to guides for e.g. North America (but that's obviously open for discussion).
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Tero
Retired
I like to look at photos and illustrations both, if I can. That would be the reason to have some book other than Collins. I did Iceland with just two books, one was a slim Kightley
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/03...f=pd_bbs_1/103-0129093-0674260?_encoding=UTF8
definitely not as good as Collins and I had trouble with gulls. But it is light, quick to look at for birds other than gulls. Not that Collins is too big. The Princeton edition is easy to get, as pictured above.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/03...f=pd_bbs_1/103-0129093-0674260?_encoding=UTF8
definitely not as good as Collins and I had trouble with gulls. But it is light, quick to look at for birds other than gulls. Not that Collins is too big. The Princeton edition is easy to get, as pictured above.
