UK field guide recommendations (1 Viewer)

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beeeater

New member

• Nov 23, 2006

• #1

for the last 20 years I've used John Gooders' Kingfisher field Guide to the birds of Britain and ireland. It's been a great book: good size, great cover, excellent illustrations, but alas it's now seriously out of date. Can anyone recommend a good replacement?

 

david kelly

Drive-by Birder

• Nov 24, 2006

• #2

beeeater said:

for the last 20 years I've used John Gooders' Kingfisher field Guide to the birds of Britain and ireland. It's been a great book: good size, great cover, excellent illustrations, but alas it's now seriously out of date. Can anyone recommend a good replacement?

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Collins Bird Guide by Mullarney, Svensson, Zetterstrom & Grant.

David

 

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aguila

Active member

• Nov 24, 2006

• #3

I agree with David. this is BY FAR the best bird guide for Europe. I have the
German version and I love it. I never go anywhere without it.

Markus

 

Swissboy

Sempach, Switzerland

Supporter

• Nov 24, 2006

• #4

aguila said:

I agree with David. this is BY FAR the best bird guide for Europe. I have the
German version and I love it. I never go anywhere without it.

Markus

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I second that. NOTHING like it available. It's definitely one of the world's best field guides.

 

Capercaillie71

Well-known member

• Nov 24, 2006

• #5

Agree that Collins is best, but perhaps it is also getting a little out of date (if you care about things like species splits etc. and changing bird distributions). Is there likely to be an update any time soon?

 

bitterntwisted

Graham Howard Shortt

• Nov 24, 2006

• #6

Similar threads with more comments on Collins and others:

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=71489
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=69939
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=68766

As you'll see from my posts, I am a sworn Collins man. And having seen Keith Dickinson's Pocket PC version with calls, I know what I want from Santa!

Graham

 

DJW

Well-known member

• Nov 24, 2006

• #7

Collins for me too.

I keep the book at home and use the eGuide pocket PC version in the field.

The eGuide let me down recently when I was at Holme watching a group of Shore Larks. Looked them up in the index - no such bird!
It was only when I got home and checked the book that I found that Collins describe them as Horned Lark.

Regards

Dave