RFI: Best identification guide to European birds (1 Viewer)

Dale Forbes

Swarovski Optik, Austria

• Sep 3, 2008

• #1

Hi all,

At the moment I am relying on a simple (but rather nice) field guide to the birds of central europe (D. Singer 2002 Welcher Vogel ist das? Kosmos) and am looking for another (couple?) of books to help with identification.

Details on how best to identify the various species is the key (although more additional info would be nice). The books do not need to be field guides.

Happy birding

 

Tero

Retired

• Sep 3, 2008

• #2

The Europe guides cover pretty widely. Collins etc. See
http://www.amazon.de/s/ref=nb_ss_w?...Daps&field-keywords=Birds+of+Europe&x=14&y=20

 

dogfish

Well-known member

• Sep 3, 2008

• #3

The Collins Complete Guide (Grant, Mullarney, Zetterstrom) is the best European field guide, followed by that of Lars Jonsson.

Sean

 

teamsaint

Well-known member

• Sep 3, 2008

• #4

The Collins Bird Guide is the best book

"As essential as binoculars to those who take birdwatching seriously"

 

Swissboy

Sempach, Switzerland

Supporter

• Sep 3, 2008

• #5

dogfish said:

The Collins Complete Guide (Grant, Mullarney, Zetterstrom) is the best European field guide, followed by that of Lars Jonsson.

Sean

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Both would also be available in German in case you want to follow up on your present book:

Der neue Kosmos Vogelführer; Svensson, et al

or

Die Vögel Europas; Lars Jonsson

Both are Kosmos Naturführer. Jonsson has the English names as well.

 

Tero

Retired

• Sep 4, 2008

• #6

Just to follow on Swissboy, some prices on that
http://www.amazon.de/s/ref=nb_ss_w?...&field-keywords=Die+V%F6gel+Europas&x=18&y=18

 

Dale Forbes

Swarovski Optik, Austria

• Sep 4, 2008

• #7

Hi all,
thanks for your advice.

What are these two and how do they compare?:
Collins Bird Guide: The Most Complete Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe 6th edition 2004. by Lars Svensson (Autor), Peter J. Grant (Autor), Killian Mullarney (Illustrator), Dan Zetterstrom (Illustrator), David Christie (Übersetzer)

and

Collins Bird Guide: The Most Complete Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe 2001
von Peter Grant (Autor)

happy birding
Dale

 

Edward

Umimmak

• Sep 4, 2008

• #8

Dale Forbes said:

Hi all,
thanks for your advice.

What are these two and how do they compare?:
Collins Bird Guide: The Most Complete Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe 6th edition 2004. by Lars Svensson (Autor), Peter J. Grant (Autor), Killian Mullarney (Illustrator), Dan Zetterstrom (Illustrator), David Christie (Übersetzer)

and

Collins Bird Guide: The Most Complete Guide to the Birds of Britain and Europe 2001
von Peter Grant (Autor)

happy birding
Dale

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They're the same book (the Collins guide as recommended above), just in hardback and paperback editions.

E

 

Dale Forbes

Swarovski Optik, Austria

• Sep 4, 2008

• #9

okay, just bought the soft cover version

 

M

mrpjdavis

Well-known member

• Dec 29, 2008

• #10

If you also want a superb ID book which is not a field guide, get Beaman and Madge "The Handbook of Bird Identification".

Pete

 

Microtus

Maryland USA (he/him)

• Dec 31, 2008

• #11

Another vote for Collins.