Europe's Dragonflies (1 Viewer)

Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• May 27, 2020

• #1

Smallshire and Swash,
some of you will be aware that I don't like photo guides but I just have to say that this is superb.

 

Richard Prior

Halfway up an Alp

• May 27, 2020

• #2

andyadcock said:

Smallshire and Swash,
some of you will be aware that I don't like photo guides but I just have to say that this is superb.

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Smallshire and Swash Andy? In my ignorance I thought you were using an old English expression along the lines of “Gadzooks and my giddy aunt”
Any reviews of the publication do you know?

 

Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• May 27, 2020

• #3

Richard Prior said:

Smallshire and Swash Andy? In my ignorance I thought you were using an old English expression along the lines of “Gadzooks and my giddy aunt”
Any reviews of the publication do you know?

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Name of the authors.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Europes-Dr...ords=europe+dragonflies&qid=1590599344&sr=8-1

 

njlarsen

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• May 27, 2020

• #4

I thought I recognized the name of the second author. I did from this very different book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Birds-Mamm...27:Andy+Swash&s=books&sr=1-10&text=Andy+Swash

Niels

 

Richard Prior

Halfway up an Alp

• May 27, 2020

• #5

andyadcock said:

Name of the authors.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Europes-Dr...ords=europe+dragonflies&qid=1590599344&sr=8-1

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Yes I realised, yet another of my failed jokes sorry, I should have put three
Thanks for the link.

 

Andy Adcock

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• May 27, 2020

• #6

Richard Prior said:

Yes I realised, yet another of my failed jokes sorry, I should have put three
Thanks for the link.

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Or my absence of a sense of humour?

 

Richard Prior

Halfway up an Alp

• May 27, 2020

• #7

andyadcock said:

Or my absence of a sense of humour?

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No, seeing that photo of you climbing aboard that buffalo proves you have one!

 

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aeshna5

Well-known member

• May 28, 2020

• #8

It is a superb book-have had my copy for about a week now.

 

Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• May 28, 2020

• #9

Richard Prior said:

No, seeing that photo of you climbing aboard that buffalo proves you have one!

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Ohhhh, I've done much sillier things than that!

 

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alan kennedy

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• May 28, 2020

• #10

aeshna5 said:

It is a superb book-have had my copy for about a week now.

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How does it compare with Smallshire & Swash 'Dragonflies and Damselflies of GB & I' (2nd Ed) in the same series? This also a v good guide imo.
Thanks
Alan

 

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aeshna5

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• May 28, 2020

• #11

alan kennedy said:

How does it compare with Smallshire & Swash 'Dragonflies and Damselflies of GB & I' (2nd Ed) in the same series? This also a v good guide imo.
Thanks
Alan

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I think if you liked that you will like this. The European guide has 360 pages compared with 230 pages for the latest 4th edition of the UK guide.

Obviously with so many more species to cover there are differences, so the biology section is not there & this guide is about adult ID so the larvae/exuvae ID is not there either but would make a cumbersome guide to include it here.

Excellent comparative ID sections of related species & full accounts with map, ID, behaviour & habitats.

 

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alan kennedy

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• May 28, 2020

• #12

Many thanks, that's useful.

Alan