DavidP
Well-known member
Planning on taking a trip to the Uk this summer.
I wonder what everyone would recommend as a good field guide for the Uk.
Reading past threads I purchased the paperback version of the Collins guide which I think is great, but it is a little large for field use, the type and illustrations are on the small side and i have my doubts that I will need the information on the Pale Scops Owl along with many of the other species that have a very low probability of appearing in the UK.
Is there an equal British version of the Collins guide that has the same quality, perhaps more info on each species relevant to the UK, is a little easier to read and to take in the field.
I find the US Sibley guide to Western species ideal in this respect, as it fits in my top shirt pocket, and is easy for the field but has the quality of the original sibley guide and is the same quality as the Collins but a lot easier to use and more useful to purely my area.
So my real question is there a Collins version of this sort of arrangement.
Thanks
David
I wonder what everyone would recommend as a good field guide for the Uk.
Reading past threads I purchased the paperback version of the Collins guide which I think is great, but it is a little large for field use, the type and illustrations are on the small side and i have my doubts that I will need the information on the Pale Scops Owl along with many of the other species that have a very low probability of appearing in the UK.
Is there an equal British version of the Collins guide that has the same quality, perhaps more info on each species relevant to the UK, is a little easier to read and to take in the field.
I find the US Sibley guide to Western species ideal in this respect, as it fits in my top shirt pocket, and is easy for the field but has the quality of the original sibley guide and is the same quality as the Collins but a lot easier to use and more useful to purely my area.
So my real question is there a Collins version of this sort of arrangement.
Thanks
David