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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Rich Bonser" data-source="post: 1237374" data-attributes="member: 5248">Fair enough mate, but you'd spew up before consuming anything if you saw the price of the booze here in London! At least using the petrol analogy we're all getting ripped off pretty much the same. That was the point of the £15 comparison and to be honest, yes, the price tag on this book is probably a little steep (especially if you compare it to the phenomenal 'Petrels Day and Night' that retails for the same price as Martin's book).You're not wrong - the female scoter i.d. is in and well worth a read (as is a summary of Velvet, Stejneger's and White-winged Scoter i.d.). Must admit that, with the far superior production quality of Birding Scotland and its inclusion of colour pics, I'll bet you'd be bringing that out over the book if you're searching for the odd dresseri or borealis.Not necessarily beaten to death, just I was a little bit disappointed that I'd read all the tales in Birding Scotland. I don't think you can ever have enough of reading about people's pioneering efforts; I'd just have preferred some previously unpublished tales! Yep, thanks, glad to see someone's read my website... and best of luck in 3 months time.Cheers and all the bestRich</blockquote>