Hello, my name is Marc and although I loved birds all my life, I am an absolute novice in bird watching. I moved to Sydney Australia from The Netherlands 10 years ago. During our latest holiday I really started to enjoy spotting birds and after spotting and photographing a beautiful rainbow bee eater, I decided to dive in deep. I spoke to a lady at the Tumut Info Centre who also works for NSW National Parks & Wildlife and asked her about a good bird guide.
She mentioned the Field Guide to Australian Birds but after some research online I found out that there seem to be several versions of that! I found this title under writers like Slater, Pizzey & Knight and Simpson & Day. My question is: Is there such a thing as the ‘bible’ under field guides for Australia? Is the ninth edition of Pizzey & Knight a good one?
She mentioned the Field Guide to Australian Birds but after some research online I found out that there seem to be several versions of that! I found this title under writers like Slater, Pizzey & Knight and Simpson & Day. My question is: Is there such a thing as the ‘bible’ under field guides for Australia? Is the ninth edition of Pizzey & Knight a good one?