Where to watch birds in Spain book (ENG or SPA) (1 Viewer)

[Gzoladz74]

Hi all,

I am looking for recommendations on books about where to watch birds in Spain. I have it narrowed down to 2 collections:

1. Where to watch birds in Spain (there is a Northern Eastern and a Southern West version), by publisher Helm.
2. Cuando y donder ver aves en...(Murcias, Madrid, Extramadure, etc, there are about 8 books) by Tundra editions.

Option 1 is available on ebook format (preferred) and I have downloaded samples and they feel a bit wordy (i.e. long descriptions on how to get to a place, what are somewhat redundant since GPS exists).

Option 2 is not available on ebook format and I have not had a chance to review them.

Any suggestion on either of these 2 or other will help.

Thanks

 

[chrisij]

Hi. A bit late to reply to this. You may have already been to Spain by now!
I haven't seen any of the Tundra books, so I can't comment on them. I used the NE Spain Helm book (ebook) when I was there last October (mainly Ebro Delta, but a few other places around Barcelona, too). My main 'book' was the Catalonia guide by Dave Gosney (at easybirder.co.uk). I found this better, because it gave some precise details about places within sites to check, which is good if time is tight. The Helm book just tells you where the site is, seasons, and what birds are likely, so I used it more of a supplement to the Dave Gosney guide. I think he also has guides for other parts of Spain. They are not books, more like pamphlets, so they are easy to carry around, write your own notes on, etc. Also, they have a very cool 'old school' format, hand drawn maps, etc., which I enjoyed. Fun to use. The Helm guide is pretty dry, I thought.
(I went to the Canaries after Spain. There's a Dave Gosney guide for there too and a DVD to go with it. I found both super useful.)