Customer Reviews
The Best at what it does. - By: Phil Bull, 18 Nov 2008 
This is beyond any reasonable doubt the best portable field guide.
The other reviewers make that clear.
One of three essential books:
For beginners, or for more detailed information on commoner British Birds I would suggest that the excellent RSPB Handbook of British Birds (Ornithology) is a better choice.
For detailed ID info on rarer birds, Handbook of Bird Identification for Europe & the Western Palearctic, The is probably the best.
I use all 3 frequently (the last mainly for birds I haven't seen myself! Sigh!)the RSPB book is also a very reasonable price & pocketable, the Western Palearctic book is neither cheap (good value nonetheless) nor pocketable.
Birds - lots of feathers - By: D. Davies, 13 Apr 2008 I bought this book to identify the little blighters who hop & fly merrily around my garden. It's a great book with good images & text. The only bird book you'll ever need.
BRILLIANT BOOK! - By: Mr. Derek L. Watters, 25 Mar 2008 I cannot recommend this book khighly enough. I have being birding for 25 years & have amassed a collection of c60 bird books on European birds. This is equal to 50 of them TOGETHER! The illustrations & descriptions are excellent. Many books carry detailed descriptions & photographs on birdsin winter plumage & then state that they are summer visitors (or vice versa)! This book is invaluable & ever birder should have at least one copy
First class field guide - By: Mr. C. D. Yates, 23 Jan 2008 An excellent field guide with brilliant drawings of all the birdsin their different plumages. Really does help when identifying rare birds or ones which you are unsure of.
Best bird guide ever!!!! - By: J. Groom, 29 Oct 2007 The best field guide I have ever owned. Beautiful illustrations & ideal text (plus illustrations & text on opposite pages!!!). It is also comprehensive & features many 'common' vagrants too. If you are a serious European based birder or wildlife enthusiast then quite simply you need this book.
Its scope & detail may prove off-putting to beginners but trust me its worth every penny!
