Customer Reviews
First class guide to birds found in the British Isles - By: P. ROSS, 29 Jun 2008 
I read the reviews & decided to buy the book based on the high proportion of 5* ratings. I was not disappointed!
The book is the size of an average paperback, has a protective clear plastic sleeve, glossy pages, stunning photographs & great summaries on key facts of interest about each bird - definitely the best £7.99 I've spentin a long time!
This is the book you are looking for - By: Mr. W. P. Young, 26 Nov 2007 I purchased this book along with the RSPB one .
however the Collins book was more descriptive with full coulour photo's & not drawings as the rspb's it also shows the birdsin flight which helps you if you are a beginner less you might not be so quick with the binocc's
So well worth the pounds & five stars
Terrific Photography - By: J. Chippindale, 08 Aug 2007 If truth be told most of the birds books for sale these days are excellent for identification purposes. Printing techniques, particularly with the use of colour have improved dramatically & a book that would have cost £100 not many years ago, can now be purchased for a tenth of the price.
This book is full of good quality colour photographs that are ideal for identification. The book also tell you wherein the British Isles a particular species is usually to be found. Whether the bird is to be found all year round or whether it is just a visitor to our shores. It also shows the birdsin their different plumage: Male & female, juvenile etc.
Modern bird books consciously do not show photographs of eggs & I must admit it is something I miss, although I totally understand the reasoning behind it. Allin all this is another of a number of books that are well worth purchasing if you have either a passing interestin birds or are more serious about bird watching.
Highly readible and excellent photographs - By: Nicola Main, 10 Jul 2005 Collins Complete British Birds Photoguide has everything you would ever needin a bird book. It gives a very detailed introduction to British birds & a highly useful section on bird habitats, plumage, migration & movements & conservation at the start of the book without making the text sound too boring.
The photographsin the book are absolutely superb & show birdsin every plumage; male & female, adult or juvenile, summer or winter & they are very clear. Each species account gives a description of plumage patterns, voice, where the bird is likely to be found & its statusin the country at large, & also (which I found very useful) a bit on where the best place to find the bird is & at what time of year, the distribution maps are very clear & include a calendar bar to show if the birdin question is a year round resident or a visitor.
I found the text very easy to read (unlike most bird books which tend to be very scientific & hard to understand) & is a great book to have. Buy it, I guarantee you will not be wasting your money.
Excellent bird guide - By: Mr. Nicholas Fulker, 07 Jan 2005 This is the best bird indentifying book I've seen.
A great layout. Photos (not sketches) of each bird including male, female, juvenile....It also includes information on each bird size, voice, migration, habitat & areas. Also there are pictures of 'uncommon' visitor birds at the back & a lovely general introduction of habitats at the front of the book.
