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" Britain's birds : "
Rob Hume, Robert Still, Andy Swash, Hugh Harrop and David Tipling.
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BL
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892226
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Hume, Rob
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Britain's birds : : an identification guide to the birds of Britain and Ireland /\ Rob Hume, Robert Still, Andy Swash, Hugh Harrop and David Tipling.
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| Publication Statement
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Princeton, NJ :: Princeton University Press,, 2016.
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, ©2016
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| Series Statement
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WildGuides
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1 online resource :: color illustrations
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| ISBN
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1400880661
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: 9781400880669
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0691158894
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9780691158891
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Cover ; Title ; Copyright ; Contents; Introduction ; THE SPECIES ACCOUNTS ; Wildfowl (swans, geese, ducks) ; Cormorants, divers and grebes ; Seabirds (Gannet, Fulmar, shearwaters, petrels) ; Rare seabirds ; Gulls and terns ; Skuas ; Auks (puffins, guillemots, Razorbill, murrelets).
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Aerial feeders (swifts, swallows, martins) Larks, pipits and wagtails ; Dipper, Wren, accentors, oriole, starlings and waxwings ; Thrushes, chats and wheatears ; Warblers, cisticola and crests ; Flycatchers ; Tits, nuthatches and 'creepers' ; Shrikes.
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Crows (includes Jay, Magpie, Nutcracker) Sparrows and finches ; Buntings ; Vagrant landbirds from North America ; Birds of uncertain origin and escapes/introductions ; British & Irish Lists, status and legislation ; Acknowledgements and photo credits ; Index.
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Pheasants, partridges, grouse and related species Pigeons and doves ; Sandgrouse ; Owls and nightjars ; Birds of prey (eagles, kites, Osprey, buzzards, harriers, hawks, falcons and related species) ; Kingfishers, cuckoos, Hoopoe, bee-eaters, Roller and parrot ; Woodpeckers.
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Waders (plovers, sandpipers, curlews, godwits, snipe and related species) Vagrant waders ; Large waterside birds (herons, bitterns, egrets, ibis, Spoonbill, cranes, storks) ; Bustards ; Crakes and rails (includes Moorhen, coots, gallinules).
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Britain's Birds will be enjoyed and valued by everyone, from beginner to experienced birder. One of the most comprehensive, up-to-date and practical bird books of modern times, it features an unrivalled selection of photographs showing all the plumages you are likely to see. Focusing on identification, and containing maps, facts and figures on numbers and distributions, this breakthrough publication was devised by a team of lifelong birdwatchers, all with many years' experience of showing people birds and producing user-friendly field guides.Comprehensive coverage of every bird recorded in Britain and IrelandThe only photographic guide to show all plumages likely to be encounteredMore than 2,700 superb colour photographs carefully selected to show key identification featuresDetailed guidance to help you identify any bird you seeLatest information on status, population, distribution and conservation designations.
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Birds-- Great Britain, Identification.
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Birds-- Great Britain.
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Birds.
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NATURE-- Animals-- Birds.
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NATURE-- Birdwatching Guides.
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SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Zoology-- Ornithology.
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Great Britain.
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598.0941
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QL690.G7
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Harrop, Hugh.
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Still, Robert.
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Swash, Andy.
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Tipling, David.
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