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Britain's birds :

(Number (ISBN

1400880661

(Number (ISBN

9781400880669

Erroneous ISBN

0691158894

Erroneous ISBN

9780691158891

Title Proper

Britain's birds :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

an identification guide to the birds of Britain and Ireland /

First Statement of Responsibility

Rob Hume, Robert Still, Andy Swash, Hugh Harrop and David Tipling.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Princeton, NJ :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Princeton University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2016.

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2016

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource :

Other Physical Details

color illustrations

Series Title

WildGuides

Text of Note

Includes index.

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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.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

JSTOR

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

MIL

Stock Number

22573/ctt17xqtd9

Stock Number

925337

Title

Britain's birds.

International Standard Book Number

9780691158891

Birds-- Great Britain, Identification.

Birds-- Great Britain.

Birds.

NATURE-- Animals-- Birds.

NATURE-- Birdwatching Guides.

SCIENCE-- Life Sciences-- Zoology-- Ornithology.

Great Britain.

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NAT-- 004000

NAT-- 043000

NAT004000

NAT027000

NAT043000

SCI-- 070040

SCI100000

Number

Edition

Class number

Hume, Rob

Harrop, Hugh.

Still, Robert.

Swash, Andy.

Tipling, David.

Date of Transaction

20200824082448.0

Cataloguing Rules (Descriptive Conventions))

pn

Electronic name

[Book]

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