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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460686403321

Autore

Harrap Simon

Titolo

RSPB pocket guide to British birds / / Simon Harrap ; illustrated by Dave Nurney

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Bloomsbury, , 2015

©2012

ISBN

1-4729-3229-3

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Collana

RSPB

Disciplina

598.2941

Soggetti

Birds - Great Britain

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; How To Use This Book; Topography; Identifying Birds; Field Notes; Improving Your Fieldcraft; Habitats; Glossary; Colour-coding Key; Wildfowl; MUTE SWAN; BEWICK'S SWAN; WHOOPER SWAN; WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE; BEAN GOOSE; PINK-FOOTED GOOSE; GREYLAG GOOSE; CANADA GOOSE; BARNACLE GOOSE; BRENT GOOSE; EGYPTIAN GOOSE; SHELDUCK; MANDARIN; SHOVELER; GADWALL; MALLARD; PINTAIL; WIGEON; GARGANEY; TEAL; POCHARD; TUFTED DUCK; SCAUP; COMMON SCOTER; VELVET SCOTER; EIDER; LONG-TAILED DUCK; GOLDENEYE; SMEW; RED-BREASTED MERGANSER; GOOSANDER; Gamebirds; QUAIL

CORNCRAKERED GROUSE; PTARMIGAN; CAPERCAILLIE; BLACK GROUSE; PHEASANT; GREY PARTRIDGE; RED-LEGGED PARTRIDGE; Divers and Grebes; GREAT CRESTED GREBE; LITTLE GREBE; RED-THROATED DIVER; Shearwaters, Cormorants and Gannets; FULMAR; MANX SHEARWATER; GANNET; SHAG; CORMORANT; Herons; LITTLE EGRET; SPOONBILL; BITTERN; GREY HERON; Birds of Prey; OSPREY; COMMON BUZZARD; ROUGH-LEGGED BUZZARD; HONEY-BUZZARD; RED KITE; MARSH HARRIER; MONTAGU'S HARRIER; HEN HARRIER; GOSHAWK; SPARROWHAWK; GOLDEN EAGLE; PEREGRINE; MERLIN; HOBBY; KESTREL; Crakes and Rails; WATER RAIL; MOORHEN; COOT; Waders; OYSTERCATCHER

AVOCETSTONE-CURLEW; DOTTEREL; LITTLE RINGED PLOVER; RINGED



PLOVER; GOLDEN PLOVER; GREY PLOVER; LAPWING; RUFF; DUNLIN; LITTLE STINT; CURLEW SANDPIPER; KNOT; SANDERLING; PURPLE SANDPIPER; TURNSTONE; WOODCOCK; SNIPE; BLACK-TAILED GODWIT; BAR-TAILED GODWIT; WHIMBREL; CURLEW; GREEN SANDPIPER; WOOD SANDPIPER; COMMON SANDPIPER; SPOTTED REDSHANK; REDSHANK; GREENSHANK; Gulls, Terns and Auks; ARCTIC SKUA; MEDITERRANEAN GULL; BLACK-HEADED GULL; HERRING GULL; LESSER BLACK-BACKED GULL; GREAT BLACK-BACKED GULL; COMMON GULL; KITTIWAKE; LITTLE GULL; BLACK TERN; ARCTIC TERN; COMMON TERN; SANDWICH TERN

LITTLE TERNGUILLEMOT; RAZORBILL; BLACK GUILLEMOT; PUFFIN; Pigeons and Cuckoos; TURTLE DOVE; COLLARED DOVE; STOCK DOVE; ROCK DOVE/FERAL PIGEON; WOODPIGEON; RING-NECKED PARAKEET; CUCKOO; Owls; BARN OWL; LITTLE OWL; TAWNY OWL; SHORT-EARED OWL; Woodpeckers and Allies; NIGHTJAR; SWIFT; KINGFISHER; LESSER SPOTTED WOODPECKER; GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER; GREEN WOODPECKER; Larks, Swallows and Pipits; WOODLARK; SKYLARK; SWALLOW; SAND MARTIN; HOUSE MARTIN; ROCK PIPIT; MEADOW PIPIT; TREE PIPIT; YELLOW WAGTAIL; GREY WAGTAIL; PIED WAGTAIL; Wrens and Allies; WAXWING; DIPPER; WREN; DUNNOCK; Chats and Thrushes

ROBINCOMMON REDSTART; BLACK REDSTART; NIGHTINGALE; WHINCHAT; STONECHAT; WHEATEAR; RING OUZEL; FIELDFARE; REDWING; SONG THRUSH; MISTLE THRUSH; BLACKBIRD; Warblers and Flycatchers; GRASSHOPPER WARBLER; CETTI'S WARBLER; REED WARBLER; SEDGE WARBLER; GARDEN WARBLER; BLACKCAP; WHITETHROAT; LESSER WHITETHROAT; DARTFORD WARBLER; WOOD WARBLER; WILLOW WARBLER; CHIFFCHAFF; SPOTTED FLYCATCHER; PIED FLYCATCHER; Tits, Nuthatches and Treecreepers; FIRECREST; GOLDCREST; BEARDED TIT; LONG-TAILED TIT; CRESTED TIT; COAL TIT; GREAT TIT; BLUE TIT; MARSH TIT; WILLOW TIT; NUTHATCH; TREECREEPER; Shrikes and Crows

CHOUGH

Sommario/riassunto

A compact, lightweight and informative guide to 215 of the most common birds found in Britain. It features concise descriptions of each bird's main characteristics including plumage, calls, confusion species, habitat and includes distribution maps and detailed illustrations.