Pocket Guide to the Birds of Britain and North-West Europe

By Steve Madge and Chris Kightley

Book Overview

This invaluable book is the ultimate pocket guide to the birds of Britain and north-west Europe. Covering birds of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300074557
• ISBN13: 9780300074550
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.3" x 0.8" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Wagtails and Jackdraws

I went to Germany this past summer and saw many birds I could not identify. Upon returning I searched online for birding guides that covered Germany, and this one showed up many times as being recommended, so I bought it. The guide is wonderful with lots of high-quality color illustrations and descriptions of birds and their geographical habitats by season, and for some birds includes stage of life. It covers North-West Europe with a focus on Britain and Ireland, so when I return to Europe I'll be sure to bring this guide!

Pocket Guide to the Birds of Britain and North-west Europe.

I checked this book out of the library prior to a trip to London, and now I'm going to buy a copy for my library. This is such a well laid out book, and the perfect size for the field. The information on the covers is particularly nice, with black and white illustrations of members of all the families so that you can quickly determine where in the guide to look for details. This is very helpful because there are many unfamiliar birds there that don't fit into the categories of birds we're used to in the states. And right inside the front cover is a color-coded index to help you quickly get to the section you need. I also liked the interesting facts about the birds that you don't see in many field guides. If you need a guide to birds for this area, this is definitely the one to have!

Pocket Guide to the Birds of Britain and North-West Europe

I ordered this book for a trip to Northern Germany and really lucked out. I read previous reviews, liked the format and size and gave it a shot. It was perfect for my needs. I recommend it highly.

Please let them publish one for North America!

Before our vacation in Denmark this month, I purchased this guide and based my selection on the 2 previous reviews and its small size. Boy, did I get lucky! This is one great field guide! Not only is all the pertinent information for each species located on one page, but that one page is also full of all sorts of interesting items (such as behaviors and flight patterns), written and/or pictured. If the authors would compile a similar guide for our North American species, it would surely replace my almost-worn-out National Geographic (my previous favorite)!

an excellent field guide

This is a very intelligently laid out guide for the field. Pictures, copy and maps are all on the one page; no thumbing from picture to map to copy, as with Peterson's field guide. No space is wasted, even the inside covers are full of information, and there is a color code index. This was designed by persons who know what it is to hurry, in wind, rain or bad light, to identify a bird.