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04-08-2011, 12:37 PM
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Hi
I wonder if anyone could offer me some advice.
There are many threads like this but can't find exactly what I'm after.
I'd like to return to some bird-watching after many years in the wilderness, and my beloved bird book is out of date. I have (I believe - I hesitate as I took the cover off to make field use easier) Ferguson-Lees & Willis (probably 1983 ed. The Shell Guide?). I like the drawings and the maps in this book. I don't like photo-id guides generally.
Not looking for heaps of habitat notes as am an ecologist anyway.
Am therefore looking for decent illustrations, up-to-date maps of breeding and overwintering distribution, some jizz notes....
Any suggestions please?
Mel
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04-08-2011, 12:39 PM
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04-08-2011, 02:57 PM
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Yup - got that one marked out on Amazon. Thanks Nige.
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04-08-2011, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by htcdude  | I would say not one of the best, but THE best ID guide for European species. |
04-08-2011, 05:24 PM
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Originally Posted by aeshna5 I would say not one of the best, but THE best ID guide for European species. | Agreed! 
Mind, the old Shell Guide was brilliant in its day, being the first British field guide to illustrate a lot of vagrants, including the American ones, and it was quite a challenge to tick off ALL the "Regulars" in the main part of the book! 
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05-08-2011, 01:46 PM
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Originally Posted by aeshna5 I would say not one of the best, but THE best ID guide for European species. | i never put mine down ... its always next to me while im on the pc....never goes onto a shlef...
i like books and find you can never have enough. like you are doing check em out for yourself and see whats best for you. 
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05-08-2011, 02:34 PM
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If I had to keep just one it would be Collins ed 2.
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06-08-2011, 07:13 AM
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Thanks all very much
I just bought the 2nd edition on Amazon.
I recall once having a book, now with a former partner :-( about bird jizz. I may try to find that too. It was quite fun as I remember but only had it for a short while.
My next query will be about new bins, but will search the forum first
Paxton Pits or Fen Drayton on Sun (weather permitting) to see what I can remember :-)
Mel
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06-08-2011, 07:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Mele ..........My next query will be about new bins, but will search the forum first...... | If you're in the market for new bins the upcoming Birdfair at Rutland is a great opportunity to try out lots of different models - just a thought
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06-08-2011, 08:21 AM
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Birds of the Western Palearctic 3 volume set (or the complete set of course it
can even be had on DVD or I believe a smart phone app.)
The Collins Bird Guide
The Hamlyn Guide Birds of Britain and Europe
The Readers Digest Birds of Britain
Not a photo in sight in any of them, just beautifully illustrated
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