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30-10-2009, 09:26 PM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: north yorks
Posts: 843
| | | what books and guides do you fall back on when the gray stuff fails you?
whats in your book collection for finding out what you have seen when out and about? |
30-10-2009, 09:34 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: North Norfolk
Posts: 1,420
| | | Re: what books and guides do you fall back on when the gray stuff fails you?
My field guide would be Collins Bird Guide, (copy at home and in car) but my bible would be Birds of the western paleartic. (Not exactly a field guide!)  |
30-10-2009, 09:42 PM
|  | Moderator | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Belvedere, Kent
Posts: 9,558
| | | Re: what books and guides do you fall back on when the gray stuff fails you?
- RSPB Complete Birds of Britain and Europe - Rob Hume
- RSPB Handbook of British Birds - Peter Holden & Tim Cleeves (free gift when joining)
- Collins Field Guide to the Spiders of Britain and Northern Europe - Michael J Roberts
- Collins Complete British Insects - Michael Chinery
- Britain's Butterflies - David Tomlinson & Rob Still
- Britain's Dragonflies - Dave Smallshire & Andy Swash
- DK Pocket Nature Fungi - Shelley Evans & Geoffrey Kibby
- Collins Complete Guide to British Mushrooms and Toadstools - Paul Sterry & Barry Hughes
- Collins Complete Guide to British Wild Flowers - Paul Sterry
- Wild Flowers of Britain and Ireland - Blamey, Fitter and Fitter
- A Field Guide to the Land Snails of Britain and North-west Europe - M P Kerney & R A D Cameron
- AIDGAP Land Snails in the British Isles - Robert Cameron & Gordon Riley
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Reason: Forgot the snails!
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05-10-2010, 09:17 PM
|  | Active Member | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: In a fishermans cottage on the North Devon coast
Posts: 84
| | | Re: what books and guides do you fall back on when the gray stuff fails you?
I have not read them all yet! excuse the typos please
Latest purchase today at 75p
I buy most at car boot sales & charity shops from 20p up to £1.50
Its sort of a hobby really.
a sketchbook of birds c f tunnicliffe victor gollancz
bird behaviour robert burton granada
bird behaviour john sparkes hamlyn
bird life jurgan niclai g.p. purmang
bird table book tony soper dc
bird watching with bill oddie bill oddie macmillan
birding with bill oddie bill oddie rspb bbc
birds christopher perrins collins & readers union group
birds and their eggs david stephen collins
birds for all seasons jeffery boswall bbc
birds of britain & europe with north africa heinzel collins
birds of britain and europe nicholas hammond pan books
birds of britain and europe bertel bruun hamlyn
birds of ocean and estuary john gooders orbis
birds of the coast r jones jarold
birds of the tideline & shorebirds of the northern hemisphere alan richards dragons world
birds of the west country stanley davies rspb
birdwartching david saunders hamlyn
birdwatching year rspb rspb equation
breeding british & european birds peter howe isle d avon
british birds b vesey Fitzgerald ladybird
coastal & seabirds handbook duncan brewer miles kelly
devon bird report 2004 devon bird watching
devon birds t beer james pike
discovering birds jim flegg treasure press
everday birds tony soper david & charles
field guide bird songs & call geoff sample collins
field guide birds of Britain reader digest natures lovers library
field guide to birds of britain & Europe jim fleggs nh
garden & woodland birds national trust reader digest nature notebook
garden birds stephen moss collins gem
garden birds of britain & Europe derlef singer collins nature guides
glovebox guide birds of Britain nicholas hammond aa
guide to birdwatching peter conder hamlyn
handbook of british birds peter holden rspb helm
how to be a bad birdwatcher simon barnes short books
illustrated guide birds of britain & europe inc bird songs paul sherry aa
interesting british birds kathleen daly blackie
little black book bill oddie robson
nesting birds & fledglings winwood reade blandford
penguins john love witlet
photographic guide birds of britain & Europe hakan delin ted smart
ravens in winter bernd heinrich vintage
sea & coastal birds eggs & nests jiri felex octopus
seabirds david saunders hamlyn
seabirds of the northern hemisphere alan richards pocket guide dragons world
seaside & moorland birds national trust reader digest nature notebook
secret lives of birds dominic couzens rspb
the world of birds malcolm ellis hamlyn
where to watch birds in som, avon, glos, wil ken hall helm
winged builders nancy price gr
sea & seashore i o evans observers book of
secrets of the seashore the living countryside readers digest
the world of still water the living countryside readers digest
seas & islands the living countryside readers digest
wildlife on your doorstep the living countryside readers digest
along the riverbank the living countryside readers digest
the patchwork landscape the living countryside readers digest
everchanging woodlands the living countryside readers digest
insects gem collins
butterflies & moths nature guides collins
butterflies & moths field guide to crowood - helgard reichhoff
wild animals wild guide collins
butterflies & moths field guide in colour octopus
trees & shrubs nature lovers library - field guide to readers digest
wild flowers nature lovers library - field guide to readers digest
shells spotters guides usborne
the flowers of britain & europe concise guide to oxford
Last edited by Sherlock; 05-10-2010 at 09:20 PM.
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16-11-2010, 08:11 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: London/ Essex/ Herts border.
Posts: 2,464
| | | Re: what books and guides do you fall back on when the gray stuff fails you?
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Originally Posted by tom00_uk  whats in your book collection for finding out what you have seen when out and about? | Far too many to even think about listing!
Among the most regularly opened are the Collins Bird Guide, BWP, and the Dijkstraa/Lewington Dragonflies of Europe.
The MacMillan Guide to Bird Identification is recommended if you can find a copy (and the MacMillan Birders Guide for those who travel in Europe or are into their rarities). |
16-11-2010, 08:50 AM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: London
Posts: 4,434
| | | Re: what books and guides do you fall back on when the gray stuff fails you?
Quote:
Originally Posted by Sherlock I have not read them all yet! excuse the typos please
Latest purchase today at 75p
I buy most at car boot sales & charity shops from 20p up to £1.50
Its sort of a hobby really.
a sketchbook of birds c f tunnicliffe victor gollancz
bird behaviour robert burton granada
bird behaviour john sparkes hamlyn
bird life jurgan niclai g.p. purmang
bird table book tony soper dc
bird watching with bill oddie bill oddie macmillan
birding with bill oddie bill oddie rspb bbc
birds christopher perrins collins & readers union group
birds and their eggs david stephen collins
birds for all seasons jeffery boswall bbc
birds of britain & europe with north africa heinzel collins
birds of britain and europe nicholas hammond pan books
birds of britain and europe bertel bruun hamlyn
birds of ocean and estuary john gooders orbis
birds of the coast r jones jarold
birds of the tideline & shorebirds of the northern hemisphere alan richards dragons world
birds of the west country stanley davies rspb
birdwartching david saunders hamlyn
birdwatching year rspb rspb equation
breeding british & european birds peter howe isle d avon
british birds b vesey Fitzgerald ladybird
coastal & seabirds handbook duncan brewer miles kelly
devon bird report 2004 devon bird watching
devon birds t beer james pike
discovering birds jim flegg treasure press
everday birds tony soper david & charles
field guide bird songs & call geoff sample collins
field guide birds of Britain reader digest natures lovers library
field guide to birds of britain & Europe jim fleggs nh
garden & woodland birds national trust reader digest nature notebook
garden birds stephen moss collins gem
garden birds of britain & Europe derlef singer collins nature guides
glovebox guide birds of Britain nicholas hammond aa
guide to birdwatching peter conder hamlyn
handbook of british birds peter holden rspb helm
how to be a bad birdwatcher simon barnes short books
illustrated guide birds of britain & europe inc bird songs paul sherry aa
interesting british birds kathleen daly blackie
little black book bill oddie robson
nesting birds & fledglings winwood reade blandford
penguins john love witlet
photographic guide birds of britain & Europe hakan delin ted smart
ravens in winter bernd heinrich vintage
sea & coastal birds eggs & nests jiri felex octopus
seabirds david saunders hamlyn
seabirds of the northern hemisphere alan richards pocket guide dragons world
seaside & moorland birds national trust reader digest nature notebook
secret lives of birds dominic couzens rspb
the world of birds malcolm ellis hamlyn
where to watch birds in som, avon, glos, wil ken hall helm
winged builders nancy price gr
sea & seashore i o evans observers book of
secrets of the seashore the living countryside readers digest
the world of still water the living countryside readers digest
seas & islands the living countryside readers digest
wildlife on your doorstep the living countryside readers digest
along the riverbank the living countryside readers digest
the patchwork landscape the living countryside readers digest
everchanging woodlands the living countryside readers digest
insects gem collins
butterflies & moths nature guides collins
butterflies & moths field guide to crowood - helgard reichhoff
wild animals wild guide collins
butterflies & moths field guide in colour octopus
trees & shrubs nature lovers library - field guide to readers digest
wild flowers nature lovers library - field guide to readers digest
shells spotters guides usborne
the flowers of britain & europe concise guide to oxford |  But where do you buy your book shelves? IBD Deisenroth?  
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16-11-2010, 08:58 AM
|  | Officer of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: North Tyneside
Posts: 691
| | | Re: what books and guides do you fall back on when the gray stuff fails you?
Much like Roy, too many to list but my most dog-eared ones are
The Moss Flora of Britain and Ireland (Smith) and
British Mosses and Liverworts (Watson)
How sad am I
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16-11-2010, 12:57 PM
|  | Wild Member | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: London
Posts: 128
| | | Re: what books and guides do you fall back on when the gray stuff fails you?
- Insects of Great Britain and Western Europe - Michael Chinery
- Wildflower Key - Francis Rose
- Collins Bird Guide
- Macmillan Field Guide to Bird Identification - Keith Vinicombe
^^that last one I've found particularly good for improving my ID skills. It focuses on methods for separating various confusion species and awkward groups. | | |
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