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British Bird Sounds: The Definitive Audio Guide to Birds in Britain
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Product Description
This is a guide to all British birds whose sounds are likely to be encountered by the average birdwatcher. A total of 175 species are heard ranging from the familiar tawny owl to the very rare call of the bittern. This is an authorititive guide and an ideal gift for anyone wishing to learn the sounds of the great variety of birds that can be seen and heard throughout the season. A perennial best-seller.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #3147 in Books
- Published on: 2000-09-01
- Released on: 2006-09-04
- Format: Audiobook
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 2
- Binding: Audio CD
- 16 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
'Highly recommended...excellent compilation and editing.' --Birdwatching
Customer Reviews
Does what it says on the tin.
This is the definitive CD of bird noises, and covers all 175 species encountered in the UK. The quality of the recordings is very good, as one would expect from a British Library badged product, and as an aid to aural identification this is a useful resource, with each species separated into discrete tracks. Each track is introduced verbally by a gentleman who sounds like he'd really rather have been doing something else than voice tagging bird noises, but his diction is crystal clear and accentless. It's a 2 CD set, with passerines on one CD, and non-passerines on the other.
Not really one for the dinner party or the individual wanting to relax to the sound of birdsong, but peerless as a reference resource. I find I'm now wandering round my local area and managing to pick out individual species much more clearly.
Good value for a bird enthusiast
This was bought as a gift for my wife who is very interested in birdlife and needed a recording of bird calls to help her recognise species when she was out in the countryside. The CD is perfect for that purpose and has been a great help to her.
Audible support for birders
An excellent aid to distinguishing the birds you can hear but can't see. With the tracks downloaded onto an Ipod you can take the sounds to the birds.Well worth the investment.
