Product Description

You've just seen a small black and white bird, but which species is it? Which bird has a red head and a yellow wing? Birds by Colour helps you to identify almost 200 bird species common to western Europe simply by their shape and colour. Conceived and designed specifically for beginners, this is the first guide to approach identification from birds' most visible characteristics: their colours. No prior knowledge of ornithology is required to use the guide. 184 species have been classified according to the most typical bird shapes. Then groups of species that share physical characteristics and have similar colours are treated together on a spread, illustrated side by side to allow direct comparison. In the second half of the book, each featured bird has its own short field guide entry, including information on their biology, behaviour, habitat and distribution. Each field guide entry is illustrated by a colour photograph and the artworks from the first half of the guide and details the best times and locations for observing the species.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #337282 in Books
• Published on: 2008-01-10
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Review
'Useful new guide to help beginner bird spotters identify 184 bird species by their shape and colour.' The Bookseller, Friday 5th October ' the brief descriptions of each species are clear, up-to-date and accompanied by a photograph and drawing.' BBC Wildlife (Feb 2008) ' an innovative new guide to identifying birds specifically designed for beginners. it is the firstguide to approch the identification from the simple angle' FatBirder "Specifically designed for bird-spotting beginners, this innovative guide helps you identify nearly 200 of the most common birds species found in Britain and western Europe by the most simple of visual characteristics - shape and colour. ( ) An excellent handbook for amateur ornithologists, with some lovely illustrations to boot." Caravan Club Magazine (1 April 2008)

Caravan Club Magazine, April 1, 2008
"An excellent handbook for amateur ornithologists, with some lovely illustrations to boot."

About the Author
Marc Duquet has been an ornithologist since 1975 and is the editor of the Ornithos review for the L'Oiseau Magazine.

Customer Reviews

Cracker for starters!!!
Great book for beginners and or kids.
Lovely illustrations and logical layout.
Some birds hardly ever seen in UK, why include Wallcreeper??
But excellent nevertheless.

Birds by Colour review
This is a nice book for a beginner - but beginner is the operative word here! If, like me, you were hoping to sort out those 'little brown birds' this book will not help. Its definately for beginners. The birds in this book are the most obvious birds to describe how to identify. The ones we would actually get confused between are not here...
Beginners - buy it! The rest of you - dont bother!