ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- I know my birds, but I had to start somewhere, and if this book had been around it would have been so much easier to take my first steps into the lifelong joyous activity of birdwatching! Designed for the newly fascinated birder, it covers 139 birds commonly seen around the 20 most populous cities on the continent. It has a concise and chatty style, excellent resources, good clear photographs (the browns are beautifully reproduced – a real help!) and enough information (habitats, similar species, ecology, features, interactions with humans) to confidently identify that bird you see in your local area. A brilliant book - the best I’ve seen for beginners! Lindy
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- I know my birds, but I had to start somewhere, and if this book had been around it would have been so much easier to take my first steps into the lifelong joyous activity of birdwatching! Designed for the newly fascinated birder, it covers 139 birds commonly seen around the 20 most populous cities on the continent. It has a concise and chatty style, excellent resources, good clear photographs (the browns are beautifully reproduced – a real help!) and enough information (habitats, similar species, ecology, features, interactions with humans) to confidently identify that bird you see in your local area. A brilliant book - the best I’ve seen for beginners! Lindy
'Beware! This book will make you addicted to birding. An absolute ripper.' — Costa Georgiadis 'Many people have a 'spark bird' that ignites a lifelong love for birds. This could be a book that sparks a love of birds for a new generation.' — Sean Dooley, BirdLife Australia