ITINERARIES • TOUR STATUS • DETAILS • SPACE REQUESTS ITINERARIES • We issue a separate itinerary for each year, typically at least 9 months before that year's first departure. Most itineraries don't vary much year to year, but there may be small or rarely more substantive changes. A sample previous-year itinerary is usually available even if the one for your chosen departure is not. We do not require any deposit for provisional bookings until the itinerary for the departure is ready. The reverse side includes a concise bird identification guide for each species. This text covers key characters to look out for including length (bill to tail), wingspan and call. Also included in this winter birds field guide are useful pointers to help distinguish between similar-looking species.

Discover detailed profiles of a wide variety of birds in Britain and Europe. Read about their different behaviours and habits, such as mating, nursing, and migration patterns. Learn when the best time of year is to spot them and where they are most likely to be found. Over ten years in the making [and known throughout its gestation as `HBI' - Handbook of Bird Identification,] this is THE identification guide of the decade.

Train your ears

Some illustrations are very appealing, others less so, and on balance Paul Greenfield's figures from the earlier guide have the edge. However, the new plates are better labelled, with English names for species, subspecific trinomials where relevant, and age and/or sex – much more convenient for use in the field than the earlier number-based system. The Handbook - HBI as it is already known - must now jostle for bookshelf space with not only the BWP but also the other major treatments of the birds of Europe or the Western Palearctic which have emerged over the last decade. To do so successfully, it must offer something identifiably different and of sufficient quality to meet the demands of an increasingly sophisticated market. The acid test of the success of HBI must therefore lie in its text. This I found to be excellent, with an appropriate balance given to jizz and plumage minutiae. The more complex identification problems are well-handled and are models of crisp precision given the constraints of space. HBI is not, therefore, the source of major new enlightenments (nor presumably was it intended to be), but it does give an admirably solid and authoritative snapshot of our knowledge of bird identification in the late 1990's. Other more specialist sources may have more detail on a particular topic, or one may prefer some other plates by other artists in other works, but no other single guide brings together so much of such a consistently high quality.' Andy Stoddart, Birding World " Designed for speedy bird identification with living birds in the garden, the guide features beautiful colour paintings by Chris Shields. Accompanying text on the reverse side covers body size, food, key identification notes and conservation status.

For ease of use, the book includes a glossary, an index, and a ribbon marker, and is organized according to the latest phylogenetic arrangement from the Assembling the Fungal Tree of Life project. Each species features up to five vibrant photographs, to aid with identification, along with notes on range, season, spore print, look-alikes, conservation status, and more. Introductory essays explain the various parts of a mushroom—both above and below ground—common host trees, nomenclature and taxonomy, mushroom ecology, and the impacts of our changing climate. For ornithology enthusiasts, or if you just want to identify the visitors coming into your garden, this bird guide will tell you everything you need to know about our local birds. It has been authenticated by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds to provide you with the most thorough and accurate information. Comprehensive and definitive, the text covers status and conservation, geographic range, movements and migration, breeding biology and feeding habits, plus identification and latest taxonomic treatments. The sheer variety in shape, colour, and size of the birds to be found in Britain and Europe provide birdwatchers with a truly spectacular pastime. Whether out for a walk in the local park or in the heart of the countryside, there is always something interesting to see.

Winter coastal birds guide

And here my personal favourite - the best book on European birds in my opinion and quite complete (beware : NOT a field guide, this one - too heavy anyway to take in the field !!) Our popular bird field guide measure 24.5cmx17.5cm and is extremely lightweight so is the perfect bird identification chart for popping in your bag when heading outside. All wildlife identification guides are laminated, meaning they are showerproof for use outside. and can be wiped clean. This new field guide by Mark Golley covers 285 of the species regularly seen in Britain and Ireland and is intended for beginners, as well as those with a little bit more experience. The short introduction covers the plumage details of a bird and a section covering the various habitats found in the region. The latter is well worth reading as it includes some useful tips on how to find birds within the habitat being described. More than 3,800 full-colour figures with illustrations of distinct subspecies, sexes, ages and morphs, are further supported by in-text identification keys and figures.

Our newly updated park and garden bird guide features an illustrated bird chart covering the top 50 British birds found in gardens, parks, ponds and rivers.Besides a few minor quibbles, this is an excellent field guide and is well worth consideration in the crowded field of books covering birds in Britain and Ireland. This definitive and bestselling field guide is the perfect companion for nature enthusiasts and birdwatchers. May is simply a wonderful time to visit Britain, with the rural landscape at its greenest, bird song and nesting activity at a peak, and spring migration still in full flow.

Describe the sound you are hearing, either out loud to someone else or in your head. Does it stay at one pitch or go up and down? Is it loud or quiet? Fast or slow? Repetitive or varied? Does it remind you of another sound? superb, full-colour plates with extensive captions and detailed facing-plate identification texts and maps, to enable identification at a glance.

Field Guides for Bird Watchers

Many people find identifying birds by the sounds they make to be particularly challenging. There’s no shortcut to mastering this but there are several tips that can help: