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Pocket Guide to the Birds of Britain and North-West Europe by Chris Kightley and Steve Madge is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
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<p><p>This invaluable book is the ultimate pocket guide to the birds of Britain and north-west Europe. Covering birds of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, Netherlands, Britain, and Ireland, it describes 386 species, including all breeding species and all regular and scarce migrants.<p>The definitive and accurate text highlights the key features that are required to make quick and safe identification. Almost every species is illustrated with a plate and all plumages regularly seen in the region are depicted. Similar species are compared to scale on double-page spreads as an aid to identification. Numerous maps are also included.<p>Copublished with Pica Press<p></p> <h3>Library Journal</h3> <p>Birding tour operator Kightley, author Madge, and illustrator Dave Nurney have produced an attractive, easy-to-use field guide to the birds of Britain and northwest Europe. Brief introductory material explains how to use the book and offers a bird topography, glossary, and tips for improving birding skills. The rest of the guide, arranged by family, identifies 380 species of birds. Each half-page to full-page entry includes the
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Chris Kightley and Steve Madge
- Publisher
- New Haven: Yale University Press
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780300074550
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Science, Western, Stem
- Rating
- 4.7 / 5 (30 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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