This practical field guide, published in association with the Wildlife Trusts, provides essential information on identifying and attracting eighty-eight species of garden bird.
Each species account contains accurate artworks that show details to help readers differentiate between similar looking species, and male and female birds. A concise written account further outlines their size, plumage, voice, habitat, food and distribution in Britain and the near Continent. The book also includes general guidelines on food, feeders, nest boxes and other items that can greatly increase the presence of birds in your garden.
The easy-to-follow layouts and illustrations aid quick identification, and make this book an indispensable reference in the field as well as at home.
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Endorsed by The Wildlife Trusts.
Inhalt
Introduction
Plants for Birds
Drinking and Bathing
Feeding Birds
Birdfeeders
Bird Tables Nest Boxes
Birds
Wildfowl
Game Birds
Herons
Hawks & Allies
Falcons
Rails
Gulls
Pigeons
Parrots
Typical Owls
Kingfishers
Woodpeckers
Swifts
Swallows & Martins
Larks
Pipits & Wagtails
Waxwings
Wrens
Accentors
Thrushes
Kinglets
Warblers & Allies
Flycatchers
Chats
Long-tailed Tits
Typical Tits
Nuthatches
Treecreepers
Crows
Starlings
Sparrows
Finches
Buntings
Bird Topography