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My 10 favourite bird books and why

November 21, 2024 by Peter 3 Comments
Birding is arguably the most bookish outdoor hobby. We need field guides, ornithological papers and books, checklists, “where to...
Birding, Reviews

Seventy years of Field Guides

October 4, 2024 by David T 7 Comments
While The Observer’s Book of Birds was an inspirational little book for me as a small child, it didn’t...
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Birds of Costa Rica by Dyer and N. G. Howell

November 2, 2023 by Dragan No Comments
It was an early morning last October, 6.40 a.m. in the Casa Tangara dowii lodge as I was taking...
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Birds of Belize & Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide Review Doubleheader

September 8, 2023 by Donna No Comments
Two books, two authors, two countries bursting with neotropical avian diversity. Birds of Belize by Steve N. G. Howell...
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Habitats of the World: A Field Guide for Birders, Naturalists, and Ecologists

March 9, 2023 by Dragan No Comments
This field guide leaves me nothing short of impressed. It covers everything a birder wants to know about the...
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The Collins Bird Guide, 3rd edition

February 9, 2023 by Dragan 3 Comments
Never trust a field guide publisher’s claim of a definitive text, because each new edition is certain to bring...
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Gulls of Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East: An Identification Guide

January 26, 2023 by Dragan 1 Comment
I see myself as an old school birder, which means that I do remember the times when good bird...
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The Wonderfulness of Local Field Guides: Reviews of ABA Field Guide to Birds of Maine & Birding Guide to the Greater Pasadena Area

December 6, 2022 by Donna No Comments
At the end of 2022, let us celebrate the local field guide, a sub-genre that many of us feared...
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