Collins Bird Guide
Reviews (219)
Great Book, but be cautious if also thinking to buy the Princeton Guide.
Great Book, but be cautious if you choose to supplement this book with the Princeton Field Guide-Birds of Europe Second Edition, as I did. These books are essentially identical, which I did not realize until comparing them later. Buy the cheaper one since they are the same book.
THE field guide to European birds for English speakers
This was a replacement copy of my first instance of this book, which I have largely worn out from field trips. If a repeat purchase of the same book isn't a strong endorsement of its quality and utility, then I have nothing left to offer you. My only criticism would be that it does have a British-centric aspect to it, and it doesn't include all the various European names of the birds. I have more than a few tales from the field of showing someone the picture of a bird in this book and asking its name in German/Spanish/Italian/French...etc.
This guide is the best guide I’ve seen
This guide is the best guide I’ve seen. I could not more highly recommend it. The only change I’d make in the next version, 1) Add a map indicating the countries in the introduction. I’d find that very useful and convenient. 2) the front and back inside cover photos are identical. Change one so it represents shorebirds. Other than that fantastic book with incredibly detailed and stunning drawings, detailed descriptions in text and in photo for easy identification and comparisons between similar species. Highly recommended!!
Very small pictures and text
Maybe better for the young ones. But I find it hard with the small pictures
Great update !!!
The book is great and I am very glad to see all of the updates I knew about and many I didn't know about being present. It is extremely clear and informative and is a great update from the last edition which I already owned. One thing that I was interested in was that Wild Turkey wasn't in the book as I saw one in Germany in 1968 and read that they were brought in for hunting purposes years before. Perhaps they are now extirpated. Something I will have to check on. The detail in the drawings was excellent and will allow be to do better with ID if I am lucky enough to get to Europe again. Thanks, Jerry Becker
Great resource.
Excellent book. User friendly with great illustrations and detailed presentation. Small enough to fit in a back pack for Birding.
... with a different cover - although it is always recommended by European guides
Interested to find that this is the same as the Princeton guide with a different cover - although it is always recommended by European guides, I can find no difference.
Excellent Bird Field Guide
A top notch field guide. We used it in Israel with another FG. This one, while it covered the region perfectly, was just too comprehensive for such a small geographic region and the other FG served better. But this is the bible for those in Europe.
... section with bird silhouettes in the front would be useful. Also it is exactly the same as the ...
The guide is complete but the range maps are difficult to follow (too small) and a section with bird silhouettes in the front would be useful. Also it is exactly the same as the Princeton Guide to European birds, which does not need to be imported from the UK.
Logical and Well Done
Logical, with drawings, text and location map all together. It has the important indicators noted on the drawing, and similar species listed together. This is not a small book, but reasonable in size for a field guide.
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