The complete guide to Ireland's birds

Science & Math

Eric Dempsey

Biological Sciences

Gill and Macmillan

<p>The Complete Guide to Ireland's Birds was published in 1993 and quickly established itself as the best and most comprehensive such guide ever produced. It was a best seller. What made it unique was that it covered all species recorded in Ireland to that date, and did so using an original layout including birds in typical poses as well as standard identification plates. It included the most up to date distribution maps and full descriptions of males, females, immatures, voice, diet and preferred habitat of 312 species. It also had brief descriptions of over 100 rare species. All these features are retained in the new edition. The principal changes concern the Irish bird population itself. Some species, such as the Corn Bunting, have become extinct while others, such as the Little Egret, are now well established. There have been falls in both Skylark and Lapwing populations and distribution while Corncrakes are re-establishing a breeding population in areas where they have been extinct for almost forty years. In addition, many species have been seen in Ireland for the first time since 1993. The new edition of the Complete Guide reflects these additional species, thus maintaining its coverage of all species recorded in Ireland to date. This completely updated edition will confirm Dempsey and O'Clery's work as the outstanding guide to Irish birds. The Complete Guide to Ireland's Birds has just won a WorldTwitch Book Award for Best Bird Book - Europe.</p>

Complete Guide to Ireland's Birds

Michael, O'Clery

Gill & MacMillan, Limited

Finding Birds in Ireland: The Complete Guide

Birdwatching in Ireland with Eric Dempsey

Sports & Outdoors

Field Guides

GILL MACMILLAN

Dempsey writes with knowledge, charm and intelligence; one could have no better guide. His bird walk through the pages is not only an education for anyone remotely interested in birds but is marvelously entertaining too. I would urge readers to make for the nearest bookshop and take a look at it. Those who have never put binoculars to their eyes except to watch horse races will henceforth turn their lenses to the skies.-Damien Enright, Irish Examiner. Have you ever wondered why there are more birds in your garden in winter than in summer? Or why Swallows come to Ireland in summer but leave in winter? Maybe you just want to be able to identify the birds you see. Eric Dempsey has written this step-by-step guide so that beginners and advanced birdwatchers alike can develop a full understanding of Ireland's birds, their behavior and migrations. Bird watching in Ireland covers the whole process of appreciating birds as well as the specific methods of identifying different species of birds. Written in a relaxed and easy-to-read style, and rich with stunning full-color images taken by some of Europe's leading bird and wildlife photographers, Bird watching in Ireland is the book for anyone who has an interest in Ireland's birds.

Nature & Ecology

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