Identifying Migratory Birds by Sound in Britain and Europe

This book provides detailed information on migratory birds, including flight and contact calls, annotated sonograms, and QR codes to the calls themselves, making it easier to identify them in the field. It covers 450 species and includes essential criteria for effective identification.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 240 pages
Publication date: 18 July 2024
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Identify migratory birds with this comprehensive book, packed with detailed text on flight and contact calls, annotated sonograms, and QR codes to the actual calls themselves. Every spring and autumn, millions of birds fly over us, en route to their summer or winter quarters, with these migratory flights occurring both day and night. A profusion of sounds fills the air, making it possible to put a name to these fleeting silhouettes - because the best way to identify these migrants is by their calls. Often neglected in traditional identification guides, these calls are described in this book with precision. Annotated sonograms make it possible to visualize, identify, and better memorize the flight and contact calls of British and European migratory species. * Describes 450 species, with detailed text, photographs, and sonograms. * Features essential criteria for effective identification of calls in the field. * Covers migratory behavior and where and when to encounter each species. * Contains QR codes linking to more than 1,000 downloadable sounds to listen to at home or on your smartphone.

Weight: 620g
Dimension: 225 x 170 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781399410069