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Description
A revised and expanded edition of this book, the definitive birdwatching site guide for Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
Whether you're seeking Firecrests or Hawfinch in the New Forest, Osprey in Dorset or eagles on the Isle of Wight, this book tells you where to go, what you'll see and when to see it. Keith Betton's fully revised and updated fifth edition of Where to Watch Birds in Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight is the essential site guide for any birdwatcher visiting or resident in the area.
This book contains a comprehensive review of the area's significant birdwatching sites, providing all the information necessary to make the most of each and every trip, whatever the time of year. This edition also incorporates new sites and revised mapping throughout and has notes on access and target species. This book is an indispensable resource for birders in this bird-rich sweep of southern England.
Table of Contents
Introduction
How to use this book
Key to the maps
West and North Dorset
Portland and Weymouth
Purbeck and Poole Basin
East Dorset and the Hampshire Avon
The Chalk Downs
The Test and Itchen Valleys
The New Forest and Nearby Coast
South-east Hampshire
North-east Hampshire
The Isle of Wight
List of organisations with abbreviations used in text
Glossary
Further reading list
Code of conduct for birdwatchers
Index of species by site number
Product details
Published | 28 Oct 2021 |
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Format | Ebook (PDF) |
Edition | 5th |
Extent | 384 |
ISBN | 9781472985422 |
Imprint | Helm |
Series | Where to Watch Birds |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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An essential purchase for resident and visiting birders in these three counties and, considering the wealth of data synthesised within its covers, provides very good value for money.
British Birds
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This is a great book in a great series, and essential for any extended birding visit to these areas of great variety in both habitats and birds.
Bird Watching, Book of the Month